DeepSeek: Shifting Balance of AI Power
April 16, 2025
Since its release two months ago, DeepSeek has prompted a reassessment of several assumptions
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Mustafa Bilal
Mustafa Bilal
Research Assistant
Mustafa Bilal
Professional Experience
Mustafa Bilal is a Research Assistant at the Centre for Aerospace & Security Studies (CASS), Islamabad. He has done his BS in International Relations from the National Defence University (NDU), Islamabad. His research interests include technopolitics, astropolitics, military aviation and warfare.
Publications
Rise in Aviation Accidents: Rethinking Aviation Safety
March 10, 2025
Despite decades of progress in aviation safety (e.g., international air traffic reached record heights post-Covid
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The Space Debris Threat: Out of Sight but Not Out of Mind
January 10, 2025
The International Space Station (ISS) has been featured in several Hollywood movies, from being hijacked by a hostile alien
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CubeSats and Space Exploration: From Campuses to the Cosmos
December 9, 2024
The launch of National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Europa Clipper on 14th October was a milestone
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Israeli Dome and the Iranian Hammer: Weighing the Costs of Air Defence
October 21, 2024
The recent Israeli interceptions of Iranian ballistic missiles have piqued international interest in the cost-effectiveness of Air Defence Systems
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Exploding Electronics: Weaponisation of Consumer Technologies
September 21, 2024
It is rather ironic that in a month which started with the launch of the latest iPhones and the first tri-foldable smartphone, technologically obsolete pagers and walkie talkies have garnered global attention. Headlines in the past few days have revolved around the exploding electronics in
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