Security & Conflict
Space Race 2.0: Militarization of Space
What was once merely a fantasy in science fiction literature has become a reality in thetwenty-first century, with outer space serving as a new...
Pakistan has run out of patience with the Taliban over terrorism
Pakistan’s patience with the Taliban has run out. Islamabad is increasingly willing to violate Afghanistan’s sovereignty to combat deadly terror attacks. This is indicative...
Nuclear War and Anti-Reason
“The rational is not thinkable without its other, the non-rational, and it never appears in reality without it.” -Karl Jaspers, Reason and Anti-Reason in...
Balancing Interests: Can the US Reconcile Drone Sales with Regional Stability in South Asia?
On 1st of February, 2024 pentagon released a statement disclosing details of an upcoming military deal (MQ-9B deal) between U.S. and India. The statement...
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps: Defining Iran’s Military Doctrine – Book Review
‘The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps: Defining Iran’s Military Doctrine’ by Alma Keshavarz dives into a powerful organization that is based in Iran called the...
The Logic of China’s global security initiative – seeking for common security
Over the past years, China has reiterated the concept of “common security” as a core principle applied to international relations. Since sovereign states act...
Border Escalation Reveals Another Dimension of Iran-Pakistan Relations
In January this year, Iran and Pakistan exchanged missile strikes inside each other's border territories in Balochistan — a region located at the crossroads...
Is Russia A Threat to NATO?
It was late June 2022 when the U.S. along with its North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) members put Russia on top of the list...
How big of a threat is ISIS in the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and the BARMM?
The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) is a terror group known for its involvement in the Islamic Independence Movement in the Philippines. This group...
Artificial Intelligence and Evolution of Warfare
Artificial intelligence (AI) is altering our ways of life and statecraft. Warfare is no exception to this evolution. As military forces around the world...