Eng. Saleem Al-Batayneh In an era where the Arab region is experiencing an unprecedented and highly publicized wave of normalization with Israel, it begs the question: What is transpiring in our immediate neighbourhood? We find ourselves in a situation where the cards are being shuffled and dealt with …
Read More »Washington’s Bet on AI Warfare
The future of warfare will certainly be data-driven and AI-enabled, and, in many ways, it already is. Throughout human history, technological progress has translated into military prowess. In most instances, the states that incorporate new technologies more quickly and effectively into their respective militaries have gained a significant …
Read More »The Promise of the EU’s New Economic Compass
An indisputable change in the global order has been accepted, demanding the EU navigate a new and very different course. In June, the European Union issued its first-ever European Economic Security Strategy, and this week, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen delivered a powerful State of the Union address. …
Read More »India-Canada Tensions Put U.S. Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Saira Bano Washington must mediate to ensure that relations between its closest ally and strategic partner remain stable. The United States finds itself in a precarious position as tensions escalate between Canada and India. Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau’s startling accusation that India may have played a role …
Read More »Hostility Between the United States and China Looks Increasingly Inescapable
Paul Heer Washington and Beijing see themselves locked in a zero-sum competition doubling as an existential ideological struggle. Washington and Beijing have been taking steps to resume normal diplomatic engagement, which had been largely suspended for several months after the “spy balloon” incident in February. A potential meeting …
Read More »The Threat of an Authoritarian Century
Across much of the world, the ideas of a democratic liberal political order, of multilateral international collaboration, and of liberal free-market capitalism are now in retreat. The world is in turmoil. Only thirty years after the fall of the USSR and the collapse of its proxy network in …
Read More »Will the Russia-Ukraine War lead to World War III?
So far, the conflict has remained within manageable bounds for the international community, but the prospect of further conflagration is not far off. Oleksiy Danilov, secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, recently warned attendees at the Kiev Security Forum that “World War III is already underway.” …
Read More »Three Sahelian Interim Military Leaders Sign Security Pact
Kester Klomegah Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have taken an admirable strategic step by signing a trilateral security pact in collective efforts to battle extremism and terrorism threats in the Sahel region. It is an opportunity, especially at this critical moment, to work relentlessly for peace and tranquillity, …
Read More »Al-Assad’s Beijing Visit: A Stepping Stone to a Strategic Partnership Between the Two Nations
The Chinese government is adopting a new diplomatic stance, marked by a bold challenge to American directives. This strategy aims to bolster ties with nations that the U.S. has sought to alienate, with Syria being a prime example. Recently, Beijing welcomed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. The outcome of …
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