Serbia's dire need for financing and infrastructure improvement combined with China's drive for strategic investments in the Balkans is corroding Serbian democracy. https://t.co/Qpiz0iI62c
Challenging the West's very definition of war. As we meander without strategy, we are well on our way to losing Phase 0. A lengthy but excellent read.
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As Chinese and North Korea continues to pursue military modernisation Abe seeks to "normalise" Japan through constitutional change in relation to its military and deepening diplomatic and economic ties with partner countries. https://t.co/QtJzNjnwyW
APEC was unable to achieve consensus on its usual joint communique - but did it achieve a change in momentum in Chinese plans to increase its global influence? https://t.co/Q7ueo8l2Tc
The sixth edition of Global Strategic Trends, published by the Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre, describes a future context for defence and security out to 2050 https://t.co/rzUwlFIZix
Russia's aims in and for the Middle East are complex and multifaceted. Engagement in conflicts there has been easy; but, will disengagement in the future be as simple? https://t.co/Nw1MT6gifc
During his visit to Hobart, Australia in 2014, Chinese President Xi Jinping outlined for the first time a strategy to “understand, protect, and use” the Antarct https://t.co/lSLq7CjhBk
“The only way human beings can win a war is to prevent it. The best way to prevent a war is to be prepared to win it.” - Secretary Mark Esper talks about the fure of th U.S. Army https://t.co/3EoYvkyvl2
Russia and NATO both seek to deter each other from further aggresion - but will miscalculation mean that deterrence does the opposite of what it intends to? https://t.co/W9OeATOh3V
An analysis of the systemic problems in the US Navy that led to the collisions and loss of life in US Ships McCain and Fitzgerald. Fascinating article, as it was written by the Vice Admiral in command of 7th Fleet at the time of the collisions - and... https://t.co/XR8ci0Wsrp
Learning from study, personal experience and mistakes by others - and denying your flanks. Does Mattis subtly “lead up” to navigate the fine line of civil-military and Presidential relations? https://t.co/ALkssFVqvt