Security & Defence
Starved Twice: How Gaza’s Food Crisis Became a Weapon of War
Gaza’s worsening food crisis cannot be explained by shortage alone. This analysis argues that access restrictions, supply disruption, price inflation and infrastructure collapse have turned hunger into a broader crisis of survival, deepened by the wider regional escalation following the US/Israel War on Iran.
The ‘Uberisation’ of Warfare: How Ukraine’s Drone Revolution Is Rewriting Modern War
Armin Papperger, the chief executive of German arms giant Rheinmetall, recently dismissed Ukraine’s drone manufacturing revolution as equivalent to "playing with Legos", derogatorily attributing...
America’s Captured Sword? Blackmail, Energy, and the War on Iran
On February 28, “Operation Epic Fury” brought war to Tehran's doorstep. With Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reportedly killed and Iran striking back with missiles and...
Indispensable Yet Unacknowledged: Türkiye and the Future of Europe’s Defence Order
Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate
The European Union faces an unsustainable geopolitical contradiction by structurally depending on Türkiye as an indispensable net security provider...
Iran’s Airpower Mirage: Why New Jets Won’t Fix a Broken System?
The June 2025 clashes with Israel laid bare not only the limits of Iran’s military power but also the vulnerability of its regime. Struggling...
War Without Borders: The Ontological Shift in Modern Warfare
Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate
The rapid integration of artificial intelligence, algorithmic targeting, and cognitive manipulation into modern military doctrines has fundamentally shifted warfare...
From Deterrence to Dominance: How Israel’s Airstrikes in Syria Mask a Broader Agenda
Since the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024, Israel’s unlawful policy of expansion and occupation in Syria has entered a new and...
Connectivity in the Crosshairs: Iran, Israel, and the Battle for Gulf Energy Routes
The escalation of Iran-Israel tensions through a flurry of missile exchanges and direct U.S. involvement marked yet another tectonic shift in Middle Eastern security...
Israel’s Regional Gambit: From Deterrence to Dangerous Overreach
The post-October 7 period has brought a broader regional conflagration that is rapidly redefining the contours of conflict in the Middle East. Central to...
