Military & Security

Dr. Cherkaoui Roudani The world is entering an era where conflict is no longer an exception but has become a permanent thread running through international relations. In this sense, the contemporary global order is not merely in transition; it is tilting into a zone of turbulence where regional …

Azeem Ibrahim Abdelkarim Mgeg’s bid for Libyan leadership raises slim hopes for a brighter future in a war-torn country. Libya has long slipped down Washington’s list of priorities. Since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, the country has been trapped in cycles of civil war, foreign interference, …

Shukriya Bradost Despite their many differences, both Tehran and Jerusalem are finding themselves lonely in the global arena. At this year’s UN General Assembly, two bitter enemies are locked in confrontation. However, Iran and Israel arrived with more in common than either would admit. Both states stand before …

Matt Cookson The United States can’t do much to ensure that democracy will emerge after the potential end of Iran’s theocracy. At the end of July, a broad spectrum of Iranian dissidents gathered in Munich for an event demonstrating a united opposition to the Islamist regime in Tehran. …

Jacob Heilbrunn The recruitment of Joey R. Hood is a kind of case study of the ability of ambitious government civil servants to reinvent themselves in the image of Trump. The Ben Franklin Fellowship is an organization of US diplomats and foreign policy professionals that was founded in …

Saudi Arabia and nuclear-armed Pakistan signed a landmark mutual defence pact on Wednesday, deepening decades of military cooperation at a time of heightened instability in the Middle East. Background: Gulf Arab states have grown uneasy about U.S. reliability as a security guarantor. Israel’s recent airstrikes on Hamas leaders …

On September 9, 2025, something unthinkable happened: Israel bombed Qatar. For a nation that had long worn the dual identity of mediator and the U.S.’ ally, hosting one of the largest U.S. airbases. The attack was not simply a military operation but a strike at the very heart …

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright has called for the complete dismantlement of Iran’s uranium-enrichment program, reinforcing a hardline stance despite recent IAEA-Iran agreements to resume inspections. NEWS BRIEF U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright has called for the complete dismantlement of Iran’s uranium-enrichment program, reinforcing a hardline stance despite …

Bushra Ikram The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), the only remaining bilateral arms control agreement between the United States (US) and Russia, is set to expire on February 5, 2026. The New START, which accounted for 90 percent of the world’s nuclear weapons, was signed in …