Defense Archives - Asia Power Watch https://asiapowerwatch.com/tag/defense/ an observatory of Asian economic power Tue, 19 Aug 2025 08:23:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://asiapowerwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/cropped-logo-Asie-1-32x32.jpg Defense Archives - Asia Power Watch https://asiapowerwatch.com/tag/defense/ 32 32 Drone technology as a common defense pillar for the Philippines and Poland https://asiapowerwatch.com/drone-technology-as-a-common-defense-pillar-for-the-philippines-and-poland/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drone-technology-as-a-common-defense-pillar-for-the-philippines-and-poland https://asiapowerwatch.com/drone-technology-as-a-common-defense-pillar-for-the-philippines-and-poland/#respond Tue, 19 Aug 2025 08:23:29 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3541 Drone technology extends human capability into the three D’s – tasks that are dull, dirty, or dangerous, while opening new defense economic opportunities and innovation.…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/drone-technology-as-a-common-defense-pillar-for-the-philippines-and-poland/feed/ 0 Is Europe ready for a NATO without the US? https://asiapowerwatch.com/is-europe-ready-for-a-nato-without-the-us/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-europe-ready-for-a-nato-without-the-us https://asiapowerwatch.com/is-europe-ready-for-a-nato-without-the-us/#respond Fri, 04 Apr 2025 06:09:05 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3445 In an interview in Istanbul by Feyza Gümüşlüoğlu for EKOTÜRK, I discussed the following points: 📍the peace negotations between Trump and Putin over Ukraine 📍the…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/is-europe-ready-for-a-nato-without-the-us/feed/ 0 Trump vs. Harris: What each US presidency could mean for your investments https://asiapowerwatch.com/trump-vs-harris-what-each-us-presidency-could-mean-for-your-investments/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=trump-vs-harris-what-each-us-presidency-could-mean-for-your-investments https://asiapowerwatch.com/trump-vs-harris-what-each-us-presidency-could-mean-for-your-investments/#respond Thu, 29 Aug 2024 08:10:53 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3320 I shared comments with Tala Michel Issa for Arabian Business on the major shifts in fiscal policy, trade, and geopolitics to be expected by investors…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/trump-vs-harris-what-each-us-presidency-could-mean-for-your-investments/feed/ 0 Signaling and interpreting intentions in the fifth domain: is cyberspace a useful tool for conveying political messages? https://asiapowerwatch.com/signaling-and-interpreting-intentions-in-the-fifth-domain-is-cyberspace-a-useful-tool-for-conveying-political-messages/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=signaling-and-interpreting-intentions-in-the-fifth-domain-is-cyberspace-a-useful-tool-for-conveying-political-messages https://asiapowerwatch.com/signaling-and-interpreting-intentions-in-the-fifth-domain-is-cyberspace-a-useful-tool-for-conveying-political-messages/#respond Wed, 07 Feb 2024 07:13:48 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3257 Correct interpretation of signals and intentions is paramount in state covert operations. The inability of an actor to correctly interpret a rival’s intention could trigger…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/signaling-and-interpreting-intentions-in-the-fifth-domain-is-cyberspace-a-useful-tool-for-conveying-political-messages/feed/ 0 The cost of Brahmos missiles in putting muscle to Manila’s territorial defense https://asiapowerwatch.com/the-cost-of-brahmos-missiles-in-putting-muscle-to-manilas-territorial-defense/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-cost-of-brahmos-missiles-in-putting-muscle-to-manilas-territorial-defense https://asiapowerwatch.com/the-cost-of-brahmos-missiles-in-putting-muscle-to-manilas-territorial-defense/#respond Mon, 08 Jan 2024 06:55:00 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3224 This article was written in collaboration with Amadeus QUIAOIT and Rhon Ethelbert DUCOS. Amadeus is a research associate of IDSC. His research interests are defense…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/the-cost-of-brahmos-missiles-in-putting-muscle-to-manilas-territorial-defense/feed/ 0 Japan’s race for space exploration: challenges and opportunities https://asiapowerwatch.com/japans-race-for-space-exploration-challenges-and-opportunities/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=japans-race-for-space-exploration-challenges-and-opportunities https://asiapowerwatch.com/japans-race-for-space-exploration-challenges-and-opportunities/#respond Wed, 15 Nov 2023 10:43:22 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3155 State of play of Japan’s space program in the New Space Economy era   Although the next generation H3 rocket launch fail was a major setback…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/japans-race-for-space-exploration-challenges-and-opportunities/feed/ 0 European Union-China-US – the Golden Triangle? https://asiapowerwatch.com/european-union-china-us-the-golden-triangle/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=european-union-china-us-the-golden-triangle https://asiapowerwatch.com/european-union-china-us-the-golden-triangle/#respond Tue, 07 Nov 2023 14:13:48 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3150 On October 31st, 2023, Nicolas Michelon, Founder & Editor of Asia Power Watch and Partner at Confluence Consultants, was interviewed by Prof. Sarwar Kashmeri, Fellow…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/european-union-china-us-the-golden-triangle/feed/ 0 Japan’s changing strategic approach to outer space security https://asiapowerwatch.com/japans-changing-strategic-approach-to-outer-space-security/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=japans-changing-strategic-approach-to-outer-space-security https://asiapowerwatch.com/japans-changing-strategic-approach-to-outer-space-security/#respond Wed, 23 Aug 2023 11:08:04 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3113 Space race in an age of international competition   China’s first successful use of an anti-satellite weapon (ASAT) to destroy one of its old weather satellites…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/japans-changing-strategic-approach-to-outer-space-security/feed/ 0 Japan and globalization: how strategic imperatives drive political change. The case of the Meiji era. https://asiapowerwatch.com/japan-and-globalization-how-strategic-imperatives-drive-political-change-the-case-of-the-meiji-era/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=japan-and-globalization-how-strategic-imperatives-drive-political-change-the-case-of-the-meiji-era https://asiapowerwatch.com/japan-and-globalization-how-strategic-imperatives-drive-political-change-the-case-of-the-meiji-era/#respond Tue, 21 Mar 2023 09:52:05 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3048 The second article of the series on the subject of “how strategic imperatives drive political changes in Japan” is about Meiji Japan. This article investigates…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/japan-and-globalization-how-strategic-imperatives-drive-political-change-the-case-of-the-meiji-era/feed/ 0 Japan and globalization: how strategic imperatives drive political change https://asiapowerwatch.com/japan-and-globalization-how-strategic-imperatives-drive-political-change/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=japan-and-globalization-how-strategic-imperatives-drive-political-change https://asiapowerwatch.com/japan-and-globalization-how-strategic-imperatives-drive-political-change/#respond Wed, 15 Mar 2023 09:54:08 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3040 CURRENT STATE OF JAPANESE SECURITY AFFAIRS The need to balance China’s emergence as a global political and military player has led Japan’s strategic bureaucracy to…

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