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No guts, no glory
By Matthew Bell: Would an independent Scotland be missing some essential body parts? How do you create a new country? Not a question many of us have had to ask, but one surely on the minds of thousands...
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“On the real terms of equality”
By Jill S. Russell: Surveying the landscape of current news stories on women is grim. There were the raped and lynched Indian girls, the stoned pregnant Pakistani woman, Farzana Parveen, a victim of...
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General John de Chastelain: Reflections on the introduction of women into...
By Joana Cook, Managing Editor, Strife Interview conducted on 8 May 2014. Graduating from military college in 1960 with a commission in the Canadian Army, John de Chastelain rose quickly through the...
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The paradox of Brazil’s militarised public security
By Christoph Harig: President Dilma Rousseff visiting the military ‘Pacification Force’ in Rio’s Complexo do Alemão, 2011. Brazilian politicians have promised that the country would inherit lasting...
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UK Defence Analysis: Reduced capabilities amid growing threats
By Dan Zamansky & Hugh Pickering-Carter: An RAF Typhoon FGR4 refuels from a Voyager tanker aircraft. Photo: MoD, Cpl Neil Bryden RAF. This article summarises the changes in British military...
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Turkey’s President Erdoğan counter-coup cleanup
By: Kyle R. Brady A night view of Istanbul, Turkey. Is President Erdoğan ignoring the lessons of the Iraq War at his peril? Following the July 2016 coup attempt in Turkey[1] — wherein factions within...
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Brainjacking: The uncomfortable truth of bio-technology
By: Cheng Lai Ki Modular Prosthetic Limb (MPL) was developed as part of a four-year program by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, along with Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and...
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The Challenge of Operational Assessment in Contemporary Conflict
By: Noah Cooper 1990-91: General Norman Schwarzkopf talks with General Colin Powell, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during a press conference regarding the Gulf War. The immutable nature of war...
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War from the skies: The rise of US strategic airpower under Trump
By Hemant Shivakumar The USA’s use of strategic airpower is helping gain political and military dividends for President Trump despite limitations around communicating intent and causing collateral...
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China, Myanmar, War Crimes and the Issue of “National Sovereignty”
by Anna Tan A banner reads “Myanmar warmly welcomes the Chinese President Xi Jinping” (Image credit: AP/Aung Shine Oo) In September 2017, ten Rohingya Muslims were executed by the Burmese military in...
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The German Military: Why So Little Bang, For So Much Buck?
by Michael Trinkwalder The Kampfpanzer Leopard 2 A5 of the German Army (Image source: Wikimedia) In its current state, the German Armed Forces, or the Bundeswehr, are neither “structurally capable nor...
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Enhancing Cyber Wargames: The Crucial Role of Informed Games Design
by Amy Ertan and Peadar Callaghan “Risk – Onyx Edition (Ghosts of board games past)” by derekGavey. Licensed under Creative Commons ‘A game capable of simulating every aspect of war would become...
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"On the real terms of equality"
By Jill S. Russell: Surveying the landscape of current news stories on women is grim. There were the raped and lynched Indian girls, the stoned pregnant Pakistani woman, Farzana Parveen, a victim of...
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China, Myanmar, War Crimes and the Issue of “National Sovereignty”
by Anna Tan A banner reads “Myanmar warmly welcomes the Chinese President Xi Jinping” (Image credit: AP/Aung Shine Oo) In September 2017, ten Rohingya Muslims were executed by the Burmese military in...
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