POINTER

Until the introduction of the air dimension in the early 1900s, wars have primarily been fought either on land or sea. Air battle has since offered a third dimension in warfighting, without the need to deploy huge force, unlike the typical conventional land or sea battles. It is unique in its abi...

In today’s day and age of increasing modernity, when technology on all fronts such as entertainment gadgets and military equipment are undergoing constant cycles of improvement and upgrading, it is not surprising that people’s dependency on such technology will only increase further. This is part...

Global intelligence communities are wrestling with the tidal changes that are happening around the world, coming to terms with the rapid pace of change that has come to characterise the 21st century. These changes have been exacerbated by globalisation, which has caused tremendous changes in the ...

Sun Tzu and Clausewitz are both known to be most recognised and proficient writers on the subject of war and strategies. Although they wrote in different times and were from different backgrounds, their philosophies on war and strategy are still proven to be extremely helpful and effective in cur...

Following the success of the British insurgency during the Malayan Emergency, there has been a countless host of works aimed at uncovering the ‘lessons’ to be learnt from their victory in Malaya. This essay explores whether the lessons learnt from the case of the Malayan Emergency, are indeed a p...

It is an unspoken fact that negativity and cynicism are damaging to many of the activities conducted within the military. The author, with examples from psychological studies and various cognitive experiments, claims that positivity can improve one’s mental prowess—stating how important this is f...

The author focuses on the unique characteristics of sea power and its strategic utility. In this essay, he defines sea power with reference to Alfred Thayer Mahan, an American historian and naval officer who was an expert on sea power in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He then discusses t...