Interviews
Explore our interviews with analysts, academics and practitioners from across the Global South and underrepresented regions. Through focused conversations, Security Observer brings local expertise and independent perspectives to global debates on security, geopolitics, defence and international affairs.
Experts and scholars
Together, we connect local expertise with wider international debates and collaborative research.
CAMEROON
Kibang Cedrick Zuo-Kom
Geopolitical and security analyst, research fellow at IRPIA
CAMBODIA
Thong Mengdavid
Deputy Director China-ASEAN Studies Centre, lecturer at the Royal University of Cambodia
ARGENTINA
Jimena Alfaro
Specialist in Integrative Cognitive Psychotherapy, University lecturer, researcher
Our team brings together analysts, academics and practitioners from across the Global South, combining regional knowledge with expertise in security and geopolitics. Their diverse backgrounds support independent analysis grounded in local realities.
Monitoring security
Opinion
Kibang Cedrick Zuo-Kom
In this episode, Mikael Darbinian speaks with geopolitical and security analyst Kibang Cedrick Zuo-Kom about why Cameroon matters so much to Central and West Africa. The conversation explores Cameroon’s strategic location, its role as a trade and transit hub through Douala and Kribi, its relationship with Nigeria, Chad and the Central African Republic, and the security challenges shaping the country’s future.
MT Honour 25: 100+ Days in Captivity — A Stark Warning That Somali Piracy Is Far From Over
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Conflict Analysis: The Red Sea Flashpoint
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Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan Forge New Collective Security Pact in Mecca
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Research and advisory
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Geopolitical
Analysing geopolitical events in your region from foreign policy to the possible outbreak of war. Let us provide insight into what’s going on in in your area.
Crime
As a new crime trend is surging, get ahead of others to mitigate the risk.
ROUTE PLANNING
Analysing geopolitical events in your region from foreign policy to the possible outbreak of war. Let us provide insight into what’s going on in in your area.
Protests
Companies in protest-prone areas of Paris, London or Berlin have seen significant interruptions in the past.
Weather
Real-time weather monitoring a popular deliverable for storm-prone areas such as the Caribbean, southeastern United States or southeast Asia
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Security Observer is an independent platform amplifying expert voices from the Global South, creating space for underrepresented professionals to share analysis, insight and informed perspectives on security issues.
Mission: To provide an independent platform for experts from the Global South to contribute analysis, insight and informed perspectives on security issues.
Objective To address the imbalance in whose expertise is recognised in international security debates by elevating perspectives that are too often overlooked, and by fostering a more inclusive, balanced and credible exchange of ideas.
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