The Summit of the Americas 2022: An Assessment
In Los Angeles last week the “Summit of the Americas” met Christopher Sabatini’s gloomy prediction. He…
Read More »Commemorating Peter the Great: 2017 and 2022 or in Different Historical Epochs
In 2017, President Macron hosted President Putin in Versailles. During that visit, they inaugurated an exhibition…
Read More »China in the Pacific: Meeting the Challenge to the Pacific Nations
In the Xi Jinping era, the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (commonly known…
Read More »40th Anniversary of Spain’s Accession to NATO
“On Monday (30 May 2022) NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg took part in the solemn ceremony…
Read More »South Korea and the THAAD Dilemma
Time and again South Korea is faced with the challenge of deploying sophisticated missile defence systems…
Read More »The Russia-Ukraine War Will Change Central Asia’s Trade and Transit
The Russia-Ukraine war is upending global supply chains. In the case of Central Asia (the five…
Read More »The Defence24Day Conference: An Update on Poland and Defense in a Time of the War in Ukraine
Another edition of the Defence24Day took place in Warsaw. This is the largest, annual event involving…
Read More »Visiting MAWTS-1: April 2021
In this report, an April 2022 visit to MAWTS-1 highlights aspects of USMC training. The report…
Read More »NATO’s Nordic Expansion is a Major Boost to Central-Eastern Europe
Very often wars bring unexpected consequences. In the case of the current war between Russia and…
Read More »Shaping a Concept of Archipelagic Warfare for the Australian Defence Force
The electioneering in Australia over the security agreement between China and Solomon Islands has obscured important…
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