Navigating Troubled Waters: The Rise of Military Tensions in the South China Sea

International Security

The Golden Age of Drones: Military UAV Strategic Issues and Tactical Developments

Pierre Boussel

12 Jun 2024

Economy | Health | International Security

Europe and Russia

Shattered Lives: The Impact of the Ukraine Conflict on Women and Girls’ Displacement, Healthcare, and Economic Security

Gina Bou Serhal | Rahaf Al Khazraji

31 May 2024

International Security

Middle East

The Erosion of Iran-Israel Deterrence and the Subsequent Direct Escalation: Causes and Implications

Mohamed Gomaa | Reem Mohsen Al Kindi

21 Apr 2024

Foreign Policy and International Relations | International Security

Enhancing the US-Japan Security Alliance to Address Regional and International Challenges

Dr. Mohammad Abu Ghazleh | Rahaf Al Khazraji

19 Apr 2024

International Security

What if Nuclear Deterrence was an Obsolete Concept?

Pierre Boussel

03 Apr 2024

International Security

Fatal combination: Ecuador’s complex struggle against organized crime

Dr. Ariel González Levaggi

28 Jan 2024

International Security

Europe and Russia

The Future of Submarine Warfare

Dr. Murat Koray

21 Jan 2024

International Security

Europe and Russia

Russian Private Military Companies

Pierre Boussel

15 Jan 2024

AI and Advanced Technology | International Security

China

Israel and the chip war between the U.S. and China

Mohamed Aldhuhoori

30 Oct 2023

AI and Advanced Technology | International Security

Middle East

Unpacking the Intelligence Puzzle: Why Israel Was Caught Off Guard by Hamas

Dr. Kristian Patrick Alexander | Dr. Serhat Suha Cubukcuoglu

25 Oct 2023

Climate and Environment | International Security

Middle East

The Turkish-Syrian earthquakes and their impact on regional security in the Middle East

Edwin Lax

09 Aug 2023

International Security

Asia

Indian Navy Carrier Operations in the Arabian Sea – A Show of Strength and Expertise

Dr. Shishir Upadhyaya

06 Aug 2023

International Security | Political Islam

Middle East

Taliban-Iran relations: From companionship to tension

Dr. Mohammad Salami

02 Jun 2023

International Security

Asia

The Taliban at a crossroads: Dilemmas of nation-building amidst state fragmentation

TRENDS

12 Apr 2023

International Security | Political Islam | Terrorism

Africa

Turning to terrorism: Why Shamima Begum and other women joined ISIS

Rahaf Al Khazraji

05 Apr 2023

International Security | Terrorism

Africa

Al-Shabaab, Macawisley and Somalia’s post-election security landscape

Dr. Brendon J. Cannon

19 Mar 2023

International Security

Nuclear fusion energy: A world-changing technology?

Dr. Ash Rossiter

07 Mar 2023

International Security

Drone pilots at a glance: War at a personal level

Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo

03 Mar 2023

International Security

Europe and Russia

Russia’s financial defense mechanism against Western sanctions

TRENDS

29 Jan 2023

International Security

Asia

Beyond piracy? Maritime security in the Western Indian Ocean

Prof. Tim Edmunds

23 Jan 2023

International Security

Middle East

The JCPOA is dead. Now what?

TRENDS

20 Jan 2023

Climate and Environment | International Security

Middle East

Climate change as a threat multiplier in the Middle East: What role for NATO?

Nima Khorrami

02 Jan 2023

International Security | Terrorism

Africa

Last state standing? Mauritania and the fight against terrorism in the Sahel

Dr. Jean-Loup Samaan

02 Jan 2023

Economy | International Security

Europe and Russia

Geoeconomic consequences of the Russo-Ukrainian war

Dr. Mohammadbagher Forough

16 Dec 2022

International Security

Middle East | United States

Does a US-backed Middle East defense alliance fit with regional stability?

