Warfare Archive
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Ukraine: Putin’s postmodern moment and the politics of truth
Posted on March 11, 2014“Two and two makes five,” wrote Fyodor Dostoevsky in his Notes from the Underground. Increasingly disillusioned in the 1860’s with western philosophy’s narratives of truth and progress, for Dostoevsky these ... -
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Syria: At the Crossroads of Security and Culture
Posted on February 15, 2014Nearly three years of conflict in Syria calls for some reflection. As the Arab Spring reached Syria, Syrians took to the streets to protest President Bashar Al-Assad’s regime. Popular protests ... -
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Britain’s 2014: no bang, all whimper
Posted on January 4, 2014Just before the country settled down for Christmas, two alarming reports made national headlines. The first suggested that the British Army is at risk of becoming a high-tech but ultimately ... -
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Football, War and the Christmas Truce of 1914
Posted on December 22, 2013In 2014 we are going to celebrate the football world cup and we will also commemorate the start of World War I. And, of course, Christmas is coming up as ... -
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Understanding China’s ADIZ as a strategic move
Posted on December 9, 2013Two weeks after China announced the creation of its air defence identification zone (ADIZ) in the East China Sea, the initial response to it has been a mixture of outrage ... -
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How serious is the recent China-Japan verbal escalation?
Posted on November 5, 2013This past week has seen a war of words between China and Japan. Though not an unfamiliar situation, China and Japan have been locked in a face-off over several issues ... -
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The U.S. Drone War Refocuses in on Yemen
Posted on August 12, 2013Over the past ten days, the Obama administration has carried out a series of synchronized drone airstrikes in Yemeni airspace as part of an effort to disrupt an al-Qaeda terrorism ... -
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A Game Changer in Cyberspace: Has the Balance Tipped in Favor of China?
Posted on July 18, 2013The U.S.-China summit held on June 8th was a venue for U.S. President Obama to discuss and perhaps even confront China on its aggressive activities in cyberspace. After all, China ... -
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US Strategy in Syria: Road to disaster
Posted on July 5, 2013US strategy towards Syria remains ineffective, confused and doomed for disaster. Key US interests simply have not been defined in the context of Syria. While regional stability is a vital ... -
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Weapons for the Free Syrian Army: An incentive for Assad to negotiate or further oil on the fire?
Posted on May 30, 2013The UK’s foreign secretary William Hague has recently argued in favour of delivering weapons to the Free Syrian Army. Hague gained support from France, but also significant opposition by several ...