NQM Defence
PROVIDING INDEPENDENT RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS ON GLOBAL DEFENCE AND SECURITY ISSUES
Publications
Realism and the Military Industrial Complex
In 1961 President Eisenhower made his famous speech warning about the ‘military industrial complex’ and the relationship between private defence corporations and government. Ever since this speech the topic has attracted much attention from conspiracy theorists and critics with complaints about corporate greed and nation states deliberately creating war for profit, however this is wrong.
China's Securitisation of Taiwan
In September 2022 Taiwan intercepted and shot down a Chinese surveillance drone that Taiwan said had violated the airspace over one of the islands that they control located off the coast of China. China responded by stating that this was an attempt by Taiwan to ‘hype up tensions’. Was the shooting down of this drone a reckless response from Taiwan, or is China creating a provocation in an attempt to deliberately construct a security issue with Taiwan?
Putin, Ukraine, and NATO
On 24th February 2022 Russia launched an invasion of Ukraine that Putin described as a ‘special military operation’. It has been promoted that one of the reasons behind the wider Ukraine conflict and this particular invasion is due to Putin wanting to absorb old Soviet Bloc countries back into Russia because he has a dream of recreating and bringing back the Soviet Union. This is not entirely true. Putin himself has said: ‘Whoever does not miss the Soviet Union has no heart. Whoever wants it back has no brain’. So, what is the root cause behind the Ukraine war and what has been Russia’s approach to this international security issue?
Does NATO have a future?
Since the late 1940’s NATO has served as the main military alliance for the United States and select parts of Europe to counter the threat from Russia. Approaching 70 years of existence and with the changing global political landscape this paper, written before the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, will examine the question does NATO have a future?
China's Military 2020+
This analysis paper will look ahead at some of the future strategic military systems and capabilities of the Chinese armed forces as well as some of the geopolitical issues involving China and the Asia Pacific region..
