by Orlanda Gill Military-Civil Fusion (MCF) is a Chinese state-directed strategy which seeks to modernise the Chinese military by creating a distinct Chinese military-industrial complex. The MCF strategy effectively seeks to eliminate the barriers between the civilian and military sectors, which consist of legal, political, communicative, and bureaucratic divisions. … [Read More...] about How China’s Military-Civil Fusion strategy fuels China’s ambitious military aims
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The Overextension of Sovereignty: How states have dampened opposition to annexation
by Andrew Scanlon In the twenty-first century the calculation that war is too costly to pursue in the conventional manner has kept large scale inter-state conflict from occurring. States are no longer willing to send tanks rolling across borders to invade neighboring countries. The military, economic, and political cost/benefit analyses simply do not justify those … [Read More...] about The Overextension of Sovereignty: How states have dampened opposition to annexation
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Storming the US Capitol: Time to Take Violence Seriously
by Francisco Lobo On 6 January 2021 the unthinkable happened: for the first time since 1812, a violent mob stormed the US Capitol, seat of one of the oldest … [Read More...] about Storming the US Capitol: Time to Take Violence Seriously
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In foreign policy, Canada has chosen style over substance
by Jack Cross After the triumph of his election victory in 2015, the new Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau declared: “Canada is back!”. Five years on … [Read More...] about In foreign policy, Canada has chosen style over substance
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At the Crossroads between Psychiatry and the Holocaust
by Mehak Burza In the decades following the First World War, discontent, inflation, and political infighting characterised Germany. Adolf Hitler, who would become one of the most infamous dictators in history, rode on the subsequent wave of popular … [Read More...] about At the Crossroads between Psychiatry and the Holocaust
Enhancing Cyber Wargames: The Crucial Role of Informed Games Design
by Amy Ertan and Peadar Callaghan ‘A game capable of simulating every aspect of war would become war.’ Martin Van Creed, Wargames: From Gladiators to Gigabytes, 2013. The launch of the MoD’s Defence Science and Technology … [Read More...] about Enhancing Cyber Wargames: The Crucial Role of Informed Games Design
Insurrection and Chaos in the United States: Capitol Crimes at the Centre of Government
by Owen Saunders If there was anyone left following 2020 that still held to T.S. Eliot’s words that the ‘world ends/Not with a bang but with a whimper,’ then the events at the U.S. Capitol on 6 January will have cured them of this misconception. In the … [Read More...] about Insurrection and Chaos in the United States: Capitol Crimes at the Centre of Government
The Growing Threat of Armed Banditry in North-West Nigeria
by Adedeji Ademola For some time now, Nigeria has been a hotbed of conflicts. Apart from the perennial conflict between the farmers and herdsmen, there are other notable security challenges, which includes the activities of the Biafra separatists, … [Read More...] about The Growing Threat of Armed Banditry in North-West Nigeria
The Arms Trade Treaty & Gender-Based Violence: Challenges Require Data & Willpower
by Hannah Papachristidis, The Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) is the first global arms control instrument to acknowledge, and create obligations around, the connection between international arms transfers and gender-based violence (GBV). The treaty’s adoption … [Read More...] about The Arms Trade Treaty & Gender-Based Violence: Challenges Require Data & Willpower