Emily Tasinato

09 Dec 2022

International Security

Europe and Russia

Russia’s action in Ukraine and NATO’s part in the story

Dr. Nicholas Ross Smith

16 Nov 2022

International Security

Europe and Russia

Arming Ukraine in the shifting fortunes of war

Dr. Ash Rossiter

07 Nov 2022

International Security

Africa

Eritrea and Sudan in Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict and implications for the Horn of Africa

Dr. Federico Donelli

30 Oct 2022

International Security

Europe and Russia

Failed peace in the South Caucasus

Dr. Emil Avdaliani

23 Oct 2022

International Security

Europe and Russia

Kosovo and Serbia: Behind the endless Balkan quarrel

Giorgio Fruscione

20 Oct 2022

International Security

Europe and Russia

Revisiting the Montreux Convention of 1936 in light of the current conflict between Russia and Ukraine

Prof. Glen Segell

18 Oct 2022

International Security

Europe and Russia

Latin America and the Russo-Ukrainian war: Too much to lose, too little to gain

Dr. Ariel González Levaggi

16 Oct 2022

International Security

Africa

War in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: A comprehensive security approach

Hippolyte Eric Djounguep

13 Oct 2022

International Security

Africa

The scourge of terrorism in Benin and Rwanda’s counter-insurgency role

Dr. Brendon J. Cannon

11 Oct 2022

International Security

Middle East

Gulf maritime security: Seeking stability in the era of precarious détente

Leonardo Jacopo Maria Mazzucco

04 Oct 2022

International Security

Middle East

The Armenia-Turkey imbroglio: Border politics and prospects of normalization

Vahram Ter-Matevosyan

28 Sep 2022

International Security

Middle East

The Red Sea: A permanent arena of interest for Israel

Dr. GIUSEPPE DENTICE

14 Sep 2022

International Security

Middle East | United States

To fly or not to fly? The fighter jet issue in the U.S.-Turkey relationship

Dr. Serhat Suha Cubukcuoglu

07 Sep 2022

AI and Advanced Technology | International Security

Asia | China

Crisis in the Taiwan Strait: Girding for the first AI war in history

Dr. Cheng Li

31 Aug 2022

International Security

Middle East

The strategic lessons of Israel’s ‘Operation Breaking Dawn’

Dr. Jean-Loup Samaan

23 Aug 2022

International Security

Africa

Cameroon: National security tested by global agility

Hippolyte Eric Djounguep

21 Aug 2022

International Security

Asia | China

Europe’s pivot to India: Examining India’s NATO calculus amid China’s fall from grace

Dr. Jagannath Panda

16 Aug 2022

International Security

Europe and Russia

Can the West weaken the Serbia-Russia alliance?

Giorgio Cafiero

26 Jul 2022

International Security

Middle East

Israel seeks to create credible military deterrent as Iranian nuclear progress continues

Yaakov Lappin

23 Jul 2022

International Security

Middle East

Iraqi army operation in the red zone

Pierre Boussel

21 Jul 2022

International Security

Asia

North Korea’s evolving nuclear force: Implications for peace and security on the Korean Peninsula

Ankit Panda

15 Jul 2022

International Security

Africa

Risks to regional stability and Djibouti’s domestic squabbles

Dr. Federico Donelli

01 Jul 2022

International Security

Europe and Russia

The war in Ukraine overshadows tectonic changes in the South Caucasus

Dr. Emil Avdaliani

27 Jun 2022

International Security | Political Islam

Africa

Al-Shabaab in Somalia: A jihadist group goes from local to global

Hippolyte Eric Djounguep

24 Jun 2022

International Security

Africa

Post-coup Burkina Faso: Security of the African coast after France’s withdrawal

Farouk Hussein Abodeif

20 Jun 2022

International Security

Europe and Russia

Russian-Chinese collaboration in defense technology: Prospects and limits

Dr. Ash Rossiter

10 Jun 2022

International Security

Middle East

The domino effect: What is Turkey’s stake in the Black Sea crisis?

Valeria Giannotta

08 Jun 2022

International Security

Europe and Russia

Russia-Ukraine war: Implications for the RSII coalition

Arman Mahmoudian

03 Jun 2022

International Security

Middle East

Can the Iran nuclear negotiations impasse be unlocked?

