by Dr. Aziz Erdogan* | Aug 22, 2019 | Commentary, Modern Air & Space Power, Political & Hybrid Warfare
Introduction On 16 August, North Korea fired two missiles into the waters off its east coast. According to US and South Korean officials the two were short-range ballistic missiles (SRBM). They flew approximately 142 miles at a maximum altitude of 18.6 miles and top...
by Dr. Aziz Erdogan* | Aug 17, 2019 | Commentary, Modern Air & Space Power, Political & Hybrid Warfare
Background The office of Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov announced on 02 Jul 2019 that the production of Avangard hypersonic gliding vehicle (HGV) was proceeding as scheduled. Moscow refuted US media reports which suggested Russia could not produce...
by Dr. Aziz Erdogan* | Jul 27, 2019 | Commentary, Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament, Political & Hybrid Warfare
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty had its origins in the Euromissile crisis of the mid-1970s when the Soviet Union had deployed newly-developed SS-20 intermediate-range missiles, replacing older intermediate-range SS-4 and SS-5 missiles. The...
by Dr. Aziz Erdogan* | Jun 28, 2019 | Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament, Political & Hybrid Warfare, Research
Background Euromissile crisis of the mid-1970s, which had started with Soviet Union`s deployment of newly-developed SS-20 intermediate-range missiles instead of intermediate-range SS-4 and SS-5 missiles, had led to the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty....
by Dinshaw Mistry* | Jun 14, 2019 | Commentary, Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament, Political & Hybrid Warfare
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty is worth preserving and expanding. In August, the landmark Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty between Russia and the United States will terminate unless both sides can resolve their differences over the...
by Murat Caliskan | Apr 25, 2019 | Political & Hybrid Warfare, Research
Abstract Hybrid warfare is the latest of the terms/concepts that have been used within the defence community in the last three decades to label contemporary warfare. It has been officially adopted in the core strategic documents of NATO, EU and national governments...
