Defense
Who Controls the Guns in Afghanistan? A Test of Taliban Governance
The released order of Afghanistan’s Supreme Leader concerning regulation of distribution and use of military weapons and equipment unleashed heated debates among different layers...
Deteriorating Security Situation in Pakistan: Implications for Political Stability
The security situation in Pakistan has been a pressing concern for over a decade, significantly impacting the country’s political landscape. It has a link...
Türkiye’s Piri Reis submarine: Shifting balance of power in the Mediterranean?
The Turkish navy formally commissioned its first air independent propulsion (AIP) equipped Type-214 Reis-class diesel-electric submarine (SSK) Piri Reis in late August 2024. Türkiye...
Japan-EU Security and Defence Partnership: Paving the way for something more?
On 1st November 2024, the 1st Japan-EU Foreign Ministerial Strategic Dialogue took place where the Japan-EU Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA) was being ratified which...
World Wars and the Cold War: Analyzing Conflict Through P-D-R=P and F-Scale Frameworks
The 20th century saw three monumental conflicts—World War I, World War II, and the Cold War—that reshaped global power structures, ideologies, and alliances. Each...
Israel’s Iron Beam: Pioneering a New Frontier in Aerial Defence?
Setting the Context
Following the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel, the Middle East has been grappling with a surge in the use of rockets,...
Modernizing Indonesian Defense: The Urgency of National Defense Industry Independence
The Ministry of Finance and the President of Indonesia have agreed to increase the budget for the Ministry of Defense in 2024 by IDR...
Women, Peace and Strategy: Why Security Doesn’t Fix the Issue
At its inception, NATO’s adoption of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda was deemed ‘an enraging example of how a good feminist work...
Pakistan-China Security Cooperation: A Strengthened Partnership for Regional Stability
Pakistan’s commitment to ensuring the safety and security of Chinese nationals in Pakistan has become increasingly significant as terrorist attacks targeting Chinese personnel have...
Military Strategy in an Era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution
‘The only thing harder than getting a new idea into the military mind is to get an old one out.’ Captain Basil H. Liddlehart’s...