Members Only China’s foray among Pacific Islands provokes U.S., Australian concerns
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Behind the Headlines: Russia in Myanmar, Peru’s New President and what Enjin means for the United Nations Global Compact
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Mapping China by the Numbers: Ambitions and Threat Vectors
On 25 September 2017, the board of UK-based Imagination Technologies, founded in 1985 (and listed on the LSE in 1994), agreed to a take-over by […] More
The Link Between National Security and Climate Change in Asia
The White House is preparing to launch a Leaders Summit on Climate hosted by President Joe Biden beginning Thursday. 40 World leaders were invited to […] More
Members Only China: Assessing the Real Threat and Necessary Cooperation
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Members Only A Rare Glimpse Inside the Life of a Spy
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Members Only Xi’s Awful Arithmetic
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The Question: Why Would China not Invade Taiwan now?
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Members Only The Real Danger in a Quiet Escalation of Tensions Between China and India
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Members Only The OSINT Global Trendline Report
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Members Only OSINT Global Trendline Report: Asia
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What we’re learning about National Security from COVID-19
As of this writing, Johns Hopkins, is reporting more than 432,438 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the US, and nearly 1.5m confirmed cases worldwide. While […] More
Members Only The Coronavirus Paradox
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The Coronavirus is worse than the System Blinking Red
Norman T. Roule served for 34-years in the Central Intelligence Agency, managing numerous programs relating to Iran and the Middle East. He served as the […] More
Members Only Xi Jinping’s Coronavirus Challenge
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Members Only A Quiet Agreement Between China and South Korea on Denuclearization
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China’s Access to Foreign AI Technology
The development of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies provides great potential to businesses that are able to harness the opportunities it presents, but AI also poses […] More