Satellite Connectivity Is Becoming National Infrastructure
Direct-to-device satellite service is moving from emergency backup to a strategic layer of communications. That creates resilience—but also new dependencies governments need to secure.
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A Warning Is Not a Defense: What Ukraine’s Air-Defense Gap Reveals
Ukraine’s warning of a possible major Russian air attack exposes a wider security problem: intelligence can identify a…
By Ahmad Shah Mohibi · 4 min
Expensive Military Power Has a Cheap-Threat Problem.
The RAF Fairford security investigation is a reminder that expensive military power can be disrupted by cheap, ambiguous…
By Ahmad Shah Mohibi · 5 min
AI Can Improve Security Cooperation. It Cannot Replace Trust.
Artificial intelligence can make security cooperation faster, more connected and more informed. But the hardest part of working…
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The Liminal Agent: A New Model of Online Radicalisation?
Emerging theories of online radicalisation reframes online extremism not as ideological commitment, but as a recursive drift driven by alienation, boredom, and…
By Rise to Peace US6 min →
Security and Counter-Terrorism Efforts in Southeast Asia
The Global Terrorism Index (GTI), a comprehensive study prepared by the Institute for Economics and Peace on the impact of terrorism in…
By Rise to Peace5 min →
What’s Next for Afghanistan Under the Taliban Regime?
In just 10 days, the Taliban was able to take control of most of the major cities and towns across Afghanistan. On…
By Ahmad Shah Mohibi6 min →
The United Nations in Africa: South Sudan’s Quest for Stability
Background On July 9th, South Sudan celebrated ten years of independence, remembering how its people overwhelmingly voted for independence from Sudan in…
By Stefan Bakumenko6 min →
Cyberterrorism in Europe Has a Clear Target, but the Motives are a Mystery
Tehrani’s description of terrorism is defined using Black Law’s dictionary and cites “the use or threat of violence to intimidate or cause…
By Rise to Peace5 min →
The New Reality in Afghanistan Requires the Afghanistan Government to Change Its Strategy
Since the signing of the U.S.-Taliban Agreement in February 2020, the Taliban has accelerated its offensive, securing major gains. The Taliban has…
By Rise to Peace4 min →
The Colonial Pipeline Cyber Ransomware Attack and the Continued Threat to the United States
Those who were not aware of the cyberattacks in the United States are now very aware of the threat after a ransomware…
By Sydney Neuman3 min →
The Rise And Countering Of Maritime Terrorism By The United States
Since the maritime environment is so open there is plenty of opportunity for maritime terrorism. Many terrorist organisations like Al Qaeda, the…
By Rise to Peace4 min →
An Introspective Outlook Of The U.S Letter To Afghanistan
Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s letter to President Ghani and Chairman Abdulla Abdulla addressing the Afghan peace process highlights its complexity and…
By Rise to Peace4 min →
With Final Prisoner Release, Afghanistan Takes a Giant Step Toward Peace
Originally published at The Diplomat At long last, the Afghan government and the Taliban are ready to start their long-delayed peace talks. The…
By Ahmad Shah Mohibi2 min →
Do Terrorist Attacks Directly Impact GDP and Income?
Editor’s Note: Rise to Peace Research Fellows are dedicated to studying all matters of violent extremism and productive ways to contribute to…
By Cameron Hoffman5 min →
Will Violence Stop If the United States and Taliban Reach a Deal?
The latest talks between the United States and the Taliban may conclude with a deal. Content of the peace agreement has been…
By Elisabeta Dinu5 min →
Was President Erdogan’s Visit to Washington D.C. a Success?
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to Washington D.C. last week received stanch opposition not only from the Kurds and pro-democracy groups…
By Suleyman Ozeren5 min →
Pelosi and Esper in Afghanistan: To Leave or Not To Leave?
Two United States envoys visited Afghanistan this week: the Secretary of Defence Mark Esper under the direction of President Trump and a…
By Ahmad Shah Mohibi4 min →
Elections 2019: Is Afghanistan Ready?
On 17 September, a blast rocked Ashraf Ghani’s campaign rally in Parwan province, echoing the words of Mohammad Ismail Khan, a former…
By Rise to Peace4 min →
US-Taliban Peace Talks: So Close, Yet So Far
The United States slowly inched toward a peace deal with the Taliban since talks in Doha, Qatar began some months back. There…
By Nick Webb3 min →
Profiling ‘Lone Wolves’ in Canada and the United States
The concept of ‘lone wolf terrorism’, as we understand in the contemporary, was ‘developed’ by right-wing extremists. Tom Metzger, the leader of…
By Kelly Wong5 min →
Hezbollah and the Terror-Crime Nexus
As the US security apparatus continues to publicly focus on Iran’s expansion in the Middle East, it has done little to actively…
By Alexandra Reguev3 min →
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