China To Develop Space Military Capabilities

The World Today Open access The World Today UK’s armed forces can keep control of their AI kill switch – here’s how The US offers the most advanced defence technology at the expense of sovereignty. Yet Britain can develop AI and other hi-tech capabilities without sacrificing autonomy or its transatl

Learning Without Bleeding: China’s Lessons from the Russia-Ukraine Drone War

China is using the Russia-Ukraine drone war as a military laboratory. Lilly Min-Chen Lee and Kateryna Bondar trace how quickly Chinese analysts identify battlefield innovations and how the PLA translates the lessons into training, procurement, hardware, and force structure.

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The Model Should Be the Smallest Part of the System: Hierarchy-Aware Axiomatic-Agentic Intelligence for Military Decision Support

About the Paper Modern military headquarters generate enormous volumes of operational data, yet the challenge increasingly lies not in collecting information but in converting it into trusted understanding at the speed of command. The Model Should Be the Smallest Part of the System: Hierarchy-Aware…

ASEAN–India Defence Think Tank Forum 2026

The ASEAN–India Defence Think Tank Forum is proposed as a Track-1.5/2.0 platform connecting strategic research communities with defence policymakers and ...

Sovereign AI for the Military: Counsel Before Combat

Introduction The contemporary mainstream discussions around AI in military domain centre on autonomy of weapon systems. Various think-tanks and other expert groups conflate autonomy with global annihliation of humans with imagery reminiscient of sci-fi movies from the Hollywood. This “picture” is…

Ukraine Military Situation Report | October 7

Ukraine Military Situation Report | October 7 bbert@hudson.org Wed, 10/07/2026 - 11:50 SVG Commentary Oct 7, 2026 Hudson Institute Ukraine Military Situation Report | October 7 Can Kasapoğlu Senior Fellow (Nonresident) Can Kasapoğlu Commentary Caption Police officers look at the damage following a…

Arms and military expenditure

SIPRI tracks arms production, international arms tranfers, arms embargoes and military spending.

Issue Brief on “Trump at the 81st UN General Assembly: American Power, Coercive Diplomacy and the Emerging International Order”

“America is back.” “Our military is the most powerful on earth.” “Our power is expanding.” These opening declarations of President Donald Trump’s address to the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on 22 September 2026[1] established the central premise of his speech: American…

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The Silent High Ground: India’s Space Warfare Imperative

Abstract Space is no longer merely an enabler of military operations. It is becoming a contested operational domain in its own right. Satellites now support navigation, communications, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, missile warning and precision targeting. The loss or disruption of…

CLAWS – Cyberpeace Chair of Excellence | Essay Competition 2026

🌐 Theme: Strategic Communication in the Digital Age How can India safeguard its cognitive security, counter AI-enabled disinformation, strengthen digital sovereignty and shape strategic narratives in an increasingly contested information environment? 🎓 Open to students, researchers, armed forces…

The Magic of Small Tubes: Where Are We?

Abstract The article examines many unique combat virtues of MANPADS in various battlefield scenarios both as an integral part of the overall air defence ‘fire-arm’ as well as, in the stand-alone mode. The operation of Ukrainian MANPADS against the Russia’s attack helicopters in the early months of…

A New Space Arms Race? U.S. On-Orbit Weapons and the Implications for India’s Space Security

Outer space has long been central to military power, but initially as an enabler. Satellites provide communications, navigation, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, missile warning and precision targeting to military forces on Earth. This role is now changing. The U.S. Secretary of the…

21st Century World Embroiled in Endless Conflict

Abstract The twenty-first century has challenged the post-Cold War expectation that globalisation, economic interdependence and technological connectivity would produce a more peaceful and stable world. Instead, strategic competition has expanded across military, economic, technological…

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Pakistan’s Bid for Relevance | Military diplomacy and strategic manoeuvres

Pakistan geopolitical repositioning, US-Pakistan ties, India-Pakistan tensions, Operation Sindoor, China-Pakistan defence, Trump mediation, Iran-Israel conflict, Balochistan resources, Indo-Pacific strategy, strategic balancing