In 1991 President George H.W. Bush announced unilateral, sweeping reductions in U.S. tactical nuclear forces. Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev was supposed to take parallel steps, but he hardly got the chance as the Soviet Union
The Guardians of the Khyber While the world’s attention remains tethered to the high-stakes diplomacy of the “Islamabad Process,” a more visceral struggle for sovereignty is being waged in the rugged corridors
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Japan has taken one of its most significant postwar defense policy shifts, removing major restrictions on weapons exports in a move aimed at strengthening its domestic defense industry and expanding its role
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Jaffna Security Forces Commander Major General K.T.P. De Silva has emphasised the strategic importance of maintaining a strong military presence in Kilinochchi to ensure long-term peace and stability. During recent visits to
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On March 23, 2026, the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) undertook what Japanese sources describe as a major organizational restructuring. The adjustments affected all three branches: the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF), the
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India’s Chief of Army Staff, General Upendra Dwivedi, on Tuesday clarified that no discussions of nuclear warfare took place between Indian and Pakistani military officials during Operation Sindoor, the May 2025 cross-border
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Former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has described the current global landscape as “some of the most dangerous times in living memory,” while simultaneously highlighting its transformative potential, in his regular column
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China, Russia and Iran on Saturday began a week of joint naval exercises in South Africa’s territorial waters, an operation the host nation described as a BRICS Plus initiative aimed at safeguarding
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Ambassador Reuven Azar is a seasoned Israeli diplomat with a distinguished career spanning several decades in public service. Born in Argentina and moving to Israel at the age of thirteen, he grew
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Pakistan has reached a weapons deal worth more than $4 billion with Libya’s eastern-based Libyan National Army, according to four Pakistani officials, in what would rank among the country’s largest-ever military export
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Australia and Papua New Guinea have signed a landmark mutual defense treaty, marking a historic first for both nations in forging such a formal military alliance. The agreement, signed in Canberra on
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On the eve of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Shavendra Silva’s retirement, Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal (retd.) Sampath Thuyacontha declared the National People’s Power (NPP) government’s intention to review the
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by Our Defence Affairs Editor Pakistan’s Army Chief, General Asim Munir, will embark on a visit to Sri Lanka, from 9th to 12th December 2024, marking a significant diplomatic milestone between the
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Diplomatic developments in the past two months indicate that India and China maybe coming to resolution of the impasse on the Line of Actual Control [LAC] persisting for the past four and
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned in his Independence Day speech that India is worried about developments in Bangladesh, especially about the safety of Hindus and other minorities there. Promptly Professor Yunus head
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