Greenland: a focal point of geopolitical competition
Monday, March 30, 2026, 09:26 (GMT+7)
Despite being a sparsely populated autonomous territory with harsh natural conditions, the island of Greenland has recently emerged as a new focal point for geopolitical competition. This is particularly true following the assertive statements and manoeuvres by US President Donald Trump. This development reflects a shift in the strategic focus within major powers’ calculations, presenting challenges for both the region and the broader world
Arctic in the new vortex of strategic competition
Thursday, August 07, 2025, 19:24 (GMT+7)
International public opinion believes that, with what has been and is happening, the Arctic is no longer a cold land outside the geopolitical and geo-economic calculations of countries in and outside the region, but has become the focus of new strategic competition among superpowers. However, international public opinion also hopes that this competition will not adversely affect world and regional security and peace.
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
Adjustments in Canada's new defence policy
Wednesday, December 25, 2024, 07:36 (GMT+7)
For Canada, the potential in the Arctic not only promises to bring huge economic benefits, but also helps the country strengthen its strategic position in the region. This is the great driving force behind the Canadian government's adjustment of its defence policy.
Germany’s National Security Strategy: Pillars and Prospects
Monday, August 21, 2023, 15:30 (GMT+7)
Germany’s new NSS is basically welcomed and appreciated by many nations, especially its allies and partners, because it has shown Germany’s commitments to security, peace, and stability of the “Old Continent,” an area suffering from instability since the end of World War II. Many experts believe that the strategy is a declaration of Germany’s efforts to re-establish its global position.
The world through the new Concept of the Foreign Policy of the Russian Federation
Tuesday, June 13, 2023, 07:34 (GMT+7)
According to international analysists, the new Concept of Foreign Policy of the Russian Federation aims not only to build a powerful, friendly, responsible country of the international community, but also to strive for a new multipolar, multicentre world order based on the UN Charter – a world where nations regardless of their size, strength, and level of development are mutually respected.
The Arctic as a place of great power competition
Saturday, September 24, 2022, 10:36 (GMT+7)
Although it is considered the second largest desert in the world after Antarctica, access to the Arctic promises many geopolitical and economic benefits to concerning countries because of its outstanding potential. Therefore, the competition for influence in this deserted region has been ongoing for decades and is getting fiercer.
On the main contents of NATO’s 2030 Strategic Concept
Monday, August 29, 2022, 08:00 (GMT+7)
In order to adapt to the new political and security environment, the 2030 NATO Strategic Concept identifies three basic operational deployment directions. Therefore, the defence of political values and institutions until 2030 requires even closer links with allies outside Europe, namely Australia, New Zealand, Korea and Japan in different fields.
NATO expansion and its repercussions on global security
Sunday, July 17, 2022, 06:40 (GMT+7)
In the face of NATO’s intention, Moscow assumes that the organisation and the West have treated Russia unfairly as they have not placed Russia in an important position in the European security architecture and people from NATO’s member countries always flaunt hostility toward Russia. Besides, Russia infers that NATO is the factor that instigates the “Colour revolution” in the post-Soviet space to restrain, block Russia in all respects and break the strategic balance between Russia and NATO. Tit-for-tat actions have led to the escalation of tension between the two sides.
10 notable military-defence events of the world in 2021
Thursday, January 06, 2022, 10:19 (GMT+7)
In 2021, the world situation continued to witness both negative and positive developments. COVID-19 pandemic, strategic competition, trade war, conflicts, subversion, and disputes over sovereignty and territories were extremely intense and negatively impacted on the world’s economy and social life. The following are 10 notable military-defence events selected and introduced by National Defence Journal