Security & Conflict
Beyond Fiction: Reimagining Modern Combat with Laser Weapons
‘It was sweeping round swiftly and steadily, this flaming death, this invisible, inevitable sword of heat.’ When these words by H.G. Wells appeared in...
SCO Summit in Islamabad: A Defining Moment for Pakistan in the Global South
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is a Eurasian political, economic, and security alliance. The upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Islamabad offers Pakistan...
Navigating the Storm: Security Challenges Facing CPEC
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has long been viewed as a pivotal initiative, promising significant economic benefits and stronger ties between Pakistan and China....
Israel’s Conventional and Nuclear Deterrence: A Systemic Whole
“The existence of system in the world is at once obvious to every observer of nature….” -Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, The Phenomenon of Man...
A Smart Defense Strategy for Indonesia’s New Capital amid Asia-Pacific Geopolitical Tensions
The relocation of Indonesia's capital to Nusantara (IKN) in East Kalimantan is not merely a monumental administrative and infrastructural undertaking, it also presents strategic...
Confronting the Russia-China-Iran Bloc with Lessons of the World Wars
There are some stark differences between the current confrontation and the First and Second World Wars. Any NATO-Russian military struggle would unequivocally be fought...
The Escalating Threat of Electronic and Counter-Space Warfare among Global Powers
President Ronald Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), famously dubbed the "Star Wars initiative," is widely regarded as one of the pivotal decisions that contributed...
The Survival of the Smartest: AI’s Edge in Modern Conflict
Centuries ago, two tribes roamed the earth: the Neanderthals, known for their strength and brute force, and the Homo sapiens, who, although physically weaker,...
India’s Defense Ambitions: A Mirage of Borrowed Power
India's defense modernization has been trumpeted as a bold stride toward self-reliance and regional dominance. Yet, when analyzed through a critical lens, it becomes...
Salad Bar Extremism
Christopher Wray, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), popularised the use of the term Salad Bar Extremism (also understood as Mixed,...