Strategic Overview of the Russian Maritime Threat to Ukraine: Mariupol and Odesa at Stake
Does Islamic State Pose a Threat to India?
China’s Nuclear Submarine Force
Baltic Cyber-Defense ‘Tigers’ Lock out Web Criminals
In late June 2017, for the second time in the previous two months, Europe experienced a massive wave of cyberattacks, which also spread to the United States. Initially, the attacks—from a virus known as “Petya”—targeted... MORE
Strategic Advances and Economic Hopes of Belarus-China Relations
Belarus hosted a joint counter-terrorism exercise with China called United Shield 2017, on July 11–18 (Belta, July 18). It took place at a training field bear Barysau and brought together a rapid response unit of... MORE
Can Moscow Benefit From the Unfolding ‘Russia-Gate’ in Washington?
Investigations of Russia’s interference in the 2016 United States presidential election and the impediment this scandal creates for accomplishing any significant policy-making by the US government resonate loudly in Washington, DC, and beyond. As such,... MORE
The PLA Air Force’s “Silver-Bullet” Bomber Force
Although China is widely seen in the West as a major future opponent and rival in terms of global economics and political influence, its current force structure and its evolving joint operational doctrine is still... MORE
20,000 Li Over the Sea: China Sends Troops to First Permanent Base in Djibouti
In Chinese, the term wan li (万里; 10,000 li) is frequently used to indicate “a long way away”. On July 11, China’s first unit to be stationed abroad at a Chinese-owned base departed Southern China... MORE
Making Sense of China’s Caribbean Policy
While the world's attention focuses on the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) connecting China with Eurasia and Africa, China is also making major investments in the Caribbean. In September 2016 the China Harbor Engineering Company... MORE
China’s Nuclear Submarine Force
Over the past three years, China’s sea-based nuclear deterrent capability has noticeably improved, beginning with the first service deployment of a nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarine in 2014. Most recently, geospatial analysis conducted by AllSource Analysis... MORE
Beijing Harnesses Big Data & AI to Perfect the Police State
Even by the standards of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the brutal treatment of China’s first Nobel Prize winner, Liu Xiaobo, has breached the norms of civilized behavior. The third day after Liu‘s death from... MORE
Toward a More Belarusian Belarus
Belarus’s independent voice is growing louder. On June 27, the Belarusian embassy to the United States organized a reception on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. More than... MORE