Security & Conflict
No One Behind the Wheel: Iran’s Mosaic Doctrine in Action
When a state's political leadership announces a ceasefire and its military keeps firing, the instinct is to reach for deception as the explanation. In...
How Chinese PLA Tech Firms Use AI and Tanker Ship Data to Mask Iranian Military Moves
China utilizes technology companies affiliated with the People's Liberation Army, such as “CETC” (Convention and Technology Corporation of China), to develop simultaneous attack tactics....
The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence in Defence – Book Review
War has always been subject to ethical scrutiny. In other words, organized violence is expected to be justified and conducted within whatever limits are...
They Manufactured the Silence. We Called It Consensus
The international community has a structural problem in reading conflicts: it treats silence as neutrality, when in fact silence is a manufactured condition. When...
Preparing for the Pacific by Watching the Gulf: China Models Multi-Platform Strikes Amid Iran Tensions
The Missile Saturation Theory is the core of the Chinese military strategy being implemented or proposed in the context of cooperation with Iran. It...
Bandwagon as a propaganda technique: When ‘participating’ is used as a geopolitical weapon
What is the bandwagon technique?
Bandwagon is a propaganda technique that utilizes the instinct of human participation in a systematic manner. It has a simple...
When Cheap Drones Drain Expensive Defences
Four days is not long in war, but it is long enough for a bad assumption to snap. The February 28 joint United States...
Airline Pilots Face Drones, Missiles, and Mounting Stress as Wars Spread
Airline pilots are facing increasing dangers due to conflicts in the Middle East, particularly because of the U. S.-Israeli airstrikes on Iran. The war...
How Hezbollah Spent Months Rearming for the War It Saw Coming
Hezbollah has been preparing for a potential new war with Israel, replenishing its stockpiles of rockets and drones with support from Iran and its...
Beirut Under Fire as Israel-Hezbollah Tensions Escalate
Israel carried out intense overnight airstrikes on the Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs of Beirut, warning residents to evacuate before the attacks. Explosions and flashes lit...