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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Research at Rise to Peace spans terrorism and violent extremism, international security, foreign affairs, politics, technology, information, conflict, human rights, and peacebuilding. The common standard is evidence: verify the record, add context, and make the analysis useful.
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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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Pakistan vs. the Taliban: The Monster Comes Home
Pakistan’s defense minister just called the current Afghanistan–Pakistan fighting “open war.” That’s not a headline. That’s an admission that the old arrangement…
By Ahmad Shah Mohibi5 min →
Shopping for Identity: The Ideological Incoherence of the Palm Springs Suicide Bomber
Yesterday morning, on the 18th of May, the world awoke to news of yet another act of directed violence. In Palm Springs,…
By Rise to Peace US7 min →
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 →
Remembering 9/11 in the Wake of Growing Threats
As the 21st commemoration of the September 11th terrorist attacks approaches, the solemn anniversary brings a new wave of urgency. It has…
By Ahmad Shah Mohibi3 min →
Remembering September 11th: The Prevailing Memories of 9/11
Remembering September 11th “The Black Swan Theory”, coined by Nassim Nicholas Caleb, describes sporadic, unforeseen, and highly significant events. These events are…
By Rise to Peace5 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 →
US Assassinate Ayman Al-Zawahiri, Al-Qaeda’s Number Two
After months of meticulous planning and geographic calculations, President Joe Biden announced that the US had assassinated al-Qaeda commander Ayman al-Zawahiri, also…
By Rise to Peace4 min →
Katibat Macina: A Growing Threat in Mali
According to a statement by the Malian government, heightened attention is on Katibat Macina, an al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist organization, for its massacre of…
By Rise to Peace4 min →
A U.S. Drone Strike Kills an al-Qaeda Linked Commander in Syria
On June 27, another drone strike was successfully completed against the leader of an al-Qaeda affiliate group in northern Syria, according to…
By Rise to Peace2 min →
Impending Famine in Somalia Exacerbated by Al-Shabaab
Somalia has been facing the region’s worst drought and possible famine conditions within the past 40 years. Experts confirm climate change contributes…
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The Islamic State Claims a Deadly Explosion of a Sikh Temple in Kabul
On the morning of June 18th, a bomb exploded during an attack at a Sikh prayer place in Kabul while 30 people…
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How Likely is Another Civil War in Afghanistan and What Would it Mean for Pakistan?
For the second time, the Taliban captured Afghanistan putting an end to what is known as the United States’ longest war in…
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Five Years After the Philippines’ Marawi Siege: Lessons from Within
It has been almost five years since armed militants from two ISIL-affiliated organizations, Abu Sayyaf and the Maute, battled with Philippine government…
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The New Fight Against Al Shabaab
To counter the growth of Al Shabaab in Somalia, the Biden Administration has made the decision to deploy U.S. troops to Somalia.…
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Afghanistan’s Economic Crisis Means Rapid Growth for Terrorist Cells
On May 7, 2022, the Taliban enacted a measure stating that women must wear face coverings in public. This is seen as…
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Saudi Arabia Executed Three Men: Alleged Terrorism Operation
According to the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA), two Saudi natives and a Yemeni were executed after being tried and convicted of…
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Looking Back: Al-Qaeda’s Unexpected Attack Against the Central Intelligence Agency
For a decade, an elite team of military and intelligence agents operated in secret around the world with one clear intention: to…
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ISIS Claims Responsibility for the Suicide Bombing in Pakistan
According to security officials, a suicide explosion occurred on March 4th during prayer services at a Shia Muslim Mosque in the northern…
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