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Beyond the Body Count: Will Robotics Change the Grammar of War?

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Beyond the Body Count: Will Robotics Change the Grammar of War?

Matthew Fecteau0 Comments

Published: August 11, 2026 Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming warfare, but whether it is changing it for the better remains unsettled. AI-enabled systems can improve surveillance, targeting, defensive response, and force protection.…

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What the Pukpuk Mutual Defense Treaty Tells Us about the Pacific Security Order

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Arms Control & Nonproliferation, Emerging Threats, Strategic AdversariesAsia-Pacific, Australia, Australian Defence Force, China, Civil-Military Relations, constitutional constraints, defense cooperation, domestic politics, Foreign Policy, geopolitical influence, great powers, interoperability, military modernization, mutual defense, Pacific security, Papua New Guinea, parliamentary ratification, Pukpuk Treaty, regional order, regional stability, security alliance, small states, sovereignty, sovereignty safeguards, strategic balance, strategic competition, United States

What the Pukpuk Mutual Defense Treaty Tells Us about the Pacific Security Order

Fawad Afridi0 Comments

The declaration of the Pukpuk Treaty between Papua New Guinea (PNG) and Australia is a significant shift in the security order in the Pacific. Where small states were traditionally regarded…

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The Pahalgam Attack and Its Impact on South Asia’s Security Landscape

Archive, Strategic AdversariesArman Ahmed. , bilateral trust, counterterrorism, cross-border terrorism, domestic politics, economic disturbance, global involvement, India-Pakistan relations, insurgency strategy, Kashmir tourism, nationalism, nuclear modernization, nuclear threat, Pahalgam attack, peace stability, regional cooperation, regional diplomacy, SAARC, security realignment, social division, South Asia security

The Pahalgam Attack and Its Impact on South Asia’s Security Landscape

Arman Ahmed0 Comments

The terror episode at Pahalgam, Kashmir, in April 2025 marked a significant shift in the contemporary security narrative of South Asia. Not only did militants connected to The Resistance Front,…

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