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Power Play in the Philippine Midterm Election

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Government & Politicsanti-dynasty law, China policy, democratic integrity, democratic trajectory, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Foreign Policy, geopolitical interests, governance stability, House of Representatives, Impeachment, institutional credibility, international incidents, legal accountability, local officials, nationalist sentiment, Philippine midterm elections, polarization, political dynasties, political reform, political rivalry, regional stability, Rodrigo Duterte, Sara Duterte, security threats, Senate race, South China Sea

Power Play in the Philippine Midterm Election

Jumel G. Estrañero2 Comments

On May 12, 2025, Filipinos casted their votes in midterm congressional elections. The election unfolded amid intensifying hostilities between two of the nation’s most powerful political dynasties. Current President Ferdinand…

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Extending the Golden Dome: AUKUS Pillar 2

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archiveadvanced technologies, allied territory, anti-submarine warfare, artificial intelligence (AI), AUKUS pillar two, autonomy, boost phase, burden sharing, collective defense, command-and-control systems, counter-hypersonics, cyber capabilities, cyber-reconnaissance, deep-space advanced radar capability program (DARC), directed-energy platforms, electromagnetic spectrum., electromagnetic weapons, electronic attack, electronic counter-countermeasures, electronic countermeasures (ECM), electronic protection, electronic warfare, five-eyes countries, fractional orbital bombardment system (FOBS), Golden Dome, high-power lasers, hypersonic glide weapons, hypersonic interceptors, hypersonics, information sharing, innovation, interceptors, intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM), jamming, kinetic interceptors, land-attack cruise missiles, low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites, machine learning, microwave weapons, mine warfare, missile defense, multilayered defense network, nuclear command control and communications (NC3), quantum computing, quantum key distribution, quantum technologies, quantum-resistant cryptography, regional stability, sensors, signals interception, space-based targeting, spoofing, strategic deterrence, submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBM), submarines, undersea capabilities

Extending the Golden Dome: AUKUS Pillar 2

Natalie Treloar0 Comments

As the United States attempts to better understand the requirements of President Trump’s Golden Dome program, pillar two of the AUKUS agreement has the potential to help solve the “integration…

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Irregular Warfare: An Indian Perspective

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Bonus Reads, Strategic Adversariesallied response, border conflict, defense strategy, Deterrence, deterrence strategy, diplomacy and defense, escalation dynamics, force posture, geopolitical risk, Great Power Competition, India-China tensions, Indo-Pacific, international defense, military partnerships, National Security, regional stability, security cooperation, Strategic Alliances, strategic foresight, threat perception

Irregular Warfare: An Indian Perspective

Natalie Treloar0 Comments

An Ally’s Candid Concern: Watching India-China Tensions from the Front Row In a rare and refreshingly direct conversation, a senior international defense partner outlines why the growing tensions between India…

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Syria and Saudi Arabia’s Northern Front: A New Theatre for the Kingdom’s Security Policy

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Strategic AdversariesArab sovereignty, Arab unity, Bashar al Assad, Captagon trafficking, counterterrorism, defense cooperation, Druze militias, economic leverage, extremist networks, forward defense zone, fragmentation, geopolitical terrain, Geopolitics, Iran, Iranian proxies, Iranian-backed militias, Israel, Israel airstrikes, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA, Middle East, Muslim Brotherhood, northern frontier, power vacuum, reconstruction diplomacy, regional stability, sanctions relief, Saudi Arabia, security policy, Sunni politics, Syria, territorial integrity, transitional government, Turkey, Turkey's military presence, Yemen

Syria and Saudi Arabia’s Northern Front: A New Theatre for the Kingdom’s Security Policy

Mohamed ELDoh1 Comment

In the aftermath of Bashar al-Assad’s fall, Syria has become more than just a war-ravaged state grappling with political vacuum and economic decay—it has transformed into a critical security frontier…

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What It Takes to Neutralize the Houthi Threat

Archive, Emerging Threats, Strategic AdversariesArab states, Arab unity, ballistic missile capabilities, Bandar Abbas, civilian infrastructure, cyber disruptions, drone attacks, Egypt, financial isolation, geopolitical leverage, global shipping disruption, Horn of Africa, Houthi threat, intelligence cooperation, Iran-backed Houthis, Iranian support, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Israel airstrikes, maritime security, naval dominance, precision airstrikes, red sea, Red Sea Defense Compact, regional security, regional stability, Saudi Arabia, Saudi-UAE reconciliation, Socotra, special operations, Suez Canal, UAE, US bombing, US-Egypt defense cooperation, weapons smuggling, Yemen

