Terrorists and regimes get caught in a downward spiral of attacks, retaliation, fresh recruitment, more attacks, and even more retaliation.
Read More »HSC coverage of Berlin terrorist attack
HSC media coverage of Berlin terrorist attack
Read More »India’s “surgical strike” on counterfeit currency
India's campaign against fake currency is likely to have a significant short-term impact of terrorist funding, but only a more comprehensive approach can provide a long term solution.
Read More »We watch Aleppo burn in real time, HSC Director writes in the Daily Telegraph
It is too late for the people of Aleppo. They will follow the restless souls of Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, and Darfur in a long line of victims abandoned by the international community.
Read More »United States and Philippine Relations: Reassessing the Century-Long Partnership
By gaining separation today, the US will be in a better position to negotiate with the Philippines from a position of strength tomorrow.
Read More »Right Time to Resign? Montenegro post-Djukanovic
Milo Djukanovic created a Montenegro that looks to the West while being governed as in the East; and even with international integration to boast, his political game will only become increasingly difficult for him to play.
Read More »Afghanistan’s Hazaras resist ISIS’s sectarian war
The Hazaras’ distinct ethnic and cultural identity and experience of centuries of persecution have shielded them from radical sectarianism
Read More »The Case for a New US Tactical Nuclear Weapon
Facing a $1 trillion bill to recapitalise its nuclear triad, the US should now seek to assess the purpose for which it is sustaining its nuclear force not just in the context of symbolism, but for the practical value it can provide to the defence of its interests.
Read More »President Duterte’s volte-face on Philippine foreign policy
In the world of realpolitik, President Duterte needs to repair the country’s relations with its only bulwark, the US, unless it wishes to grant its territorial claims to China on a silver platter.
Read More »The New European Border and Coast Guard: Lessons Learned or Easy Way Out?
On 6 October, the European Union launched its European Border and Coast Guard. But the force is not the solution that will end the migration crisis – it is merely the first step in a long-lasting and highly complex process.
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