Jones, an Indo-Pacific security expert at the U.K.'s Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), said China could call it [a blockade] a domestic "law enforcement" mission under the guise of its "One ...

We're already seeing signs of a real squeeze inside Iran, and this is not only the consequence of the blockade and certainly not of the six-week war - Iran entered the war from a position of financial ...

When developed vetting was adopted towards the end of the Cold War, it mainly focused on a person’s political views. Now “they go through your life in quite a lot of detail”, Savill explained, adding ...

Sidharth Kaushal, a research fellow in sea power at the Royal United Services Institute think tank, said mine-clearing and creating a warning system for maritime threats were more likely roles for the ...

Nick Reynolds, a research fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, said the Russian air force retained much of its capacity, because it had avoided risky operations into Ukrainian airspace and ...

Pakistan, as mediator between the US and Iran, but with nuclear obligations to Saudi Arabia, will need all its agility to ...

The fact that all parties know the writing is on the wall for the peacekeepers has meant a shift, and is a key factor in Israel’s decision to use “scorched earth” tactics, said Urban Coningham, a ...

If the UK hopes to end ransom payments, it must build an ecosystem of accredited cyber incident responders to work with ...

When it comes to applying pressure, the Iranians have shown they can asymmetrically do so very effectively, very quickly, with relatively little military cost,” said HA Hellyer, a senior associate ...

This [the Iran war] was something that, while we didn't necessarily know the day, we knew this was an entirely plausible ...

Insights from the Deris Wanaag project on peacebuilding, climate, migration, gender, and conflict in the ...

A blockade striking Iran’s Economy will provide direct leverage in negotiations, but that it provokes questions that are ...