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AthenaLab is a civil society platform for strategic thinking and action, focused on strengthening Chile’s capacity to project and defend its interests globally.

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Managed Confrontation: The Indo-Pacific after Shangri-La 2026
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Managed Confrontation: The Indo-Pacific after Shangri-La 2026

The 23rd Shangri-La Dialogue (SLD), held in Singapore from 29 to 31 May 2026, produced no major surprises. There were no declarations of rupture, no announcements of new alliance pacts, and no moments of open confrontation between the great powers. Yet the forum did reveal a security order that has crossed the threshold into confrontation: […]

John Griffiths & Diego Sazo

The Other Challenges for the Government: National Security and Defense

The Other Challenges for the Government: National Security and Defense

On June 1st, President José Antonio Kast presented his first State of the Nation Address to the National Congress. The speech aligned with the urgencies that determined the electoral outcome: public security, economic recovery, and attention to the most immediate social demands concentrated almost the entirety of its content. A Head of State assuming office […]

The Land Warfare Domain: A Determining Factor in High-Intensity Conflicts
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The Land Warfare Domain: A Determining Factor in High-Intensity Conflicts

Some assertions, due to their convenience, repeat themselves until they appear to be truths. One such assertion contends that technology has transformed warfare so radically that large-scale land operations belong to the past. It suggests that precision missiles and bombs, drones, and cyberspace have rendered territorial control unnecessary. It argues that armed forces will win future wars from […]

Marcelo Masalleras

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