The Killing of a Dawlah Islamiyah-Hassan Group Leader: Security Implications and Militant Sympathies

Photo: The STAR, John Unson Suspected leader of the Dawlah Islamiyah (DI)-Hassan Group, Yusa Ganoy, along with three of his followers, was killed during a[…]

The Mediterranean Basin and North African

Photo: DVIDS, 17 September 2026 Strategic Architecture​This comprehensive assessment evaluates the convergence of maritime security drills, domestic political shifts, and continental conflict spillovers shaping North[…]

The Unified Architecture of Global Crime

Photo: Bolivarian National Armed Forces of Venezuela, 2025Transnational organized crime does not operate in isolated, single-commodity silos. From the remote Makran Coast of Pakistan and[…]

From Uprising to Strategy: Why Africa’s Collective Security Architecture Must Integrate Gen Z and Civil Society

Photo:Aljazeera/Archive From the storming of Kenya’s Parliament in June 2024 to the fall of Andry Rajoelina’s government in Madagascar in October 2025, and from the[…]

The US–Iran MoU Has Expired: Could a New Regional Alliance Increase Pressure on Tehran?

Photo: Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com /NTB The memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran is no longer in force. It could have been extended by[…]

What US Military Air Movements Reveal About the Current Middle East Posture

Photo: EdwinS, Flightradar24 Iran and the United States have suspended direct attacks since 29 July, but military activity across the Middle East has by no[…]

When Democracy Unravels in Africa

Photo: AFP 2024 SAMBA BALDE The political tremors shaking many parts of Africa offer a sobering preview for African nations on the cusp of elections—Algeria,[…]

MT Honour 25: 100+ Days in Captivity — A Stark Warning That Somali Piracy Is Far From Over

Photo: EUNAVFOR ATALANTA The reported condition of the crew aboard the MT Honour 25 serves as a serious indication that the Somali piracy threat cannot[…]

Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan Forge New Collective Security Pact in Mecca

Photo: Saudi Press Agency Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed a new joint defence agreement in Mecca on 7 August 2026, marking a significant expansion[…]