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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Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Persistent Challenges Facing Afghan Refugees
With the eyes of the world fixated on the crisis in Ukraine, the dire situation in Afghanistan and the plight of Afghan…
By Chris Ynclan Jr3 min →
The Effects of Oil Production on the Niger Delta
Peaceful, full of life, resource-rich, and green are all features that were once attributes of the Niger Delta. The region, located in…
By Joan McDappa4 min →
Terrorism and COVID-19: An Overview of their Impact on Syria
Syria is mired in poverty and disarray as a result of terrorism, and the impacts of COVID-19 have exacerbated the conditions. Syria…
By Rise to Peace4 min →
Guests in the Gulf: Afghans in the UAE
As part of an ongoing series from Rise to Peace, this article hopes to bring continued attention to the Afghan refugees’ conditions…
By Chris Ynclan Jr4 min →
How Local Identities Can Shape a More Balanced Response to Terror
The traumatic impacts of terrorist attacks reverberate far beyond physical injuries and loss of life. Victims must often cope with the loss…
By Rise to Peace3 min →
Kurdish and Chechen Women in Separatism
Women’s activities and levels of involvement in non-traditional military organizations are diverse. Because of that, it is important to approach case studies…
By Rise to Peace5 min →
Lessons To Be Learnt From Colombia’s Economic Reintegration Programs
A successful peace agreement does not guarantee lasting peace. The successful reintegration of ex-combatants back into society, while it does not guarantee…
By Itzel Courtez4 min →
The Role of Foreign Investment in the Afghan Peace Process
Previous efforts to invest in Afghanistan’s economic future have had poor results. But, the role of foreign investment in the Afghan Peace…
By Rise to Peace3 min →
The Taliban And Mujahideen: Comparisons And Lessons Learned
At the time of the Soviet invasion, those fleeing from Afghanistan to Pakistan were one of the largest refugee populations in the…
By Rise to Peace5 min →
Political Crisis For Refugees Seeking Asylum In Greece
There are currently 119,700 refugees in Greece, while another 19,100 refugees remain on the Greek Islands, seeking asylum. Despite many of these…
By Rise to Peace3 min →
What Does Future Trade Look Like in Light of the Afghanistan-Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement?
Following several months of talks between trade representative from Pakistan and Afghanistan, the two countries appear poised to finalize a preferential trade…
By Arman Sidhu4 min →
The Kafala Controversy: Migrant Labor Reform in the Gulf
Among the seismic economic changes to emerge in the twentieth century, few were as drastic and consequential as the growth enjoyed by…
By Arman Sidhu5 min →
Gender Analysis and Representation of Women as a Counterterrorism Approach
At a time where women can be victims, violent actors, and agents of positive change, the consideration of gender analysis in peace…
By Caitlin Hopwood5 min →
How Can Afghanistan Reduce Its Aid Dependency?
While violence escalated across the country, the intra-Afghan peace talks were stalled for weeks because of difficulties agreeing on procedural issues. It…
By Isabella Bjorkman4 min →
Afghan Aid Dependency: Two Alternatives for Foreign Donors
With just over 77% of its government budget dependent on foreign aid, Afghanistan’s prospects of establishing a self-reliant state in the near…
By Arman Sidhu6 min →
Remembering Rajani Thiranagama and Examining the Roles of Women in Post-Conflict Sri Lanka
”One day some gun will silence me and it will not be held by an outsider but by the son born in…
By Rise to Peace3 min →
Youth Are an Important Factor for a Peaceful Afghanistan of the Future
Some say that the intra-Afghan peace talks in Doha, Qatar represent a unique opportunity to change the current state of conflict in…
By Isabella Bjorkman4 min →
Progress or Plight?: CPEC & Baloch Separatism in Pakistan
With a valuation pegged between $50-60 billion USD, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, most commonly referred to as CPEC, presents Pakistan with one…
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