jn Japan's options going forward in dealing with belligerent neighbour North Korea.
Read More »Humanity First – Children Not Soldiers
October 20th, 2016 By Andrada Filip – Junior Fellow “The phenomenon of children used as soldiers is not isolated to one country or continent. Despite international conventions, children continue to fill the ranks of seven state armies and fifty non-state ...
Read More »Rebuilding the British Army
For a brief period after SDSR 2015, it looked like the British Army might be about to enjoy a mini-renaissance. But in a even if it proves possible to drastically improve the mass, readiness and combat support of the deployable force, the planned reforms may do little to solve the deeper problems the Army faces.
Read More »From Isolation to Integration – Albania’s Extraordinary Trajectory of Change
In light of its modern history under communist isolationism, it has made admirable progress over less than three decades towards Euro-Atlantic integration. Given the persistent geopolitical importance that the Balkans exerts, Albania’s critical role in the region cannot be overlooked.
Read More »Kim Jong-un’s Cavalier Behavior: Driving Northeast Asia to Respond
North Korea’s most recent missile test, which involved the firing of a submarine-launched ballistic missile, elevates the level of instability in Northeast Asia at a time when the regional political climate is already fragile
Read More »Political Earthquake in ASEAN: Exploring Each Member’s Standing
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a cosmopolitan group drawing from diverse ethnic, historical, and political backgrounds. If there is one thing that unites all ten states, it is that change is occurring at a lightning-fast pace.
Read More »Book Review: Tim Marshall’s ‘Worth Dying For – The Power and Politics of Flags’
Understanding the often conflicting cultures, politics, history and ethnicities of our modern world is a difficult matter. For many, flags are background noise, rarely registering in their daily lives and appearing to matter less in our modern age: here Marshall ...
Read More »China’s National Century of Humiliation: Context for Today’s Tensions
The challenge for the US and its partners in the region is appreciating China’s complex history and the difficulties the CCP now finds itself in while also trying to develop negotiating space.
Read More »US Nuclear Weapons in Turkey: Obsolete and dangerous?
The failed coup attempt in Turkey in July has once again triggered debate on the forward deployment of tactical nuclear weapons by the US in the country.
Read More »HSC Co-Director Meets The Pope’s Secretary of State
September 21st, 2016 On September 20th, Human Security Centre Director Dr. Dwayne Menezes attended an event at the UN Headquarters in New York at the invitation of the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations, the ...
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