Security & Conflict
Beyond Faith: The Pahalgam Attack’s Stark Reminder of Terrorism’s Indiscriminate Nature
On Tuesday, 26 innocent civilians, most of them tourists, were gunned down in a brutal terrorist attack in Baisaran, Pahalgam—one of Jammu and Kashmir’s...
The Pahalgam Tourist Attack
The recent assault on tourists in Pahalgam, a scenic region in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), has reignited debates over the blurred...
Advanced US Weapons in the Hands of Rebels
The withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan in August 2021 marked the end of a two-decade-long war, but it also sowed the seeds of...
Will the World Finally Dare to Confront the Polisario Threat?
As hybrid threats escalate across the Maghreb and the Sahel, the world can no longer afford to consider the Polisario Front as a benign...
Deceive to Dominate: Tracing Sun Tzu’s Legacy in Modern Cognitive Warfare
Is the battlefield still physical, or has it shifted into our minds?
Sun Tzu (5th century BCE), the renowned Chinese military strategist, left an enduring...
Island Defence: Assessing Taiwan’s Military Capabilities
Since its inception, Taiwan has grappled with a range of challenges in resisting mounting pressure from China. From defence and economic concerns to sociopolitical...
U.S. Security Dilemma amid China’s Military Resurgence
On December 26, 2024, the world was surprised by the appearance of an airshow of a Chinese fighter jet, which is allegedly a prototype...
Is NATO, the military alliance, on the brink of a collapse?
Since 1963, the Munich Security Conference has featured numerous controversial speeches. In 2007, Vladimir Putin declared that Russia would not accept anyone else's domination...
Electronic Warfare in Asia-Pacific: Geopolitical Strategies and Implications
The Asia-Pacific region represents a multifaceted landscape of economic, security, ethnic, cultural, and geographic diversity. Mackinder’s Heartland Theory, which emphasizes control over strategic geographic...
Why the US-Japan-ROK Alliance Faces Greater Risk in 2025 Than Cold War Europe
With the growing threat of nuclear conflict in Northeast Asia—driven by North Korea’s ability to strike the U.S. mainland with nuclear missiles—strategic concerns about...