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Strategic autonomy in the digital age: Can middle powers lead? (Samir Puri, Observer Research Foundation)

The Fourth Industrial Revolution taking place this century involves cutting-edge technologies such as quantum computing, Artificial Intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), human-machine...

Maritime cooperation within QUAD: New avenues to explore (Sean Andrews, Observer Research Foundation)

The Quad is a diplomatic partnership between Australia, India, Japan, and the United States (US) committed to supporting an open, stable, and prosperous Indo-Pacific...

Placing ASEAN amidst a growing US-China competition (Curie Maharani, Wendy A. Prajuli – Observer Research Foundation)

The United States (US) President Donald Trump’s appointment of a hawkish, anti-Chinese secretary of state and a defence minister signalled that future US policy...

Myanmar: A litmus test for China’s private security expansion (Alessandro Arduino, Observer Research Foundation)

Since launching the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in 2013, China has increasingly relied on private security companies (PSCs) to safeguard its investments and...

China and the Arctic: An Overview (Monty Khanna, Observer Research Foundation)

China was a late entrant in Arctic engagement, with its involvement beginning only in 1991. Since then, its engagement has expanded both in depth...

South Africa and the US: A New Low in Relations (Ray Hartley, Greg Mills – RUSI)

There has seldom been as ill-considered a rant as that placed on record by the South African Ambassador to the US, Ebrahim Rasool at...

Operation Poseidon Archer: Assessing one year of strikes on Houthi targets (Edward Beales, Wolf-Christian Paes – IIISS)

In the late summer of 2024, the number of attacks that Ansarullah (Houthi) forces attempted against ships in the waters off Yemen fell sharply,...

Turning Towards Turkey: Why NATO Needs to Lean into Its Relationship (Rebecca Lucas, RAND Corporation)

Scrambling to bolster defence postures, the European Union has focused on strengthening its defence industry, pouring money into domestic production and lowering barriers to...

Trump’s Reciprocal Tariff Policy (Penny Naas, German Marshall Fund of the United States)

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recently presented the clearest explanation of the tariffs the Trump administration is planning to levy. Speaking on Fox News...

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