AI is supercharging cybercrime—scaling attacks, lowering entry barriers, and outpacing defenses. From LLM-assisted breaches to “vibe hacking,” are regulators and tech firms ready to keep up before threats spiral further?
AI’s real power isn’t abstract—it’s silicon and data. Tiny chips now shape geopolitics, supply chains, and sovereignty. The AI race is a struggle over who sets the rules of our digital lives.
Asia’s illicit economy is shifting from gangs to algorithms—automated tools, crypto rails, and fluid digital platforms creating a fast, leaderless shadow system that outpaces regulation and reshapes regional power.
AI-driven trade wars are reshaping power—from chips to data. As nations race for control over semiconductors and digital sovereignty, the real battle is about who defines our shared future.
The “deep state” has fused with Silicon Valley. Palantir, DARPA, OpenAI—where AI, surveillance, and secrecy converge. America’s algorithmic deep state is no conspiracy theory—it’s already here, reshaping democracy.
As Trump reshapes global trade, the UK bets on an AI-driven alliance with the US—risking regulatory autonomy, EU ties, and its own liberal values. Is AI the new transatlantic bond?
The private players with their substantial investment in research and innovation without ideological shackles and political bottlenecks and with the resultant expertise in information...
India is ramping up its hypersonic weapons development programme, as in an another crucial milestone, the state-run Defense Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on...
In 2017, China unveiled an ambitious strategy for the domestic development of artificial intelligence (AI), setting a bold goal of establishing itself as the...
In an era where artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing every sector, diplomacy is no exception. The rapid development of AI technologies is reshaping global...
India-China ties are improving, but border tensions, strategic rivalry, and Indo-Pacific competition require realistic expectations. Cooperation can grow, yet enduring differences will continue shaping the relationship.
QUAD Plus can reinforce a Free and Open Indo-Pacific by expanding intelligence, technology, and maritime cooperation, reducing dependence on China and strengthening regional resilience against coercion.
Canada's submarine choice highlights a key lesson: modern arms sales depend not only on capability and price, but also on alliances, strategic trust, and long-term security partnerships. South Korea must sell relationships, not just weapons.
Abiy Ahmed's political capital is shrinking as insecurity, inflation, elite fragmentation, and dependence on external patrons drive up the cost of power. Can Ethiopia's political marketplace sustain his rule much longer?
BRICS+ offers vast potential in trade, technology and local currency cooperation, but geopolitical rivalries and divergent strategic priorities will shape whether it emerges as a cohesive force or remains a loose coalition.
