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Saudi–Pakistani Defence Pact: Operationalizing Hedging and Deterrence in 2026
IntroductionThe Saudi- Pakistan relations transformed from informal cooperation to an explicit mutual defence commitment after the two nations formulized the Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement (SMDA) in September 2025. This is being viewed as a decisive shift in the security architecture for and how it institutionalizes hedging and deterrence amid an increasingly fragmented global order.Historical Context…
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Trump’s Terror Support Rebounds
US President Donald Trump is blaming former POTUS Barack Obama for the rise of ISIS. ISIS was energized, trained and armed in Turkey under US and British instructors before being unleashed in Iraq and Syria. But the US was also airdropping arms and ammunition for both ISIS and Al-Qaeda in that region. During Trump’s first…
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Israel Moves High-Tech Defence Manufacturing to India
The Strategic Rationale, Regional Signals, and Global Impact
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Turkey’s Transnational Jihad: Proxy Warfare, SADAT and Terror Financing
Analyzing Turkey’s strategic use of SADAT, proxy fighters and jihadist networks, with evidence from FBI, NIA and UN investigations into global terrorism
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America’s Arab-Islamic Subjugation
Two days after Israel conducted airstrikes on a Hamas compound in Doha on September 9, 2025, without causing much damage, an Arab-Islamic summit was convened at Doha. The Israeli airstrikes were greenlighted by US President Donal Trump and Jordan, Syria, Iraq and Saudi Arabia through whose airspace Israeli jets flew 1,800 km to strike Doha…
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India–Israel Defence Pact 2025: Boosting Make in India, Joint Production, and Military Technology Sharing
Executive SummaryIndia and Israel signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on defence cooperation, making a crucial transition from a buyer–seller dynamic to a joint development and joint production cooperation. The pact focuses on technology exchange, joint research, artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, and defence innovation, further bolstering the strategic alliance between both nations.India and Israel have…
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Turkey Extends Syria and Iraq Military Mandate to 2028
Ankara strengthens its regional foothold and executive control with a new three-year military mandate — the longest since 2016.
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Pakistan and Egypt Strengthen Defence Cooperation as Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir Visits Cairo
Pakistan’s Army Chief Gen. Asim Munir visits Egypt to boost defence cooperation, meet military leaders, and discuss regional peace and security.
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Will Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan Work?
Jubilation of the POTUS Donald Trump is unbounded after Hamas responded to his Gaza Peace Plan. Some view this as the glee on the face of little Dennis the Menace when Martha opened the door of the Wilson’s home. Trump posted on Truth Social: "I believe they are ready for a lasting PEACE". He welcomed…
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Ankara to deploy Troops to Niger
Turkey is preparing to send commandos and special forces to Niger to train its military in counter-terrorism. This deployment follows recent military cooperation agreements between the two nations, as Niger's new military regime seeks to diversify its support after revoking deals with Western allies. The Turkish trainers, who have experience in Syria and Iraq, will…
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US Blocks Engine Exports for Turkey’s KAAN Fighter Jet
The US Congress has blocked the export of crucial General Electric F110 engines needed for Turkey's advanced KAAN fifth-generation fighter jet program. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan called the move a "deliberate obstruction," while US lawmakers linked the decision to Turkey's 2019 acquisition of Russia’s S-400 missile system. The block critically hinders the KAAN project,…
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Ankara seeks Deterrence against Tel Aviv by militarily reinforcing Syria
• Turkey and Syria signed a security agreement in August to assist Damascus in military training and cooperation, including consultancy and equipment procurement. • Turkey begins training Syrian forces under new security deal.
