Daniel Wagner

A new form of war is taking shape

The emergence of weapons that will likely shape tomorrow’s wars range from cyberwarfare to drones and from AI to virtual reality to virtual terrorism.   In...

A new form of war is taking shape

The emergence of weapons that will likely shape tomorrow’s wars range from cyberwarfare to drones and from AI to virtual reality to virtual terrorism.   In...

China shouldn’t have developing country status in international organisations

Even as China increases its economic presence through investment and influence, it continues to reap benefits intended to accrue to the world’s truly needy...

China, rare earth minerals and nuclear options

Beijing argued that it had also suspended its exports of REMs to the US and Europe.   In 2010, China ceased exporting rare earth minerals (REMs)...

What China’s Cybersecurity Law says about the future

As a contrast to Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation, which seeks to protect individual rights and rein in the actions of large corporates, China’s...

China’s global influence is expanding

As part of Beijing’s attempt to exert influence in foreign affairs, its state-run media companies are expanding their integration with Western news outlets.     Beijing is...

China’s global influence is expanding

As part of Beijing’s attempt to exert influence in foreign affairs, its state-run media companies are expanding their integration with Western news outlets.     Beijing is...

China’s global influence is expanding

As part of Beijing’s attempt to exert influence in foreign affairs, its state-run media companies are expanding their integration with Western news outlets.     Beijing is...

US concerns over Huawei justified

Washington is wanting to place itself in a superior competitive position just as Beijing is.   The Huawei saga has served to illustrate that, just as...

China, the South China Sea, and misplaced national pride

Beijing has mastered the art of playing the international system against itself. Nowhere is this better exemplified, nor is China’s frame of reference vis-à-vis...

China, the South China Sea, and misplaced national pride

Beijing has mastered the art of playing the international system against itself. Nowhere is this better exemplified, nor is China’s frame of reference vis-à-vis...

China, the South China Sea, and misplaced national pride

Beijing has mastered the art of playing the international system against itself. Nowhere is this better exemplified, nor is China’s frame of reference vis-à-vis...

China races to reign supreme in Artificial Intelligence

China already has 40% of the world’s trained AI scientists and most large universities have launched AI programs, meaning that percentage will only increase.   In...

The Rise of Virtual Jihad

ISIS has exploited the socio-political environment and young adults’ obsession with technology.   Cyberspace is the ideal platform for terrorists because, unlike conventional warfare, barriers to...

China and the folly of extreme punditry

Experts are of the opinion that China will soon either end up conquering the world or all its efforts will come to nothing and...

AI-driven globalization creating massive disruptions in economies worldwide

The two countries that appear to be the best positioned to leap forward in the coming decade are China and South Korea. Both are...

Space: The final frontier for cyberwarfare

Any satellite that can change orbit can be considered a space weapon, but military commanders, policymakers do not fully understand the potential consequences.   Space is...

Space: The final frontier for cyberwarfare

Any satellite that can change orbit can be considered a space weapon, but military commanders, policymakers do not fully understand the potential consequences.   Space is...

Space: The final frontier for cyberwarfare

Any satellite that can change orbit can be considered a space weapon, but military commanders, policymakers do not fully understand the potential consequences.   Space is...

Will China, US fall into Thucydides Trap?

According to the Thucydides Trap theory, a rising power threatens to displace the supremacy of an established power, and war is often the result....

As Trump reorders the world order

It has become clear over the first 18 months of the Trump presidency that what we are witnessing is nothing short of an attempted...

Weaponised: Why space warfare is inevitable

There is increasing chatter among the world’s major military powers about how space is fast becoming the next battleground. China, Russia, and the United...

Weaponised: Why space warfare is inevitable

There is increasing chatter among the world’s major military powers about how space is fast becoming the next battleground. China, Russia, and the United...

Weaponised: Why space warfare is inevitable

There is increasing chatter among the world’s major military powers about how space is fast becoming the next battleground. China, Russia, and the United...

