India’s space program has emerged as a formidable force in the global space race, showcasing remarkable progress in recent years as it has evolved into a beacon of innovation and ambition. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has not only demonstrated technological prowess but has also achieved cost-effective innovations that rival some of the most advanced space programs in the …

Russia’s influence in Africa has steadily increased, driven by its foreign policy and economic ambitions. At the forefront of this expansion are mercenaries, notably the Wagner Group, whose operations have reshaped the dynamic in the Sahel. However, limits to Russia’s approach are beginning to emerge. Non-state actors such as mercenaries, militias, and armed separatists operate in a legal gray area. …

The evolving partnership between Pakistan and Bangladesh marks a decisive shift in South Asian geopolitics that has an impact on regional instability. The relationship between Pakistan and Bangladesh is marked by the 1971 Liberation War, in which West Pakistan committed genocide against the people of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). Pakistan’s lack of a formal apology for these acts has deepened …

The addition of Finland and Sweden will strengthen NATO militarily surely. But this could even help Vladimir Putin’s propaganda about Russia’s encirclement. Finnish President, Sauli Niinistö, and Prime Minister, Sanna Martin, said in a joint statement last Thursday that the country would join NATO without delay. The decision ends more than seven decades of formal neutrality by Finland (and 200 …

It appears that North Korea conducted its second successful test flight of a hypersonic missile on Thursday, days after the event, the country’s leader Kim Jong Un vowed to the idea of bolstering his military forces despite pandemic-related difficulties, meaning that the North part of Korea will press ahead with plans to modernize its nuclear and missile arsenals rather than …

 The world now sits at the face of an entirely new frontier, one that possess certain challenges of the past but also one that is entirely new. It mirrors the arrival of Europeans to the New World and the subsequent generations that moved westward across the contiguous United States. However, unlike the frontier that was faced around the 18th and …

The United States and China are on the threshold of a space race that could radically influence international security, yet the incentives to cooperate remain woefully limited. Given the stakes involved, both sides should seek to avert, or at least to manage, this looming competition (Martel & Yoshihara, 2003). Encompassing civilian as well as military programs, the two countries are …