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Arab-Islamic NATO
The Saudi-Pakistan Defence Agreement (SPDA) is hot news. This followed the emergency summit of 40 Arab-Islamic nations at Doha on September 15, after Israeli planes struck a residential compound in Doha, targeting Hamas but missed the Hamas leadership. Qatar, who partners the US in terrorism, was funding Hamas through Israel during the two previous Netanyahu…
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Turkey-Egypt Agreement to jointly produce VTOL drones in Cairo
In a move to strengthen their bilateral ties and bolster their defense industries, Turkey and Egypt have signed an agreement to jointly produce vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) drones. The deal, announced on August 26, 2025, partners Turkey's defense contractor **HAVELSAN** with Egypt's state-owned **Arab Organization for Industrialization (AOI)**. Production of the drones, including the…
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Turkish Steel Dome to rival Israel’s Iron Dome
Turkey has launched its new "Steel Dome" ("Çelik Kubbe") air defense system, a domestically-developed project aimed at rivaling Israel's "Iron Dome". Unveiled by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the system is designed to counter a wide range of aerial threats and reduce Turkey's reliance on foreign military suppliers, building upon multiple, integrated layers of defense from…
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Iran Underestimated
US President Donald Trump’s Operation ‘Midnight Hammer’ to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities, using B-2 Spirit stealth bombers and dropping12 GBU-57 bunker busting bombs in a 37-hour operation was covered in these columns recently, with Trump claiming that “Iran’s key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated” (https://www.thestrategicperspective.org/op-eds/fucklers-hammer/). It was also covered that contrary…
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Fickler’s Hammer
Assuming the second presidency on January 20, 2025, Donald Trump pledged: “My proudest legacy will be that of a peacemaker and unifier.” So, what happened? Trump is again fueling the war in Ukraine, supporting the conflict in Gaza to set up his dream Rivera, using Israel as America’s proxy to destabilize Middle East/West Asia, and…
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Operation Rising Lion and the Lessons for India
Operation Rising Lion by Israel took a step further the the drone warfare, which was previously implemented in Ukraine and the Caucasus Mountains. It involved long term strategic planning and excellent tactical implementation and coordination among the different units. Unfortunately for India, its enemies are likely taking notes too to employ this asymmetric warfare against…
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The Israel-Iran War
The ongoing Israel-Iran War is running full blown, with the potential of escalating into a larger regional war. The current round of hostilities commenced with Israel’s pre-emptive strikes in Iran. Justifying the strikes against Iran, the IDF said in a post on X: “15 nuclear bombs. That’s how many nuclear weapons Iran could’ve made, before…
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The Gaza Takeover Plan
Gaza's present and future is likely to have little in common with the widely proclaimed human rights violations and a lot to do with natural gas supplies and logistics infrastructure.
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Donald Trump and Islamic Terrorism
On February 20, 2025, the US State Department designated eight Latin American organized groups involved in drug trafficking, migrant smuggling, who also operate in the US and extend their territory through violence, Foreign Terrorist Organizations: Cartel de Sinaloa; Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG); Cartel del Noreste; La Nueva Familia Michoacana; Cartel de Golfo (Gulf…
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Pakistan-Turkey Strategic Talks
On February 5th Pakistan held its so called “Kashmir solidarity day”, with hundreds of jihadists along with the Hamas gracing the platform with its officials in name of Kashmir cause. Expectedly, Pakistan invited the Turkish president and his delegation to high level talks on 13th February. As the talks concluded with both nations pledging to…
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US approves massive potential sale of precision munitions to Israel
According to the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA, the US has cleared a sale of precision-guided weapons to Israel.“The United States is committed to the security of Israel, and it is vital to US national interests to assist Israel to develop and maintain a strong and ready self-defence capability,” stated the DSCA.The potential package…
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Israel pulls out of UN Human Rights Council
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar announced Wednesday, 5 February 2025, that his country will leave the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), following a similar decision by the United States' to do the same the day before when US President Donald Trump signed the executive order to withdraw the US from the United Nations Human…
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Pro Israeli Judge poised to preside over the ICJ
Judge Julia Sebutinde, a Ugandan jurist is all set to assume the presidency at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Judge Sebutinde is famously known for an opposing ICJ opinion in July 2024 which found Israel’s presence in occupied Palestinian territory to be unlawful. She pointed out the case to be a “one-sided forensic audit…
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Will Israel Attack Iran?
Israel is in a position where it could strike Iran without significant repercussions.
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The Israeli Offensive
Israel have managed to turn the war into giving them access to a move which can define the future generations of the region.
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Regime Change in Syria
The regime of Bashar al-Assad was finally toppled by the rebels, which Assad could not find way to control.
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Turkey’s power play in Nagorno Karabah
The small regional conflict in Nagorno Karabah in Caucasus erupted again on September 27th. The conflict has over 100 year history and has varied between skirmishes and full blown wars. This time was different. It immediately became one of the hottest topics around the world mostly because it would significantly affect the world energy markets.…
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Iran-China 25-year cooperation has major regional and global implications
The Iran-China 25-Year Cooperation Programme, signed in March in Tehran, was paid little attention by the mainstream media. The vague and broad text of the leaked draft agreement from the year prior and the absence of attention made it look like every other agreement for cultural cooperation between two countries. However, more careful analysis showed…
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The Big Caucasus Trade
On 19 September Azerbaijan launched a flash military campaign on Nagorno Karabakh. Within a day the leaders of the self-governing region, known as Artsakh by the local population, had tosurrender after the main defense points were neutralized. Soon after that, David Babayan, an adviser to the president of Artsakh, Samvel Shahramanyan, declared that “99.9%[of the…
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