Europe’s Long Overdue Identity Crisis Is Upon Us
A Europe willing to step up to its own security threats can increasingly be in charge of its own destiny
February 21, 2025
Zhou Bo: How Many Military Bases Does Beijing Need?
Zhou Bo discusses China’s military presence in Africa, the Houthis, Ukraine, Taiwan, and the South China Sea
February 21, 2025
Is The People’s Liberation Army Ready For a Fight Over Taiwan?
The Net Assessment team discusses Timothy Heath’s recent paper on China’s military capabilities and the PLA’s focus on self-preservation
February 20, 2025
Amid Climate Uncertainty, Floating Solar Builds Resilience
Given Southeast Asia’s rapid electricity demand growth and increasing climate uncertainty, diversification of the power supply is key for energy security
February 20, 2025
‘Goldplating’ — Not Speed — is the Real Problem in Weapons Acquisition
Contractors want ‘streamlining’ but taxpayers are getting rooked from all the gilding in design
February 20, 2025
Challenges Ahead For UAE-Iran Rapprochement
The UAE aims to position itself as an interlocutor with Iran and to reshape the mechanisms regulating the region’s geopolitical architecture
February 20, 2025
Gambling on Armageddon
Questioning the logic of U.S. nuclear weapons policy in the 21st Century
February 19, 2025
Assessing American Alliances
Many believe that permanent peacetime alliances provide both security and leverage for the United States — but are today’s alliances really fit for purpose?
February 19, 2025