US think-tank

우주 영역이 운동에너지, 전자기, 사이버 대우주 능력이 확산되는 '위성요격 시대'에 진입했으며, 규범이 확산 속도를 따라가지 못한다고 논증. 위협에 대한 미국 주류 시각을 대변.

“세계는 우주 시대에서 위성요격 시대로 이동했으며, 대우주 무기의 확산을 규범이 따라가지 못하고 있다.”

Analyses Iran's potential to threaten Gulf data centres and undersea cables beneath Hormuz, mapping which systems (AAE-1, FALCON, Gulf Bridge) and which under-diversified states (Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait) are most exposed.

“Iran could threaten Gulf data centers and undersea cables beneath the Strait.”

Argues that as 2026 ASEAN chair Marcos must temper confrontation to hold a consensus that includes China-friendly members, even as he deepens defence ties with the US, a gap between Manila's rhetoric and the bloc's caution.

“As ASEAN chair, Marcos must soften confrontation to keep a consensus that includes China-leaning members, widening the gap between rhetoric and reality.”

Argues integration is fragile because SDF leader Mazloum Abdi does not fully control his own movement, complicating implementation of the January agreement and risking renewed clashes in the northeast.

“Mazloum Abdi does not appear to be in full control of his own movement, a major obstacle to implementing the integration agreement.”

Frames Yemen as a forgotten war whose humanitarian collapse is driven less by active fighting than by funding cuts, currency decline and import disruption, aggravated by the regional war's economic shock.

“Half the population faces food insecurity; over 450 health facilities have closed on funding cuts, with 2,300 clinics at similar risk.”