Trends in Terrorism: What’s on the Horizon in 2024?
Dec 19, 2023 · Editor’s Note: This article is the sixth annual “Trends in Terrorism” essay from global counterterrorism expert and FPRI non-resident Senior Fellow Colin Clarke.. On the morning of October 7, Hamas terrorists breached the border fence between Gaza and Israel under the cover of a withering rocket barrage.
Breaking the Circuit: US-China Semiconductor Controls
Sep 16, 2024 · In October 2022, the Biden administration introduced export controls to limit China’s access to advanced US semiconductors and technologies, aiming to maintain US technological superiority and address security concerns.
Russia's War in Ukraine: Critical Vulnerabilities to Russia's Military ...
Weaknesses not in Culture but in Capacity. One critical vulnerability to Russia’s military operations and systems revealed during the war with Ukraine is Russia’s difficulty regenerating military capacity after high casualties, equipment losses, and munitions expenditures.
Foreign Policy Research Institute - International Policy Think Tank
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Russian Military Drones: Past, Present, and Future of the UAV …
Nov 30, 2023 · Key Findings. Relying on global supply chains, Russia was able to develop its own UAV industrial base in the late 2000s and early 2010s. For UAV production, Russia imported electronics, engines, and industrial equipment (which is more important than electronic components) from Europe, the United States, Israel, and Japan, among other places.
Understanding Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine - Foreign Policy …
Feb 24, 2022 · Russian Aggression in Ukraine & Russian Defense Analysis Moscow’s Mind Games: Finding Ideology in Putin’s Russia – February 2023; The Confrontation with Russia and US Grand Strategy – February 2023; Tanks a Lot (Well, Actually Not That Many for Ukraine) – February 2023 Wagner Group Redefined: Threats and Responses – January 2023 ‘Let’s Make a …
Breaking the Barrier: Four Years of PRC Military Activity Around …
Oct 9, 2024 · On September 17, 2020, the Republic of China’s (Taiwan’s) Ministry of National Defense (MND) released its first-ever “real-time military update” documenting two incursions into the country’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ) by two Y-8 anti-submarine warfare aircraft from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) the day prior. An ADIZ is “an area of airspace over land or water ...
The Realignment of the Middle East - Foreign Policy Research …
Mar 5, 2024 · Executive Summary. In the Middle East, reality can change in the blink of an eye. Misconceptions and misrepresentations that dominate the public discourse have it that the region has been embroiled in war since time immemorial.
Contesting Russia: The Baltic Perspective - Foreign Policy Research ...
Oct 28, 2024 · This week, Dr. Indra Ekmanis participated in a US Helsinki Commission briefing, “Contesting Russia: Lessons from Central & Eastern Europe.” Read her opening remarks below as she highlights how the Baltic states play an essential role in shaping a secure and resilient Europe and their response to heightened Russian aggression.
Beyond the Revolution: Building a New Bangladesh
Nov 4, 2024 · Bottom Line. Hasina’s ousting as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh on August 5, 2024, as the longest-serving Bangladeshi head of state and world’s longest-serving female over job quotas, has left the new interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus with a range of issues including resurgent Islamist parties, communal tensions, lawlessness, surging inflation, and inability to hold ...