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arms-race

Asia & Pacific 1 month ago

US approves $11.1 billion arms package for Taiwan, largest ever

The Taiwan arms sale announcement is the second under US President Donald Trump's current administration, and comes as Beijing ramps up its military and diplomatic pressure against Taiwan, whose government rejects Beijing's sovereignty claims.

Academia 2 months ago

Time to rethink what we mean by responsible investing

Could arms manufacturers soon become an everyday investment in ESG funds?

Academia 4 months ago

Faster, cheaper weapons for looming conflicts

Modern European states now believe they must rearm, both to keep Ukraine fighting and to prepare themselves for a potential wider looming conflict.

Academia 5 months ago

From trinity to today: Turning the page on nuclear testing

A return to nuclear testing would almost certainly spark a dangerous arms race, one that undermines the purposes for which the UN was founded.

Academia 7 months ago

PREMIUM
What the US strikes on Iran mean for Indonesia and the world

The US strike threatens to accelerate the militarization of politics, fuel arms races and place even greater stress on fragile democracies.

Academia 1 year ago

PREMIUM
Multilateralism or bust

In today’s global landscape, the cardinal rule seems to be: With enough power, governments can get away with murder.

Asia & Pacific 1 year ago

PREMIUM
Southeast Asia expresses concern over ‘arms race’ in region

Southeast Asia’s top diplomats expressed their anxieties over the weekend about the risk of an “emerging arms race” in the region, as tensions between global powers persist with ever more countries seeking to throw their hats into the Indo-Pacific ring.

Editorial 1 year ago

Unregulated, AI is a threat

The idea of stopping or even slowing the development of AI seems extremely naïve, because the drive to create tools that make life easier is ingrained in human nature.

Asia & Pacific 2 years ago

China near 'breakthroughs' with nuclear-armed submarines, report says

The discreet effort to track China's nuclear-powered and -armed ballistic missile submarines, known as SSBNs, is one of the core drivers of increased deployments and contingency planning by the US Navy and other militaries across the Indo-Pacific region.

Asia & Pacific 2 years ago

Rafale sales help France reach arms exports record

French weapons exports totalled 27 billion euros ($30 billion) in 2022, up from 11.7 billion euros the previous year, the ministry said in its annual report to parliament, seen by AFP.