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Contemporary Arms Race: AUKUS and the New Maritime Order in the Indo-Pacific
Carmen Martinez de Maranon Mayor | IPR - IE University Partnership | No CommentsThe article explores AUKUS, a trilateral security alliance between key powers Australia, United Kingdom and the United States, that has become the forefront of Indo-Pacific maritime security discussion. The analysis suggests that the alliance has accelerated militarization as a product of technological development, reflecting a contemporary arms race; where technology is a driving factor behind sociopolitical change.
Responding to Hybrid Threats: Coordinating NATO, EU, and U.S. Strategies in the Era of Gray-Zone Competition
Martina Magrini | IPR - IE University Partnership | No CommentsThis article analyses how NATO, the European Union and the United States address hybrid threats and assesses the effectiveness of coordinating their approaches, through an analysis of the Baltic Sea and Black Sea regions.
European Drone Defence Initiative: How Ukraine’s Drone Ecosystem Can Accelerate the EU’s Defence Readiness Roadmap 2030
Federica Guidi | IPR - IE University Partnership | No CommentsThis study explores whether and how Ukraine’s battlefield-tested drone ecosystem can contribute to the EU’s European Drone Defence Initiative milestones under the Defence Readiness Roadmap 2030.
Opaque Deterrence in Orbit: How North Korea Uses Space to Project Power and Challenge Arms Control
Elena Pante | IPR - IE University Partnership | No CommentsThis paper examines the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s dual-use space programme, to theorise the concept of opaque deterrence, that is, the deliberate employment of ambiguity regarding capabilities and intentions.