Terrorism & Extremism

In discussions about the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), naval spending, maritime chokepoints, and great-power competition usually dominate the headlines. Yet a quieter, transformative threat is emerging: cyberbiosecurity—the protection of digitally enabled biological systems and their associated data, from health facilities and laboratories to biomanufacturing and cold-chain logistics. This …

Abdulla Al Junaid President Donald Trump is intent on bringing about the second phase of the Gaza peace plan. As President Donald Trump hosts Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago today, the United States faces a strategic recalibration across multiple global theatres. And while framed as a …

By Dr. Shehab Al-Makahleh In a surprising move, the Houthis in Sana’a issued a sharply worded statement in response to Israel’s recognition of Somaliland, asserting that any Israeli presence in the region constitutes a legitimate military target. While brief and direct on its surface, the statement carries long-term …

Rameen Siddiqui  The final week of 2024 delivered a stark message: the era of easy money is over. In a synchronized pivot, the world’s major central banks turned hawkish—the Bank of Japan hiked rates to a thirty-year high, and the ECB signaled an end to easing. This monetary …

James Holmes Naval theorist Alfred Thayer Mahan would likely be baffled by Trump’s war on drugs—but would be instantly familiar with his broader geopolitical motives in the Caribbean. What would Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan, America’s fin de siècle evangelist of sea power, say about the US blockade on …

Dr. Shehab Al-Makahleh Syria is often described as entering a fragile transition. In reality, what is taking shape is something more troubling: a political order that claims stability while institutionalising fragmentation, external control, and undeclared concessions that will shape the country for decades. Recent clashes from Aleppo to …

Western militaries must adapt to the evolving role of the private sector, leveraging commercial technologies and firms to gain a strategic advantage and redefine economic warfare in modern conflicts. “It’s the economy, stupid.” So said James Carville, an advisor to Bill Clinton’s presidential campaign in 1992, and many peacetime politicians …

Henry Sokolski The administration is courting serious risks to global stability by neglecting any strategy around nuclear proliferation. Although commentators have extensively critiqued President Donald Trump’s new National Security Strategy, they’ve neglected what’s missing. Throughout the document’s 33 pages, there is no mention of nuclear extended deterrence and …

Dr. Shehab Al-Makahleh President Donald Trump has never disguised his admiration for strong-willed leaders. His vision of political stature is less about diplomatic elegance and more about a leader’s personal toughness and willingness to assert power unapologetically. This worldview dramatically shapes his approach to foreign policy, particularly in …