Unmanned systems with a variable degree of autonomy, generally known as ‘drones,’ have become commonplace in the world’s advanced militaries. In their various aerial, maritime, and ground forms, these vehicles are used to perform a wide spectrum of roles. Yet advances in new technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, …

EU-Befürworter:innen, die Atomkraft ablehnen, bringt die Idee einer klimafreundlichen Atomenergie in ein Dilemma. Der Kampf muss weitergehen. Es ist ein echter Schuss vor den Bug von Grünen. Ausgerechnet die hierzulande größten Fans des europäischen Projekts müssen nun wegstecken, dass ihre geliebte Europäische Union der Atomkraft ein formidables Greenwashing verpasst. Die …

BLOC-NOTES. Le drapeau européen n’efface ni ne parjure rien, rappelle le philosophe à ceux qui s’indignaient de le voir flotter sous l’Arc de Triomphe. Que s’est-il passé, au juste ? La France se prépare, comme il advient tous les treize ans, à la présidence tournante du Conseil de l’Union européenne. …

Iran’s interest is in learning from Chinese military technology. The Islamic Republic is seeking to improve its missile and drone capability to tap into the latest technology from Russia and China and learn how to get around the latest air-defense systems, according to Iranian military analysts who were cited in …

IDF intelligence chief Aharon Haliva said that the restrictions on Iran’s nuclear program within the framework of the Iran deal are better for Israel than non-compliance with the agreement. A return to the JCPOA – otherwise known as the Iran nuclear deal – is better for Israel than a situation …

The disagreement between IDF Intelligence Chief Maj. Gen. Aharon Haliva and Mossad Director David Barnea seems remarkable, but in fact, is just another round of the debate. The fateful war of words between the Mossad and Israeli Military Intelligence continued this week, with ministers leaking their classified contrary views on …

An article by Gideon Rachman in the Financial Times last July is a prime example of western intelligentsia’s limited understanding of China’s unhindered rise as a superpower. “Becoming a superpower is a complicated business. It poses a series of connected questions about capabilities, intentions and will,” Rachman wrote. To help …

Terrorist Groups Have Doubled Since the Passage of the 2001 AUMF It began more than two decades ago. On September 20, 2001, President George W. Bush declared a “war on terror” and told a joint session of Congress (and the American people) that “the course of this conflict is not …

The Doomsday Clock has been sitting the past year at 100 seconds to midnight, the closest it has ever been to civilization-ending apocalypse. The United States has done little to quell doomsday apprehensions by ratcheting up tensions with China over Taiwan and its warships in the South China Sea, as …

The incident occurred in southern Yemeni terrority controlled by UAE-backed forces. Houthi forces in Yemen shot down a drone allegedly used by the United Arab Emirates for espionage today. “Our air forces, by the grace of God, were able to down a Chinese-made spy drone belonging to the Emirati air …