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Guarding the Knowledge Frontier: Five Eyes Warn of China’s Expanding Human Intelligence Campaign
The latest security advisory jointly issued by the Five Eyes intelligence community is notable not because it reveals a new espionage technique, but because it illustrates how dramatically the battlefield of intelligence collection has shifted. Rather than clandestine meetings in…
US military action in Mali would open a new front against jihadists — and place American forces close to Russia’s Africa Corps
The reported deliberations are not simply about striking an al-Qaeda affiliate. Any American operation would enter a fragmented conflict in which Russian forces support Mali’s junta, jihadists control strategic routes and Western access to the central Sahel has sharply contracted.…
The Hidden Strategic Costs of China’s New London Embassy
Planning disputes are rarely matters of grand strategy. Most revolve around traffic flows, heritage concerns or the height of new buildings. Yet the proposal by the People’s Republic of China to establish what would become its largest embassy in Europe…
Middle East Crisis Enters Dangerous New Phase After Iranian Strikes on Gulf States
The fragile assumptions underpinning security in the Gulf have been shattered once again as Washington pressed ahead with another night of air strikes against Iranian military targets. Tehran responded by broadening its campaign beyond direct confrontation with the United States,…
Turkey Says Work on S-400 Dispute Continues as F-35 Talks Gather Pace
Turkey says it is examining several options for its Russian-made S-400 air-defence systems but has not confirmed reports that the equipment could be transferred to a Gulf state to remove a central obstacle to renewed access to the F-35 programme.…