What It Takes to Neutralize the Houthi Threat

Mohamed ELDoh3 Comments

The Red Sea has re-emerged as a vital fault line in the struggle for regional power, maritime security, and geopolitical leverage. At the center of this growing turbulence stand the Iran-backed Houthis…

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Nuclear Diplomacy or Regime Survival? Rethinking the Iran Deal

Archive, Strategic AdversariesAli Khamenei, Arabs, authoritarian regime, Baloch, cultural suppression, democratic aspirations, Diplomacy, dissent, Donald Trump, economic marginalization, economic relief, ethnic minorities, forced assimilation, Hezbollah, houthis, Human Rights, Iran regime, IRGC, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, JCPOA, Kurds, marginalized groups, militias, nuclear deal, oppression, Persian-Shia hegemony, regional stability, repression, sanctions relief, uranium enrichment, US-Iran

Nuclear Diplomacy or Regime Survival? Rethinking the Iran Deal

Loqman Radpey2 Comments

In response to President Donald Trump’s letter to Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, proposing a new nuclear deal, Khamenei’s stance was unequivocal: rejection, dismissing it as “deception of public opinion.”…

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Now That Trump Is Back, What Should Arab States Do?

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Diplomacy, Strategic AdversariesAbraham Accords, America First, Arab states, belt and road initiative, China, counterterrorism, defense capabilities, defense cooperation, economic reforms, Foreign Policy, Gaza, geopolitical power, Gulf Cooperation Council, houthis, India-Middle East-Europe corridor, Iran, Israel, maritime security, Middle East, Mohamed ElDoh , non-state actors, Palestine, red sea, regional security, regional stability, Russia, strategic power, trade agreements, transactional diplomacy, Trump, US economy, Yemen

Now That Trump Is Back, What Should Arab States Do?

Mohamed ELDoh0 Comments

With Donald Trump’s return to the White House, Arab states already face a pivotal moment in shaping their foreign policy. Known for his transactional diplomacy and “America First” approach, Trump…

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Bolstering Extended Deterrence

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archivealliances, American commitment, Australia, defense cooperation, heavy bomber task force exercises, Indo-Pacific, infrastructure, interoperability, Japan, joint coalition exercises, multilateral treaty organization, NATO, Nuclear Deterrence, nuclear umbrella, nuclear-capable F-35s, partnerships, People's Republic of China, power projection, regional defense cooperation, regional security, regional stability, Russia, security cooperation, South Korea, SSBN port calls, United States, William Atkins

Bolstering Extended Deterrence

William Atkins1 Comment

As the nuclear deterrence landscape continues to change, the United States must reinvigorate its alliances and partnerships to project power effectively and effectively hold adversaries at risk. The 2022 National…

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Why a Joint US-Pakistan Counterterrorism Task Force Is Necessary

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archivecounterterrorism, cross-border terrorism, cyber defense, Deterrence, global security, intelligence collaboration, ISI, Kashmir, nuclear catastrophe, nuclear facility sabotage, nuclear order, nuclear safeguard, nuclear security, nuclear security drills, nuclear sites, nuclear theft, Nuclear Weapons, Pakistan military, Pakistan nuclear arsenal, regional stability, regional tensions, sovereignty, Strategic Plans Division, Taliban, Terrorism, terrorist organizations, Timor Nawabi, US military aid, US-Pakistan task force

Why a Joint US-Pakistan Counterterrorism Task Force Is Necessary

Timor Nawabi0 Comments

For more than 70 years, the world has avoided nuclear war. However, the nuclear order is changing dramatically. Pakistan’s growing nuclear capabilities and ties to terrorist groups present an especially dangerous…

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India’s MIRV Development – A Latent Counter-space Capability

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Space Deterrence & Conflict, Strategic AdversariesAbabeel missile, anti-satellite test, Arms Control, asymmetry in space capabilities, C4ISR capabilities, Center for International Strategic Studies (CISS), co-orbital systems, counter-space capability, cybersecurity, decisionmaking, drones, electronic warfare, India-Pakistan tensions, interoperability, MIRV, missile technology, Mission Shakti, National Defense University (NDU) Islamabad., Nuclear Deterrence, operational effectiveness, outer space treaty, peaceful uses of outer space, regional stability, situational awareness, space policy, Space Security, space weaponization, technology transfer, United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS)

India’s MIRV Development – A Latent Counter-space Capability

Maryyum Masood0 Comments

In March 2024, India conducted a test of its multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicle (MIRV) capability by placing miniaturized warheads onto its Agni-V intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), which has a…

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