‘The Mauritanian’ Tells Story of Guantánamo Inmate who Spent 14 Years Imprisoned Without Charges
Mohamedou Ould Slahi was released from Guantánamo Bay detention camp in October 2016, approximately 14 years after he was first detained — but never officially charged — due to suspected inv... Read more
DPG POLICY BRIEF Institution of the Chief of Defence Staff: Evaluating the First Year
Background A year ago, on December 24, 2019 the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), accorded approval for creation of the post of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS). This was amongst the most... Read more
China has expanded the power of its Central Military Commission (CMC) – headed by President Xi Jinping – to mobilise military and civilian resources in defence of the national interest, both... Read more
Excerpt from ‘A Red Line in the Sand’ on the Challenges Posed by China in the South China Sea and Elsewhere
Excerpt from “A Red Line in the Sand: Diplomacy, Strategy, and the History of Wars That Might Still Happen,” David A. Andelman’s new book on the challenge of red lines around the world. For... Read more
Don’t Discount America’s Interest in Keeping Africa Safe
The Defense Department’s coming near-total withdrawal of troops from Somalia follows its 2019 re-assessment of its force posture in Africa, aimed at shifting finite resources to great power... Read more
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s government approved a ninth consecutive rise in military spending on Monday, funding the development of an advanced stealth fighter and longer-range... Read more
Nepal PM gets House Dissolved, Sparks Protests
Triggering protests and the resignations of at least seven Cabinet-rank ministers, Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli Sunday dissolved the country’s House of Representatives, which is the lower h... Read more
10 Years on, Tunisian Emotions Mixed in Birthplace of Arab Spring
In the heart of Tunisia’s central town of Sidi Bouzid is a statue of a fruit cart towering above the presidential seat of power — a homage to fruit vendor Mohamed Bouazizi’s storied role in... Read more
Russia is developing a helicopter drone to destroy other drones
MOSCOW — Russia is developing a helicopter drone to assist anti-aircraft weapon systems in their counter-UAV mission. The project, accelerated shortly after the recent conflict between Armen... Read more
Milley Meets with Taliban in Fragile Peace Negotiations
Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley this week met with Taliban negotiators in Doha, Qatar, amid an ongoing U.S. troop drawdown from Afghanistan and rising violence in the southern parts o... Read more