Dr. Yossi Mekelberg

30 May 2022

International Security

Africa

Ahlu Sunna Wal Jama and a third way in Somalia

Dr. Brendon J. Cannon

06 May 2022

International Security

Europe and Russia

Russia’s naval base in Sudan: A key to Moscow’s Africa strategy

Dr. Stephen Blank

22 Apr 2022

International Security

Africa

South Sudan: Rivalry between strategic and conflicting groups

Hippolyte Eric Djounguep

07 Apr 2022

International Security

Asia

Chasing basing: Great power maneuvering in the Western Indian Ocean

Dr. Ash Rossiter

30 Mar 2022

International Security

Middle East

Libya looks at political uncertainty… and a possible silver lining

Talmiz Ahmad

20 Mar 2022

International Security

Middle East

Iran’s Proxy Network in Yemen: How the Houthis Capitalize on Hezbollah’s Military & Operational Expertise

Gina Bou Serhal

16 Mar 2022

International Security

Middle East

The US military footprint after Ukraine: Hard choices for the Middle East?

Dr. Jean-Loup Samaan

08 Mar 2022

International Security

Africa

Civil war in Ethiopia: The murky game of ethnicity between the centre and the periphery of power

Hippolyte Eric Djounguep

06 Mar 2022

International Security

Europe and Russia

Zero Hour Approaches in Ukraine

Dr. Stephen Blank

25 Feb 2022

International Security

Asia

Identifying a common denominator to contend with the Afghan imbroglio

Dr. Syed Mohammad Ali

09 Feb 2022

International Security

Middle East

Beyond The Houthi Attack on Abu Dhabi: How to Address the Drone & Missile Threat to Civilian Areas?

Dr. Jean-Loup Samaan

25 Jan 2022

International Security

Middle East

Israeli Counter-drone systems in the face of regional threats

Yaakov Lappin

21 Jan 2022

International Security

Africa

Ethiopia in conflict: Shifting fronts, the role of external states and airpower

Dr. Brendon J. Cannon

18 Jan 2022

International Security

Europe and Russia

Terrorism in Sweden: The Threat from the Right

Dr. Jeffrey Kaplan

23 Dec 2021

International Security

Middle East

Turkey’s defense industry and military sales in Sub-Saharan Africa: Trends, rationale, and results

Dr. Brendon J. Cannon

20 Dec 2021

International Security

Middle East

Turkey’s Path to Drone Power

Dr. Ash Rossiter

08 Dec 2021

Climate and Environment | International Security

COP26 and the national security implications of the global climate crisis

Gina Bou Serhal

25 Nov 2021

International Security

Middle East

Accelerated development of autonomous ground vehicles is revolutionizing Israel’s military and defense industries

Yaakov Lappin

23 Nov 2021

International Security

Asia

North Korea’s Evolving Nuclear Force: Implications for Peace and Security on the Korean Peninsula

Ankit Panda

14 Nov 2021

International Security

Middle East

Ramifications of the Assassination Attempt against Al-Kadhimi

Dr. Hassanein Tawfiq Ibrahim

09 Nov 2021

Economy | International Security

Asia | United States

The Profit of War: How U.S.-Funded Contractors in Afghanistan Reaped the Rewards of America’s Longest War

Gina Bou Serhal

28 Sep 2021

International Security

Europe and Russia

The Other Western Military Withdrawal: France’s Exit Strategy in the Sahel

Dr. Jean-Loup Samaan

14 Sep 2021

International Security

To intervene or not to intervene

Chris Doyle

13 Sep 2021

International Security

United States

A World Remade: 9/11, America and the Western World

Dr. Jeffrey Kaplan

09 Sep 2021

International Security

Asia

The Afghanistan Withdrawal Debacle: The “Forever” Wars Fallacy and Other Realist Delusions Come Tumbling Down in the “Post-Post-War on Terror Era”

Anthony Celso

07 Sep 2021

International Security | Political Islam

Asia

The 11th Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction Report: An Assessment

Dr. Kristian Patrick Alexander | Dr. Stephen Blackwell

30 Aug 2021

International Security

Middle East

The Military Lessons of the Gaza War of May 2021

Dr. Jean-Loup Samaan

01 Jul 2021

International Security

Europe and Russia

New Trends in European Terrorism: The case of France

Dr. Jeffrey Kaplan

23 Jun 2021

International Security

Asia

Arms proliferation amid heterogeneous resistance in Myanmar

TRENDS

24 May 2021

International Security

United States

Prospects for far-right extremism in the US following the Capitol attack

Claudia Wallner

24 Mar 2021

International Security

Middle East

Challenges and prospects for security and stability in Iraq

Rahaf Al Khazraji

18 Mar 2021

International Security

United States

National security blueprint offers the first glimpse at Biden doctrine

Dr. Kristian Patrick Alexander

16 Mar 2021

International Security

Africa

Repositioning AFRICOM’s significance to Biden’s Africa policy

Ahmad Askar

08 Mar 2021

International Security

United States

President Biden and the challenge of the ‘forever wars’

