Drones have evolved within the strategic framework of the U.S. defense community, and are now poised to play a focal role in the future of American power.
The case of Wen Ho Lee supports Frederick L. Wettering’s claim that US counter-intelligence is alive, but not well.
Balancing theory with practice: the success or failure to protect human lives is contingent on the need to solidify a unanimous consensus on intervention among members of the UN.
The relevance of the Vietnam War has not faded, as the world is arguably a safer place when the U.S. executive favours selective intervention over careless displays of militarism.
Iran’s nuclear posture: defensively viable or offensively radical? A defensive realist approach tells the story of a vulnerable country in an increasingly threatening neighbourhood.
India and Pakistan’s differing political trajectories are not due to individual factors such as religion but a blend: history, identity, leadership, security, and international actors.
The ascension of the far-right has, indeed, given the neo-liberal western democracies of Europe a stark wake-up call, with radical street movements becoming steadily more popular.
Rather than redefining traditional notions of security to encompass the environment, the link between environmental change and vulnerability to conflict must be examined.
Although many scholars blame China’s PLAN for the militarization of the South China Sea, upon further look at their arguments, in reality, they have only overblown the situation.
In the West, terrorism is largely a constructed threat, originating from the desire to construct identity. Macro-securitized, it is the greatest performance of the 21st century.
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