Key Takeaways: Abstract Recent analytical breakthroughs in strategic studies—most notably this author’s structural realist evaluation of Saudi Arabian nuclear restraint[2]—demonstrate that states forego sovereign nuclear armaments not due to legal adherence to non-proliferation norms, but as the result of a rational cost-benefit calculation grounded in external security arrangements, institutional guardrails, and strategic ambiguity. This article examines the applicability of the […]

Key Takeaways: Asia’s oldest defense relationship is changing, with India and Russia moving beyond traditional arms sales toward greater technology sharing and joint production. For decades, the partnership has been built around Russian military hardware, but India’s growing defense capabilities are now reshaping the balance between the two countries. During the BRICS summit in New Delhi on September 12-13, Indian […]

Pakistan should honor its defense commitments to Saudi Arabia through strictly defensive cooperation and protection of maritime commerce, while avoiding offensive military action against the Houthis that could drag Islamabad into a wider Middle Eastern conflict, alienate Iran, and deepen its domestic and strategic vulnerabilities. The Makkah Joint Defense Agreement between Turkey, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia was widely considered the […]

Key Takeaways: On 10 August the U.S., Armenia, and Azerbaijan marked one year after the White House summit and restated work on TRIPP—a corridor from Azerbaijan to Nakhchivan across Armenia. The route is not built. Armenia’s Constitutional Court hears the U.S. framework on 15 September; a new Armenian constitution and a 2027 referendum are also tied to Baku’s peace terms. […]

Key Takeaways: On September 8, 2026, Khurshid Pandrani Raisani was shot dead by Islamic State Pakistan Province (ISPP) terrorists in the Kank Ziarat area of Mastung District in Balochistan. While claiming responsibility for the attack, ISPP alleged that Raisani was an intelligence informant for Security Forces (SFs). On April 12, 2026, unidentified gunmen opened fire on Shia Hazara vegetable vendors […]

Key Takeaways: The South China Sea issue, often seen as a major flashpoint in the Indo-Pacific region because of contesting claims by some countries to this global common, emerged as a hot topic of discussion at the Seoul Defence Dialogue 2026 held on 7-9 September. Philippines which has a running spat with China and took the matter to the International […]

By not adopting resolute approaches, the United States and partners have allowed bad actors to bring the world closer to global conflict. Xi is apparently trying to “encircle the cities from the countryside.” Today, the Chinese leader considers places like Ukraine to be countryside and America the most important city. Xi has been busy disrupting the world. “Great chaos under […]

Accepter d’envoyer leurs forces de maintien de la paix, notamment dans la partie du Donbass d’où l’Ukraine pourrait se retirer et, au minimum, sur le reste de la ligne de front, pourrait être l’étincelle nécessaire pour faire avancer le processus de paix actuellement au point mort et mettre enfin le conflit sur la voie d’un règlement global. Le porte-parole du […]

Taliban forces detained the head and several members of a commission representing Afghanistan’s Shiite community after surrounding its office in Kabul, sources within the commission and Shiite representatives told Amu TV. The sources said personnel from the Taliban’s Justice Ministry surrounded the Shiite Commission’s office on Sunday before entering the building and detaining several people. Those detained were taken to […]