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Chinese and Indian Approaches towards the Upcoming Asian Order
Abstract: China is a near-peer competitor to the US and desires to become a superpower, but will settle for global multipolarity at the moment. However, an Asian order dominated by China is a precursor to China achieving its superpower ambitions. India cannot accept a China-dominated Asia due to its own ambitions, threat perceptions and strategic… Read more →
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The F-35 As the Future of Air-to-Air Warfare
Abstract: Let´s take a closer look at the future of air-to-air warfare and the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the fifth-generation replacement for the aging fleet of western, mostly US-built fourth-generation (4, 4+, 4++) fighter aircraft. A direct comparison between the two generations would not be sensible due to the different concepts and philosophies of each.… Read more →
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The Normative Impact of the United States’ War on Terror Since 9/11
Abstract: This work advocates a Poststructuralist view of global terrorism norms, broadly defined, highlighting the understated role of the United States in determining established conceptions of terror. It outlines the US strategy to globally diffuse a purposive representation of terror, which has conditioned international behaviour towards terrorism both in discourse and in practice. Furthermore, the… Read more →
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Youth Protests for Police Reform in Nigeria
Abstract: Apart from attracting attention from international media and foreign governments, the recent youth uprising in Nigeria occasioned by the call for police reform rattled its federal and state governments. It similarly queried the fundamental principles in regard to policing in Nigeria. Most observers described the development as a movement that pushed Nigerian authorities to… Read more →
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Cyber Power between Fiction and Reality (ll)
Abstract: This paper will demonstrate how the dependence on cyberspace and bad actors’ ability to use it to magnify the cumulative effects of certain activities can result in a hybrid effect. The aforementioned phenomenon has the capability to further evolve into a security threat. In particular, the links between cyberspace’s characteristics and the emergence of… Read more →
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Cyber Power between Fiction and Reality
Abstract: This paper will demonstrate how the dependence on cyberspace and bad actors’ ability to use it to magnify the cumulative effects of certain activities can result in a hybrid effect. The aforementioned phenomenon has the capability to further evolve into a security threat. In particular, the links between cyberspace’s characteristics and the emergence of… Read more →
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A Moving Experience: Evolving Theoretical Frameworks for Electromagnetic Manoeuvre
Abstract: Those who control the spectrum control the battle. Militaries can no longer prevail on the battlefield unless they achieve superiority and supremacy in the electromagnetic spectrum because of the ever-growing reliance armed forces place on the spectrum. This is because the spectrum is used extensively to enhance situational awareness, for command and control and… Read more →
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India-China Border Row
Abstract: The Sino-Indian contested border is the basis of the ongoing conflict In Ladakh. This article encapsulates the present juncture of the Sino-Indian border standoff at the Line of Actual Control. The recent skirmishes between both armed forces have dramatically altered the bilateral relationship. Now, even though a breakthrough has been achieved, the situation is… Read more →
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Reclaiming the Future: How to End the End of Civilization
Abstract: Circumstances require the rethinking of defence and security doctrine. Denial is more provocative than previously thought, while conventional and nuclear deterrence are both under conceptual attack – neither is reliable in a proliferating world. What is needed is an entirely new approach to conflict itself, one which will not demonize the Other as a… Read more →
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The Indisputable Power of Drones -What current conflicts will tell us about the future
Abstract: Ongoing drone attacks have made us aware that unmanned weapon systems have become the means of first choice in modern warfare and simultaneously demonstrate the performance capabilities that such drones have today. Current drone warfare is an evident phenomenon of modern wars. Aside from the legitimate arguments of Western States regarding the ability of… Read more →
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