Security & Conflict
The Credibility Gap: Russia’s Rational Test of NATO’s Eastern Flank
On 12 August, NATO's ambassadors met in Brussels to respond to a fortnight of Russian drones and missile debris crossing into Polish and Romanian...
The Asymmetry of Strategic Depth
After almost five years of attritional warfare, the war in Ukraine is entering a more dangerous phase. Russia has strong incentives to escalate. The...
Allies but not Equals: American Weapon Diplomacy at Play
Authors: Ahmad Ibrahim and Amna Hashmi*
In George Orwell's Animal Farm, the ruling commandment “all animals are equal” survives the revolution word for word. Only...
Can a US–Saudi Nuclear Deal Reshape the Middle East Without Israeli Normalization?
For years, Washington hoped it could reach one big deal with Saudi Arabia. The United States would strengthen rits security relationship with Riyadh and...
Why Israel Is Alarmed by China’s Growing Military Ties With Egypt
Chinese President Xi Jinping's historic visit to Egypt (in early September 2026) is closely linked to the modernization and expansion of the Egyptian Armed...
What Is Greece’s $3.5bn Israeli Arms Deal Actually About?
Athens spent $3.5 billion on Israeli missiles this week in the largest defence deal the two countries have ever signed. That this happened while...
The Diffusion of Chinese Airpower in South Asia: Bangladesh’s J-10CE and PL-15
Bangladesh is moving towards military mobilization and starting negotiations with China for the acquisition of fighter aircraft J10CE equipped with PL-15. Reuters reported that...
Dhaka’s Mecca Question: What Bangladesh Would Actually Be Joining?
When Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement...
Post-Assad Syria and the Struggle for a New Security Architecture
When Bashar al-Assad's regime collapsed in a political earthquake on 8 December 2024, it was far more than a mere political transition that occurred....
China–Syria Clash Deepens Over Uyghur Fighters in Al-Sharaa’s Army
Chinese intelligence, military, and political agencies view Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa's strategy of integrating foreign fighters into the institutions of the new Syrian state...