Tag: IISS

Afghanistan: the next frontier for China’s private-security companies? (Meia Nouwens, IISS)

Could China’s private-security companies pave the way for it to take full advantage of the economic opportunities on offer in Afghanistan? Understanding how such...

Aircraft carrier evolutions: platforms for the future? (Nick Childs, IISS)

Recent aircraft carrier developments offer pointers about the evolution of future carrier capabilities globally, while also raising questions about directions in development. Nick Childs...

The EU’s approach to artificial intelligence (IISS)

On 21 April 2021, the European Commission (EC) released a regulatory framework to govern the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in European Union member...

Middle East. Cruise missiles in the Middle East (IISS)

While both the proliferation and combat use of ballistic missiles in the Middle East have attracted a lot of attention, cruise missiles remain an...

Russia. Armiya 2021: tactical developments in Russia’s guided-weapons sector (Douglas Barrie, IISS)

Photo credit: Michael Jerdev Russia’s Armiya 2021 defence exhibition, held in Moscow from 22–28 August, saw the first appearance of what could be a key...

Japan. Suga’s premiership: a short-lived but packed administration (Robert Ward, IISS)

Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide announced on 3 September that he would not seek re-election as leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)...

Afghanistan – An Afghan tragedy: the Pashtuns, the Taliban and the state (IISS)

Anatol Lieven An Afghan tragedy: the Pashtuns, the Taliban and the state (iiss.org)

USA/South Korea – US and South Korea scrap ballistic-missile range limits (IISS)

Timothy Wright US and South Korea scrap ballistic-missile range limits (iiss.org)

Dealing with hot air: UK defence and climate change (IISS)

Ben Barry, Douglas Barrie, Nick Childs Plans for how to reduce the UK armed forces’ carbon footprint have been outlined by the Ministry of Defence...

(China) China’s new Five-Year Plan and 2021 budget: what do they mean for defence? (IISS)

Fenella McGerty, Meia Nouwens While China’s defence budget growth for 2021 will be modest, its military modernisation plans are anything but. Fenella McGerty and Meia...

(Russia) A fortnight that shook Russia … and what next (IISS)

Nigel Gould-Davies https://www.iiss.org/blogs/survival-blog/2021/02/russia-alexei-navalny-jail-sentence

(USA/Russia) Burevestnik: US intelligence and Russia’s ‘unique’ cruise missile (IISS)

Douglas Barrie, Henry Boyd https://www.iiss.org/blogs/military-balance/2021/02/burevestnik-russia-cruise-missile

(British Army) British Army heavy division comes up light (Ben Barry, IISS)

The British Army will be capable of fielding a war-fighting division by 2025. However, it will be smaller, less ‘heavy’ and have less modern...

FIVE POWER DEFENCE ARRANGEMENTS – The Five Power Defence Arrangements at 50: what next? (Euan Graham, IISS)

Just how relevant are the Five Power Defence Arrangements to contemporary threats? Often overlooked as an anachronism, the FPDA’s long-term survival will hinge on...