BRICS expansion: opportunities and challenges for ASEAN
Monday, March 24, 2025, 13:05 (GMT+7)
Since being founded by Brazil, Russia, India, and China in the early 21st century, BRICS has increasingly strengthened its role as a key driver of global economic growth. The group has garnered attention and aroused desire for membership from the international community, including ASEAN countries
Shaping the defence and security policy of the US President Donald Trump's administration
Monday, March 10, 2025, 15:19 (GMT+7)
Although things are still unclear, the decisions that President Donald Trump will make in his new term, especially in the field of defence and security, will certainly have a great impact on the regional and world security structure.
Geopolitical upheaval in Syria and its impacts on regional and global security
Tuesday, February 11, 2025, 10:09 (GMT+7)
On 27 November 2024, the Syrian opposition - led primarily by the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham - launched a large-scale surprise offensive on areas under the control of the Syrian government. After more than ten days of fighting, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s leader, Muhammad al-Julani, declared the downfall of President Assad’s government
10 Major Global Military and Defence Events of 2024
Thursday, January 09, 2025, 10:06 (GMT+7)
In 2024, the global landscape witnessed unprecedented complexity and unpredictability, marked by intensifying strategic competition among major powers and escalating military conflicts across various regions. These developments further destabilised an already volatile global security environment. To provide a comprehensive overview of the global security landscape, the National Defence Journal presents a roundup of the 10 most significant military and defence events
A review of the global political and military landscape in 2024
Sunday, December 29, 2024, 14:44 (GMT+7)
In 2024, the global political and military landscape underwent significant changes due to the impacts of various hot spots, conflicts, and strategic competition among major powers, particularly the Russo-Ukrainian conflict, the escalating war in the Middle East, tensions on the Korean Peninsula, and increasing signs of US-China rivalry
On 2024 NATO Summit
Friday, September 27, 2024, 08:19 (GMT+7)
The 2024 NATO Summit, held in Washington on 9-11 July 2024, reached consensus on many things to guide the development of this military alliance. In the context of fundamental changes in international political and military affairs, the agenda of the Summit has drawn great attention from researchers and international community.
Trends in the development and use of tactical missiles in recent wars
Monday, July 22, 2024, 20:30 (GMT+7)
Using tactical missiles to attack targets deep inside the enemy's line has been continuously used in recent wars and military conflicts. As gaining air superiority is increasingly difficult because air defence systems are also adjusted to counter, using tactical ballistic missiles with a maximum range of 500km is an indispensable "firepower punch" for army units.
A brief of the US Cybersecurity Strategy
Saturday, March 30, 2024, 17:26 (GMT+7)
According to international researchers, President Joe Biden’s administration’s National Cybersecurity Strategy inherits elements from the Strategy of its predecessor government. However, there are several new adjustments, notably the addition of the “security” component, demonstrating the administration’s high priority on national security factors, equating cyberattacks with national security threats, and placing greater responsibility on technology businesses and corporations.
On the use of unmanned aerial vehicles in recent military conflicts
Thursday, February 29, 2024, 07:17 (GMT+7)
UAVs have proven their lethality and transformed combat in modern conflicts. The new attack tactics using UAVs have demonstrated their effectiveness through conflicts in Syria, Libya, Nagorno-Karabakh, and the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The proliferation of UAV technology has also raised concerns about the potential for an arms race, as more and more countries develop and deploy advanced UAVs. This could lead to increased tension and the risk of conflict.
Hamas - Israel conflict's multi-dimensional impacts on regional and international security
Friday, February 23, 2024, 09:45 (GMT+7)
According to analysts, the Hamas - Israel conflict not only causes instability in the region, but what is worrying is also that the conflict is deepening the division and hatred between Arabs, Muslims, and Jewish. This is also the core reason why the Middle East will still be the world’s “flash point”, and the peace process has not found a way out.