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The Gaza War and the Military Deployments in the Region of the World’s Great Powers
The military operation initiated by Palestinian factions on October 7 unveiled numerous regional and international dynamics, highlighting the roles of each party in this conflict. This issue extends b
Palestinian-Israeli conflict
Position Assessment: Potential Pathways of Conflict between Hamas and Israel
Politics
Asymmetric Threats:A Study in the Transformations of Traditional Deterrence Strategies
Politics
The Ukrainian Crisis And Its Repercussions On The Transformation Of Chechen Fighters From "Salafi-Jihadism" To "Sufism Jihadism"
International Relations
Indian Navy’s Role in the Indo-Pacific Strategy Framework
Politics
Al-Julani's Statelet: The Reality and future of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham in the Light of Taliban Afghan Movement Rise
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The Devolved Nordic Peace NATO's Northern Expansion and the New Security Equation in Europe
This study provides a reading for the many reasons behind the shift in the attitude of Sweden and Finland, from neutrality to NATO accession. Also, it seeks to answer a range of questions, the most important of which: Why is the West embracing and supporting Stockholm and Helsinki's desire to join the NATO?
Munich Conference and the Changing European Security Landscape
This analytical paper examines the changing security landscape in Europe with the outbreak of the Ukrainian-Russian crisis, which dominated discussion and statements at the Munich Security Conference 2022, in an attempt to deliver a unified Western message to deter Russia. As the war has become a reality and the West continues to show a united position, this paper seeks to examine the consequences of the geopolitical realities in Europe and their effects on the global system, in light of Russia's moves in the field and the deterrent decisions by the West.
Why Terrorism Has Expanded Into The Jungles Of Africa
This report provides an overview of the development of informal armed groups in Africa, going through the most important factors that make the African continent a quasi-safe haven for the expansion of international terrorism after ISIS retrogression in the Middle East; for Africa is crucial to the global security considerations despite the fact that security studies in this regard are relatively few.
PRISM: The Challenges Facing 21st Century Military Modernization
STRATEGIECS Think Tank presents its translation of the esteemed PRISM journal, which specializes in national and international security studies, published by the National Defense University (NDU), where our team conducts translations of several select papers from the magazine into Arabic. Establishing this cooperation stems from STRATEGIECS and PRISM’s endeavor to expand the Arab-speaking readership of the journal. As such, STRATEGIECS will be the only Arab platform that offers PRISM content in Arabic, which will be regularly published on our website. The first paper addresses key challenges facing military modernization in the 21st century, using the Singaporean model as an example and highlighting essential questions policymakers must ask when deciding on a specific modernization program, amongst other relevant discussions.
International Crises: Possible De-escalation or Heightened Tensions?
While offering a theoretical definition of the term "international crises" and the required criteria to categorize an event as an "international crisis", the report cites historical events of international crises that had negative and positive effects on the nature of major international interactions. The report also explains, in theory, the reason behind considering the Coronavirus epidemic as an international crisis, providing key lessons learned from past international crises, to expedite the process of economic and political recovery in the post-Coronavirus stage.
New Zealand Attack: A Manifestation of Transnational Terrorism
This paper examines the roots of the extremist ideology that influenced Brenton Tarrant, perpetrator of New Zealand's attack; it explores a comprehensive context that reveals political and social contradictions within Europe that encourage more violent extremism, which this attack manifests. The paper summarizes "The Great Replacement" manifesto posted by the terrorist on a social media platform prior to carrying out his attack. By adopting this terrorist plot as a case study, the paper addresses interactions between the attacker and the right-wing, discussing accuracy in classifying this operation as "lone wolf terrorism." Finally, the paper offers recommendations to contain this growing type of terrorism as part of international efforts to combat multi-faceted terrorism; these multiple facets nourish one another and attract more supporters that are influenced by ideological-based attacks, whose perpetrators become role models for extremists with various motives.