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Touring the Zoo of Risk in Times of Trump

Dr Rasmus Dahlberg

Dr Rasmus Dahlberg

The Current Terrorist Threat Matrix in Europe: A Trend Overview

Dr Nicolas Stockhammer

Dr Nicolas Stockhammer

Elements of Attrition: Traditional vs. outsmarting doctrines

Dr Hasan Yükselen

Dr Hasan Yükselen

Trump’s Game: Game Theory and the Trump 2.0 Trade Doctrine

Dr John Hatzadony

Dr John Hatzadony

Dr Mohamad Husam Helmi

Dr Mohamad Husam Helmi

From Cartels to Terrorists: The U.S. Reframes Mexico’s Security Crisis

Dr Francisco Javier Rojas

Dr Francisco Javier Rojas

Somaliland’s bold gamble: Recognition, regional security, and the reordering of the Horn of Africa

Dr Brendon Cannon

Dr Brendon Cannon

Threat From the Depths: Uncrewed Underwater Vehicles

Dr Sitki Egeli

Dr Sitki Egeli

Gaza’s First Losers: ISIS and Al-Qaeda

Dr Pierre Boussel

Dr Pierre Boussel

Threat Inflation and the Politics of Security: From Cold War to Modern Conflicts

Dr Kristian Alexander

Dr Kristian Alexander

Post Davos 2025: Collaboration For the Intelligent Age

Dr Wan Zokhri Bin Wan Idris

Dr Wan Zokhri Bin Wan Idris

Leveraging the Trade Policy Component of Energy Security

Ehtesham Shahid

Ehtesham Shahid

Shaping the Future of Peace: The African Union’s Expanding Influence on Global Security Governance

Hubert Kinkoh

Hubert Kinkoh

Southeast Asia Regional Security Outlook in 2025: A Perspective

Dr Wan Zokhri Bin Wan Idris

Dr Wan Zokhri Bin Wan Idris

Air force resilience planning in this dangerous time

Peter Layton

Peter Layton

From Campaign Rhetoric to Policy Action: Trump’s WHO Withdrawal Explained

Dr Kristian Alexander

Dr Kristian Alexander

The Red Sea Shipping Crisis: A Window into the Strengths and Vulnerabilities of Today’s Naval Defense

Leonardo Jacopo Maria Mazzucco

Leonardo Jacopo Maria Mazzucco

A Sea of Plastic: Navigating the Global Security Implications

Dr Kristian Alexander

Dr Kristian Alexander

Heterogeneous Airpower Emerges: Implications for Air Forces

Peter Layton

Peter Layton

Trump’s Greenland Gambit: Resources, Geopolitics, and Controversy

Dr Kristian Alexander

Dr Kristian Alexander

What does Trump Mean for Africa’s Wars?

Marcel Plichta

Marcel Plichta

The Key Role of Manufacturing in Defence Industrial Policy. What’s Old and What’s New in 2025?

Martin Novella

Martin Novella

Building and deconstructing three levels of undersea cable security in a rivalrous world

Dr Brendon Cannon

Dr Brendon Cannon

World Needs to Make Bad Situations Better

Dr Wan Zokhri Bin Wan Idris

Dr Wan Zokhri Bin Wan Idris

Weaponising Innovation: How Civilian Technologies Fuel Modern Warfare

Dr Petros Violakis

Dr Petros Violakis

BACK IN THE DRIVER’S SEAT: AS ASEAN CHAIR, CAN MALAYSIA GET ASEAN BACK ON TRACK?

Dr Wan Zokhri Bin Wan Idris

Dr Wan Zokhri Bin Wan Idris

From the Margins to the Mainstream: The Case for Mental Health in Security Studies

Dr Kristian Alexander

Dr Kristian Alexander

Threats in the Ocean Seabed: Critical Underwater Infrastructure’s Evolving Security

Leonardo Jacopo Maria Mazzucco

Leonardo Jacopo Maria Mazzucco

Yahya Sinwar’s Assassination: Evaluating the Impact of Decapitation Strategy on Hamas and Regional Stability

Dr John Hatzadony

Dr John Hatzadony

Dr John Harrison

Dr John Harrison

Fusing Deontic and Devops: What AI Can Do and Undo in the Security Sector

Ehtesham Shahid

Ehtesham Shahid

The Coming Quantum Revolution in Defence Affairs

Dr Ashley Andrew Rossiter

Dr Ashley Andrew Rossiter

Russia’s Africa Strategy: Stagnant or Successful?

Marcel Plichta

Marcel Plichta

The Strategic Imperative of Developing Local Autonomy in Weapons Manufacture

Dr John Bruni

Dr John Bruni

Explaining Ethiopia’s Red Sea Gamble: Security, Identity, Economics, and Politics

Federico Donelli

Federico Donelli

Securitisation in the South China Sea: Scenario Plotting Analysis based on Indonesia’s Presidential Election in 2024

Dr Wan Zokhri Bin Wan Idris

Dr Wan Zokhri Bin Wan Idris

Alliance Knowledge Defence Capabilities: A View from Northern Europe

Dr Nils Arne Norlander

Dr Nils Arne Norlander

Rabdan Security and Defence Institute Outlines Busy Agenda for 2025

Sara Alzaabi

Sara Alzaabi

The Resurgence of Mass: Lessons from Modern Warfare

Dr John Bruni

Dr John Bruni

Is the public health approach the next policing paradigm? A Case Study from United Kingdom Violence Reduction Units

Dr Jacqueline Ann Grace Sebire

Dr Jacqueline Ann Grace Sebire

Securitizing the Paris Games: An Olympian Task

Dr Kristian Alexander

Dr Kristian Alexander

Air Combat between Drones Will Soon Be a Reality But it may not look like what you think

Dr Olli Pekka Suorsa

Dr Olli Pekka Suorsa

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