Defense

Trump vs. Harris: What each US presidency could mean for your investments

I shared comments with Tala Michel Issa for Arabian Business on the major shifts in fiscal policy, trade, and geopolitics…

2 months ago

Signaling and interpreting intentions in the fifth domain: is cyberspace a useful tool for conveying political messages?

Correct interpretation of signals and intentions is paramount in state covert operations. The inability of an actor to correctly interpret…

9 months ago

The cost of Brahmos missiles in putting muscle to Manila’s territorial defense

This article was written in collaboration with Amadeus QUIAOIT and Rhon Ethelbert DUCOS. Amadeus is a research associate of IDSC.…

10 months ago

Japan’s race for space exploration: challenges and opportunities

State of play of Japan’s space program in the New Space Economy era   Although the next generation H3 rocket launch…

12 months ago

European Union-China-US – the Golden Triangle?

On October 31st, 2023, Nicolas Michelon, Founder & Editor of Asia Power Watch and Partner at Confluence Consultants, was interviewed…

12 months ago

Japan’s changing strategic approach to outer space security

Space race in an age of international competition   China’s first successful use of an anti-satellite weapon (ASAT) to destroy one…

1 year ago

Japan and globalization: how strategic imperatives drive political change. The case of the Meiji era.

The second article of the series on the subject of “how strategic imperatives drive political changes in Japan” is about…

2 years ago

Japan and globalization: how strategic imperatives drive political change

CURRENT STATE OF JAPANESE SECURITY AFFAIRS The need to balance China’s emergence as a global political and military player has…

2 years ago

The EU strategic autonomy plan: an opportunity for Indonesia’s non-alignment policy

The European Union seems to be waking up from a 30-year geopolitical slumber with the combined Ukrainian and Covid-19 crises.…

2 years ago

The economics of maritime cybersecurity: chokepoints & vulnerabilities in the Indo-Pacific

The fifth domain’s consequential dominance and spatial presence in the cyberspace convey perplexity in the safety and security of humanity.…

2 years ago