- Judy Dempsey argues that the West continues to be outmaneuvered by Russia's aggressive push for influence in Eastern Europe.
- Some commentators see NATO's eastward expansion as having provoked Russia's bellicose policies towards its neighbours. But what's the counterfactual?
- An interesting data point on the tensions between emerging powers: to China's likely chagrin, Russia and India are in an 'advanced stage' of talks to export the BrahMos hypersonic cruise missile to Vietnam.
- Is the only thing that can kill ISIS... ISIS itself?
- Nick Prime critically analyses the claim by HR McMaster that US strategic discussions are dominated by a cluster of myths regarding the future of warfare.
- The CIA has revealed six of its oldest classified documents, throwing light on espionage tradecraft from 1914.
- Amid all the furore surrounding Scottish independence, here's a geopolitical question that cuts close to Australia's interests: could Scotland seek a territorial claim in Antarctica?
- Finally, War Is Boring reviews Iran's hyper-nationalist Top Gun knock-off.
Military & strategy links: BrahMos, NATO counterfactuals, cracks in the BRICs, and more
Published 16 Sep 2014
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