The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has challenged traditional notions of air superiority, as Ukraine successfully employed an air denial strategy against a larger adversary. As Taiwan faces its own security challenges, it can draw valuable lessons from Ukraine’s experience…

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its 1st year, both parties do not show any inclination to negotiate. Ukraine is emboldened after its autumn successes in Kharkiv and Kherson, with Ukrainian forces seemingly determined to retake more territory in…

The Sahel region has been undergoing turbulent changes for a couple of years now. Besides others, ever-repeating coups in a number of countries disrupted the long-term engagement of the French troops, and the further engagement of the European Union came…

The European Union has been cooperating with ASEAN Member States and funding counter-human trafficking efforts in the Southeast Asia region for over fifteen years now. The following study analyses common instruments, plans of action and programmes of these two entities,…

Lao People’s Democratic Republic, the poor patriarchal state with a large number of uneducated people and border villages, is in long-term combat against human trafficking. What are the socialist regime and the people of this country fighting against? How and…

The Philippines remains an unstable state as many non-state armed violent actors are active in the country. What conditions persist there? Why is the area attractive to terrorists, insurgents, and criminals? Why does Islamic terrorism remain an attractive phenomenon in…

In Regions and Powers: The Structure of International Security, Buzan and Weaver predicted that the Baltic states – Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania – would be part of the West for most purposes, except for security issues. [1] This article aims…