National Security
The Shadow of Surprise: Future Indo-Pak Air Conflict through the Lens of Marka-e-Haq
As a guarantor of advantage, the element of surprise is an inherent component of aerial warfare at the strategic,
August 8, 2025
Publications
National Security
Beyond Machines: How Strategy and Training Trumped Technology in the PAF–IAF Standoff
The idea that technological superiority ensures aerial supremacy is a persistent myth in contemporary air combat.
August 8, 2025
Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present
In an age where societies seem trapped in a perpetual cycle of progress and resistance, Fareed Zakaria’s Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present offers an insightful exploration of why the world feels simultaneously on the brink of breakthrough and breakdown.
August 1, 2025
National Security
Airpower a Credible Tool of Military Diplomacy: How PAF Doctrine Forced Realpolitik to the Ceasefire Table
Since its inception, air power has been the vanguard of military diplomacy by virtue of its speed, reach, flexibility, and precision
August 1, 2025
Emerging technologies
Ukraine’s Drones Breach Russia’s Arctic Bastion
On 1st June, Ukraine struck four Russian aviation mainstays: Belaya, Dyagilevo, Olenya and Ivanovo. Codenamed ‘Operation
July 30, 2025
Aerospace
How Ukraine is Redefining Drone Warfare
Last month, from 1st June to 1st July, the Ukrainian employment of drones against Russia marked a qualitative evolution in drone warfare.
July 30, 2025
Algorithms of Armageddon: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Future Wars
Modern military conflict is dominated by sophisticated technology, where the army with the most advanced capabilities controls the battlefield.
July 25, 2025
Emerging technologies
Seizing First Mover Advantage:People’s Liberation Army Embracing theIntelligentised Warfare
Since its inception, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has undergone fundamental changes in its military strategy.
July 24, 2025
Emerging technologies
Militarised NanoSats:Democratising Space Power andDisrupting Deterrence Paradigms
This paper examines the militarisation of NanoSats and applies the U.S. Space Force’s Competitive Endurance framework
July 24, 2025
Security
The Digital Fog of War: Lessons from the Israel-Iran Conflict
On 18 June, a volley of Israeli missiles burst over Iran’s skies, plunging the nation in digital darkness – cutting
July 22, 2025