Peace on Korean peninsula: When common sense trumps political punditry

My prediction: Korean War will be formally ended, the peninsula will be denuclearised, and a lasting peace will be the result.   Political pundits the world...

Peace on Korean peninsula: When common sense trumps political punditry

My prediction: Korean War will be formally ended, the peninsula will be denuclearised, and a lasting peace will be the result.   Political pundits the world...

Peace on Korean peninsula: When common sense trumps political punditry

My prediction: Korean War will be formally ended, the peninsula will be denuclearised, and a lasting peace will be the result.   Political pundits the world...

Social media and Zombie Voter Syndrome

Today’s voters appear to think less critically, demand less of the media, and are more easily manipulated.   Since the era of social media began, one...

Social media and Zombie Voter Syndrome

Today’s voters appear to think less critically, demand less of the media, and are more easily manipulated.   Since the era of social media began, one...

Social media and Zombie Voter Syndrome

Today’s voters appear to think less critically, demand less of the media, and are more easily manipulated.   Since the era of social media began, one...

Management ‘gurus’ and global risk agility

Management “gurus” have been beating some familiar drums over the past several decades, encompassing some recurring themes, such as the wonders of entrepreneurialism and...

Time to embrace a genuine middle ground in North Korea

There is a lot of posturing occurring in advance of the highly anticipated meeting between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un in May. Kim...

Time to embrace a genuine middle ground in North Korea

There is a lot of posturing occurring in advance of the highly anticipated meeting between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un in May. Kim...

Time to embrace a genuine middle ground in North Korea

There is a lot of posturing occurring in advance of the highly anticipated meeting between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un in May. Kim...

Trump’s tariffs and some truths about ‘free’ trade

The supposition that free trade is always a net positive or that the imposition of tariffs is always a net negative is simply fallacious.   President...

Trump’s tariffs and some truths about ‘free’ trade

The supposition that free trade is always a net positive or that the imposition of tariffs is always a net negative is simply fallacious.   President...

Trump’s tariffs and some truths about ‘free’ trade

The supposition that free trade is always a net positive or that the imposition of tariffs is always a net negative is simply fallacious.   President...

China has a distorted vision of the world

The emergence of any new global power often profoundly shifts the political and economic landscape and causes considerable discomfort among the established order. China’s...

China has a distorted vision of the world

The emergence of any new global power often profoundly shifts the political and economic landscape and causes considerable discomfort among the established order. China’s...

China has a distorted vision of the world

The emergence of any new global power often profoundly shifts the political and economic landscape and causes considerable discomfort among the established order. China’s...

The risks are rising for cities in Anthropocene era

In the Anthropocene era we are living in, man-made and natural risks are intersecting and clashing like never before, with impacts never previously seen...

The risks are rising for cities in Anthropocene era

In the Anthropocene era we are living in, man-made and natural risks are intersecting and clashing like never before, with impacts never previously seen...

The risks are rising for cities in Anthropocene era

In the Anthropocene era we are living in, man-made and natural risks are intersecting and clashing like never before, with impacts never previously seen...

America’s influence deficit is burgeoning

If influence is the power to produce an effect without the exertion of force, then US is more influential today than perhaps at any...

America’s influence deficit is burgeoning

If influence is the power to produce an effect without the exertion of force, then US is more influential today than perhaps at any...

America’s influence deficit is burgeoning

If influence is the power to produce an effect without the exertion of force, then US is more influential today than perhaps at any...

America’s loss can be India’s gain

Until recently, it had long been presumed that America will continue to devote considerable financial and military resources toward conflict resolution and lead the...

America’s loss can be India’s gain

Until recently, it had long been presumed that America will continue to devote considerable financial and military resources toward conflict resolution and lead the...

America’s loss can be India’s gain

Until recently, it had long been presumed that America will continue to devote considerable financial and military resources toward conflict resolution and lead the...

Reputation risk in cyber attacks is a myth

According to the reputation risk gurus, corporate reputation matters. It is taken for granted that consumers care that companies take the right positions on...

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