Satellite photos released last week revealed that China has been secretly constructing an artificial island in the South China Sea large enough to play host to a military base.
The exhibition of the Shenyang J-31, China’s second domestic stealth fighter, is the most recent effort by the People’s Liberation Army to expand China’s strategic capability into the Pacific.
Zihao Liu explains how the agreements reached at last week’s APEC Summit will affect the future of Sino-Japanese relations.
With the rise of ISIS, sectarian strife in Iraq and Syria has come to a head. According to Alex Davies, coalition forces in the Middle East must adopt measures to reduce sectarian conflict, or else fight a battle that fails to address the root of the problem.
Continue reading Divided We Fall – Iraq’s Sectarian Violence Weakens anti-ISIS Effort
As the Iraqi government employs largely Shiite militias to counter the Islamic State, it may only be a matter of time before full-scale civil war is reignited in Iraq.
Despite the 2007 shooting in Nisour Square and other similarly tragic incidents, private military contractors (PMCs) continue to operate in a largely unregulated and unaccountable fashion. Michael Alter discusses the history of “security contracting” and examines the growth of the PMC industry.
The scene on the ground in Libya today is one that few intended when they first took up arms against the Gaddafi regime in 2011. What went wrong?
Following Blaise Compaore’s resignation from the presidency in Burkina Faso, the United States and its Western allies must ensure a peaceful, yet expedient, transition of power.
Continue reading Unrest in Burkina Faso Could Mean Trouble for the West
Richard Wang examines the rhetoric surrounding the Ebola outbreak in Western nations, and interrogates whether the current framing of the disease is leading to effective policy responses.
Continue reading Ebola – Security Threat or Public Health Threat?
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