From the editors,

On October 7, the world looked on in shock as Hamas operatives infiltrated Israel territory and conducted the most brutal acts against mostly civilian targets, proudly posting bodycam footage of their barbarity on social media without hours of the attack, and taking hundreds of hostages back with them into the Gaza Strip. As the Israeli Defense Forces continue their counteroffensive, this reignition of tension in this age-old conflict has spurred numerous protests, with varying degrees of peacefulness, across the Western world.

The political context of the Israel-Hamas war / Mor Sobol

North Korea-sponsored cryptocurrency theft / James Jin Kang

European people, elites ambivalent on China / Hon-min Yau & Weronika Jakubczak

PRC propaganda and the need for media literacy / Ching Ya Chang

Cooperation needed to manage SCS fisheries / Gregory Coutaz

As our thoughts and prayers go out to the innocent victim of the ongoing Israel-Hamas War, the editors and staff of Strategic Vision hope our readers find themsevles safe and warm as we enter the winter season, and we look forward to continuing to provide toy with the finest analysis of the events impacting security in the Indo-Pacific region, and the world.

Dr. Fu-Kuo Liu

Editor, Strategic Vision