Chris Doyle

08 Feb 2021

International Security | Political Islam

Middle East | United States

Trump vs Biden: Policies countering terrorism and violent extremism

Dr. Anne Speckhard | Molly Ellenberg

20 Jan 2021

International Security | Political Islam

Global terrorism trends suggest extremists will adapt and evolve

Dr. Kristian Patrick Alexander | Dr. Stephen Blackwell

03 Jan 2021

International Security

Middle East | United States

Trump-Biden election presents stark contrast in Mideast peace outlook

TRENDS

02 Nov 2020

International Security

Europe and Russia

French teacher’s killing and the threat of extremism

Khalid Abd Al-Hamid

26 Oct 2020

International Security

Africa | Europe and Russia

Conflict, pandemic, and the continuing central Mediterranean migration crisis

TRENDS

23 Sep 2020

International Security

Middle East

Friends and foes have their fingers in the Lebanese pie

Dr. Yossi Mekelberg

06 Sep 2020

Economy | International Security

Europe and Russia

Natural gas dynamics in the Black Sea: Geostrategic implications

TRENDS

11 Aug 2020

International Security

Migrant remittances: Tapping into a post-pandemic lifeline

TRENDS

22 Jul 2020

International Security

Middle East

The map of conflict and developing scenarios in Libya

Mohammed Khalfan Al-Sawafi

24 Jun 2020

International Security

Middle East | United States

Can the Kazemi government pull Iraq out of US-Iran conflict whirlpool?

TRENDS

28 May 2020

International Security | Political Islam

Europe and Russia | Middle East

Germany’s listing of Hezbollah as terror outfit and European position on Iran nuclear deal

TRENDS

14 May 2020

International Security

Middle East

Sanctions against Iran and Syria and the coronavirus pandemic

TRENDS

28 Apr 2020

Economy | International Security

Middle East

Turkey and the geopolitics of natural gas in the Eastern Mediterranean

TRENDS

13 Apr 2020

AI and Advanced Technology | International Security

Middle East

Social Media Platforms: an intricate role in the Arab world for a strong tool of influence

TRENDS

25 Mar 2020

International Security

Middle East

NATO’s role in Iraq amid growing western uncertainty in the Middle East

Dr. Stephen Blackwell

23 Mar 2020

Foreign Policy and International Relations | International Security | Political Islam

Middle East

ISIS and Israel: Implications and outcomes of shifting positions

Mohammed Khalfan Al-Sawafi

19 Mar 2020

International Security | Political Islam

Asia | United States

An imperfect peace or excuse for withdrawal? The US-Taliban agreement and Afghanistan

TRENDS

05 Mar 2020

International Security | Political Islam

Middle East

The ongoing war on Al-Qaeda in Yemen

Dr. Fatouh Heykel

24 Feb 2020

International Security

Europe and Russia

The medium-term aftermath of European elections and the migration question

TRENDS

27 Jan 2020

International Security | Political Islam

Asia | United States

Afghanization of Syria: Withdrawal or redeployment of the US military?

TRENDS

20 Jan 2020

International Security

Middle East

Forced demographic change as a geopolitical tool in post-war Syria

TRENDS

20 Jan 2020

International Security

Middle East

Why protests in Lebanon could mean an existential crisis for Hezbollah?

