Aerial Surveillance: A threat to the National Security of States?
“Big brother is watching you”, to a layman this phrase would have little value, besides, a dystopian fiction novel cannot obviously turn into reality,...
Syrian Idlib Fighters for Hire
Ukraine has become a hub for mercenaries from all over the world since the start of the conflict. Both sides have taken considerable losses...
Assessing Pakistan’s Cyber Security Landscape
Authors: Gulraiz Iqbal and Ayesha Khalid*
Pakistan's history of cyber security policy development can be traced back to early 2000s when the Electronic Transactions Ordinance...
Drug Cartels Terrorist Organizations Threaten U.S. Security
According to the State Department’s International Narcotics Control Strategy Report of 2022, Mexico is the primary source of illegal drugs in the United States,...
Voicing Against Disinformation
In the digital era, information dissemination is not an arduous task. Information can reach many places even multiple times. However, not all information that...
The Failures of Russian Intelligence in the Ukraine War and the Perils of Confirmation Bias
The Russian invasion of Ukraine defied many expectations, not least the Kremlin’s. Prior to the ‘special military operation’ launched by President Vladimir Putin last...
Iran Threat to National Security 2023
The annual Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community for 2023, identified Iran as the third greatest national security threat to the United States,...
International Information Security in US-Russian Bilateral Relations
There have been periods of convergence and cooldown in U.S.-Russian relations on issues pertaining to international information security (IIS), the latter being witnessed by...
Gender-based Terrorism in Pakistan
The involvement of women in acts of terror is not a new phenomenon at a global level. However, it has gained significant attention in...
Russia’s Unconventional Warfare: Moscow’s domination of the Information Space
U.S. intelligence and defense services, as well as the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) 2023 Threat Assessment recognize China and Russia...