Taiwan buys additional HIMARS
The Taiwanese Ministry of National Defense (MND) has announced the procurement of 18 additional M142 High-Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARSs) from the US.
Day: May 17, 2023
ChatGPT Chief Testifies on AI risks To US Congress
To mitigate the threats posed by increasingly potent AI systems, government action will be essential, according to the CEO of the artificial intelligence company that produces ChatGPT. The success of OpenAI’s chatbot, ChatGPT, provoked worries an…
In Brief: How Will the War in Sudan Affect Chad?
A lot happens every day. Alliances shift, leaders change, and conflicts erupt. With In Brief, we’ll help you make sense of it all. Each week, experts will dig deep on a single issue happening in the world to help you better understand it. *** This is m…
UBS expects $17 billion hit from Credit Suisse rescue, flags hasty due diligence
UBS estimates a financial hit of around $17 billion from its emergency takeover of Credit Suisse, according to a regulatory filing.
Full-Spectrum Integrated Lethality? On the Promise and Peril of Buzzwords
Every few years, there seems to be a new buzzword in the national security establishment. What was once simply “deterrence” has recently become “integrated deterrence.” This follows a decades-long adjectival march through nuclear, conventional, direct,…
164 defence items on MoD’s fourth and latest "positive indigenisation list", worth Rs 814 crore
MoD says these 164 items will substitue imports worth Rs 814 crore MoD says these 164 items will substitue imports worth Rs 814 crore By Ajai ShuklaBusiness Standard, 14th May 23 In a boost to “aatmanirbharta” (self-reliance)…
Nordisk strengthens sanctions team to monitor ‘dark fleet’ risk
Norwegian Defence mutual kept busy with work related to Russia’s war on Ukraine
French ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy’s prison sentence for corruption upheld
The 68-year-old former president was convicted in 2021 of trying to bribe a magistrate in exchange for information about a legal case in which he was implicated.
India snubs EU over Russian oil trade threat
Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar quoted the EU’s own regulations after bloc threatened action
Future U.S. Peacetime Policy Toward Russia
Using four historical case studies, the authors found that limited less-hardline approaches can lead to durable but narrow gains. However, issues left unaddressed by these approaches may still undermine the relationship over the long term.