Mona Alami

20 Jan 2020

International Security

Middle East

Multilateralism and incessant conflicts in the MENA region

Mohammed Issam Laaroussi

20 Jan 2020

International Security

Understanding the violent and non-violent extremism grey zone

TRENDS

18 Mar 2019

Foreign Policy and International Relations | International Security

United States

U.S. Foreign Policy on Syria Shifting Tides

TRENDS

18 Feb 2019

International Security

United States

To Provide for the Common Defense The US National Defense Strategy

Scott Englund

19 Jan 2019

International Security

Middle East

Holy Mobilisation The Religious Legitimation behind Iraq’s Counter-ISIS Campaign

TRENDS

05 Dec 2018

International Security | Political Islam

The Geography of Terror

Scott Englund

11 Nov 2018

International Security | Political Islam

Asia | Middle East

Beyond ISIS and Al-Qaeda The Long Tail of Global Islamist Violence

TRENDS

29 Oct 2018

International Security

Europe and Russia

The Challenges Facing Refugee Integration in Europe

TRENDS

26 Aug 2018

International Security

The Gender Dimensions of International Peace & Security

TRENDS

27 Dec 2017

AI and Advanced Technology | International Security

Laptop Bombs and Civil Aviation Terrorism Potentials and Carry On Travel Bans

Robert J. Bunker

03 Jul 2017

International Security

Middle East

Daesh in Iran Spreading Instability

Mona Alami

22 Jun 2017

International Security

United States

The US fight against ISIS Daesh The War on Terror from Obama to Trump

Mona Alami

04 May 2017

International Security

Attack of the drones – Emerging threats from Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Andrew Staniforth

22 Mar 2017

International Security

Middle East

Iran’s Long Game in Lebanon

Mona Alami

15 Mar 2017

International Security | Political Islam

Middle East

The Bondage of History Daesh/ISIS and the Islamic Past

Ambassador Alberto Fernandez

09 Mar 2017

International Security | Political Islam

Africa | United States

What Happens After Daesh Lessons from Africa, the Americas, and the Arab World

TRENDS

01 Mar 2017

Climate and Environment | International Security

Global Water Governance and International Security

Leah Sherwood

22 Feb 2017

International Security

Securing the State – Strategies to counter contemporary terrorism

Andrew Staniforth

06 Dec 2016

International Security

United States

How Might Trump Confront Terrorism and Violent Extremism

Scott Englund

24 Nov 2016

International Security

Europe and Russia

Migration Influxes and European Compassion How Long Do We Need to Wait for an Informed Sustainability

Estella Carpi

10 Nov 2016

International Security

Small States’ Strategic Hedging for Security and Influence

Leah Sherwood

14 Sep 2016

AI and Advanced Technology | International Security

Big Data and open source intelligence – A game-changer for counter-terrorism

Andrew Staniforth

19 Jul 2016

International Security | Political Islam

Asia

Transnational Crime, Transnational Criminal Law and Security in Afghanistan

Neil Boister

03 May 2016

International Security | Political Islam

Misoverestimating Terrorism

TRENDS

03 Mar 2016

International Security | Political Islam

Defining the Limits of Terrorism Are We Terrorized

Scott Englund

25 Jan 2016

International Security

The Long Game of Drone Warfare

Scott Englund

11 Jan 2016

International Security

Countering Violent Extremism and Education Gaps and Recommendations

Amaryllis Georges

16 Dec 2015

International Security

Towards the Global ‘Rule of Law’ Beyond

Neil Boister

08 Dec 2015

International Security | Political Islam

The ‘Right’ to Education and the Rhetoric of ‘Human Dignity’

Samira Saleh Usman | Estella Carpi

13 Oct 2015

International Security | Political Islam

Understanding radicalisation – Constructing counter-narratives to tackle terror

Andrew Staniforth

19 Jul 2015

International Security

Women, Peace and Security Gender Perspectives on Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding

Leah Sherwood

24 May 2015

International Security | Political Islam

Europe and Russia

Muslims in Europe or Muslims of Europe

Estella Carpi

11 May 2015

International Security | Political Islam

Lethal Victims Child Recruitment in Terrorist Organizations

Amaryllis Georges

14 Apr 2015

International Security

Security and Development Questioning’righting wrongs’

Estella Carpi

11 Mar 2015

International Security | Terrorism

Fifth Dimensional Battlespace Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism Implications

Robert J. Bunker

10 Feb 2015

Climate and Environment | Economy | International Security

Middle East

Green Economy and National Security of the GCC

Mohammed Abdelraouf

05 Feb 2015

International Security | Terrorism

Sources of Terrorism & Rational Counters

Dr. Thomas F. Lynch III

18 Jan 2015

International Security

United States

On the Horns of the US Counterterrorism Dilemma

Michael Stohl

18 Jan 2015

International Security | Terrorism

Terrorism as Disruptive Targeting

Robert J. Bunker

11 Jan 2015

International Security

Lethal Victims Child Recruitment in Terrorist Organizations

Amaryllis Georges

14 Apr 2014