Security & Conflict
“A Massive Threat”: Ukraine Reports Russia’s Plan for 120,000 Glide Bombs
Russia is planning to produce up to 120,000 glide bombs in 2023, including a new longer-range version that can reach more targets. This information...
Why the New START Extension May Not Work
Amid speculations about the fate of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) and the inevitable arms race linked to its failure, Russian President...
“The Greatest Affair of State”: Managing Risks of Nuclear Warfare
“Warfare is the greatest affair of state, the basis of life and death, the way to survival or extinction. It must be thoroughly pondered...
Saudi-U.S. Talks Focus on Defence, Israel Ties Hinge on Palestinian Statehood
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS) is set to visit the White House, his first trip to Washington since the 2018 killing of...
US Intelligence: Israeli Lawyers Warned of Gaza War Crimes Evidence
The U. S. gathered intelligence indicating that Israeli military lawyers believed there was evidence supporting war crimes charges against Israel due to its operations...
Stagecraft at Sea: Hybrid Warfare and the Risk of a Manufactured Maritime Crisis
In the restless waters between Karachi and Kutch, power is no longer measured only in ships or missiles but in narratives. The Arabian Sea,...
The Domino Effect: Why Losing Pokrovsk Would Be a Catastrophe for Ukraine
Russian forces are making gains in the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, targeting Ukrainian military formations and hindering their attempts to escape encirclement, according...
Between Hawks and Doves: A Precarious Tightrope of Kabul and Islamabad
The popular expression ‘pass the buck’ was first used in American poker games, where a player, to avert the burden of dealing, would pass...
China’s Hangor submarine delivery to Pakistan: assessing naval-power balance shift
Submarine induction:
Pakistan's naval power was claimed to be bolstered in mid-August 2025 when China gave Pakistan its third Hangor-class submarine. With their sophisticated sensors...
Europe’s Weakest Link: Arctic Security
A war is never confined to a single stage. Developments in Ukraine echoes in the Arctic, just as dynamics in the High North have...