Security & Conflict
China’s Sixth-Gen Fighters: Heralding Beijing’s Ambitions for the Future
Authors: Sarmad Naeem and Muhammad Rauhan Rasheed
On the 26th of December 2024, two never-before-seen aircraft took flight in the skies of China. Onlookers gazed...
Resource Wars: The Hidden Fuel Behind Most Conflicts
From ancient conquests of land, agricultural products, and trade routes to modern geopolitical struggles for natural gas, oil, and minerals, the control over resources...
Biological Weapons: Today’s Most Significant WMD Threat to U.S. National Security
The current WMD (Weapons of Mass Destruction) issue most significant to U.S. national security – utilizing a definition of WMD that focuses on CBRN...
Arctic Showdown: Global Power Struggles & ASEAN’s Stake in the Ice
Historical Context and Evolution of Arctic Geopolitics
As the Arctic ice melts at an unprecedented rate, a new geopolitical chessboard emerges at the top of...
Why Does Daesh in the Sahel Consider Morocco a Key Target?
Morocco, located at the crossroads of Africa, Europe, and the Arab world, plays a vital geostrategic role as a cornerstone of regional stability. However,...
Cross-Border Health Threats in Conflict Zones: Public Health Diplomacy for Regional Stability
In war-torn regions of the world, usually healthcare is one of the first to be affected, leading to terrible consequences for affected populations. Disease...
Military Spending: A Ticking Fiscal Time Bomb?
In an era marked by global uncertainty and shifting geopolitical alliances, nations continue to expand their defense budgets, often at the expense of other...
The AI Arms Race: How LLMS are shaping the Future of intelligence?
The rapid evolution of Large Language Models (LLMs) has sparked an unprecedented race among tech giants and startups alike. OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, Microsoft’s...
Surging Arms Stockpile in Southeast Asia: Preparation for War?
Defense spending in the Southeast Asia (SEA) has been experiencing an upward trajectory during the last decade amidst the escalating rivalry between the United...
Questions from Khawariji Leadership Terrorists
The Khawariji, a term historically rooted in Islamic history, has re-emerged in modern times through groups like the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), who have perpetrated...