National security Archives - Asia Power Watch https://asiapowerwatch.com/tag/national-security/ 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 National security Archives - Asia Power Watch https://asiapowerwatch.com/tag/national-security/ 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 What happens if Israel intensifies attacks on Iranian energy infrastructure https://asiapowerwatch.com/what-happens-if-israel-intensifies-attacks-on-iranian-energy-infrastructure/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-happens-if-israel-intensifies-attacks-on-iranian-energy-infrastructure https://asiapowerwatch.com/what-happens-if-israel-intensifies-attacks-on-iranian-energy-infrastructure/#respond Sun, 15 Jun 2025 07:12:03 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3492 I shared comments with Deepthi Nair for The National News on Israel’s latest strikes on Iran’s energy infrastructures, what could come next and consequences on…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/what-happens-if-israel-intensifies-attacks-on-iranian-energy-infrastructure/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 Colombia is unprepared to handle the risks of Chinese tech investment https://asiapowerwatch.com/colombia-is-unprepared-to-handle-the-risks-of-chinese-tech-investment/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=colombia-is-unprepared-to-handle-the-risks-of-chinese-tech-investment https://asiapowerwatch.com/colombia-is-unprepared-to-handle-the-risks-of-chinese-tech-investment/#respond Wed, 17 Jan 2024 05:54:14 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3238 This article, co-authored with Daniel Poveda and Christian Heinze, is part of the report “Understanding China’s Tech Footprint in Colombia“, published on December 5th, 2023…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/colombia-is-unprepared-to-handle-the-risks-of-chinese-tech-investment/feed/ 0 A tale of two technology wars: semiconductors and clean energy https://asiapowerwatch.com/a-tale-of-two-technology-wars-semiconductors-and-clean-energy/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-tale-of-two-technology-wars-semiconductors-and-clean-energy https://asiapowerwatch.com/a-tale-of-two-technology-wars-semiconductors-and-clean-energy/#respond Wed, 03 Jan 2024 14:53:50 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3204 This article was originally published by the Policy Center for the New South, on November 2nd, 2023. Thank you to the author for the kind…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/a-tale-of-two-technology-wars-semiconductors-and-clean-energy/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’s evolving cybersecurity landscape: a latecomer at a crossroads https://asiapowerwatch.com/japans-evolving-cybersecurity-landscape-a-late-comer-at-a-crossroads/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=japans-evolving-cybersecurity-landscape-a-late-comer-at-a-crossroads https://asiapowerwatch.com/japans-evolving-cybersecurity-landscape-a-late-comer-at-a-crossroads/#respond Fri, 21 Jul 2023 06:47:17 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3094 Japan is a late comer when it comes to cybersecurity. Until recently, decisionmakers in Tokyo hardly considered the fifth domain a top priority for national…

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