Tag Archives: China

The Middle East in Pursuit of Nuclear Weapons Capabilities

Posted on April 10, 2018

by Israel Rafalovich. He is a journalist based in Brussel, who has 50 years of experience including international postings in Tel-Aviv, Brussels, Germany and Washington,DC The Middle East is likely to face more instability in the near future and the … Continue reading →

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PLAN Vessels Mobilize in South China Sea: A Timeline

Posted on March 30, 2018

Almost fifty People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessels were mobilized in the South China Sea not far from Hainan Island, satellite imagery acquired in late March by Planet Labs confirms. Hainan Island is host to China’s strategic base for military … Continue reading →

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Power Plays in the Indian Ocean: The “Great Game” Goes to Sea?

Posted on March 27, 2018

by Paul Pryce. With degrees in political science from both sides of the pond, Paul Pryce has previously worked as Senior Research Fellow for the Atlantic Council of Canada’s Canadian Armed Forces program, as a Research Fellow for the OSCE … Continue reading →

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Soar Dragon UAVs Deploy to Yishuntun Airbase

Posted on March 23, 2018

New satellite imagery acquired on 04FEB2018 by DigitalGlobe shows that China has deployed the Guizhou Aviation Industry Group (GAIG) Xianglong (Soar Dragon) high altitude long endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to Yishuntun airbase in Jilin province. The platform, identified by … Continue reading →

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Cross-Strait Relations After China’s 19th Party Congress

Posted on March 10, 2018

by Paul Pryce. With degrees in political science from both sides of the pond, Paul Pryce has previously worked as Senior Research Fellow for the Atlantic Council of Canada’s Canadian Armed Forces program, as a Research Fellow for the OSCE … Continue reading →

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54. Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz – Schwierige Zeiten für Rüstungskontrolle und nukleare Abrüstung

Posted on March 4, 2018

Der diesjährige Munich Security Report — ein Grundlagenpapier, welches vor der Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz veröffentlicht wird — zeichnet ein düsteres Bild der Weltlage auf. Der mit der Wahl von US-Präsident Donald Trump vollzogene ideologische Rückzug der USA wird langfristige Konsequenzen auf … Continue reading →

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Mass surveillance and security on the Internet

Posted on February 11, 2018

Dieser Artikel ist auch in Deutsch verfügbar. Not five years ago, as Edward Snowden unveiled thousands of classified and secret documents, the world became shockingly aware of a covert, suspicion-independent and global mass-surveillance of the Internet and telecommunication networks, which … Continue reading →

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India Conducts Unannounced Air Exercise near Doklam

Posted on February 9, 2018

Indian Air Force (IAF) rotations of SU-30MKI Flanker continued in 2017/2018 at Bagdogra Airbase, likely for an unannounced air exercise. Previous commercial imagery acquired in January 2016 also showed a squadron level deployment of the IAF’s advanced fighter. Up to … Continue reading →

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PAF Has Operated AVIC’s Wing Loong I Since 2015

Posted on January 27, 2018

A review of commercial satellite imagery acquired between 2015 and 2017 by DigitalGlobe confirms that the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) is operating the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) Wing Loong I medium-altitude, long endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Imagery shows … Continue reading →

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Massenüberwachung und Sicherheit im Internet

Posted on January 12, 2018

This article is also available in English. Vor nicht ganz fünf Jahren hatte Edward Snowden mit der Enthüllung von als geheim klassifizierten Unterlagen auf eine seit spätestens 2007 stattfindende, verdeckte, verdachtsunabhängige und in globalem Massstab durchgeführte Massenüberwachung der Netz- und … Continue reading →

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