Security Landscape: Militias, ISIL, and Counterterrorism in Iraq
Iraq’s direct terrorist threats included ISIL remains and various Iran-aligned militia groups, including U.S.-designated Kata’ib Hizballah, Harakat al-Nujaba, and Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq, as well as more undersized militias, declaring to be a part of Iraq’s “Islamic Resistance.” The Kurdistan Workers’ Party a designated terrorist group mostly located in the mountains of northern Iraq and southeastern […]
Challenges and Consequences: U.S. Counterterrorism Policy in the Middle East
The U.S. has had a determined strategy for counterterrorism prevention approaches in Iraq and Syria for decades, yet many point to considerable evidence that the U.S. strategy needs to be revised. In April 2023, Secretary of Defense Austin reaffirmed the U.S.’s obligation to ” maintain U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria in an advise-and-assist capability […]
Evolving Counterterrorism Strategies: Rethinking U.S. Approaches in the Middle East
The long-held U.S. perspective on counterterrorism was a roadblock to the victory of counterterrorism measures in the Middle East. Altogether, these actions lacked resources and coherence and failed to form a multilateral security and military structure competent to encountering the threat of terrorism in the region. However, the U.S. strategic and operative perceptions of counterterrorism […]
Countering ISIL: Saudi Arabia’s Proactive Measures
Saudi Arabia is one of the top nations combating terrorism and terrorist financing and has been functioning closely with its allies on all fronts. Saudi Arabia is tracking down the main, cutting off the money and eliminating the mindset that ISIS and other terror organisations create and rely on. Saudi Arabia is the primary target […]
Analyzing Israel’s Defense: Challenges and Gaps Exposed
There are questions arising: Where were the Israel Defense Forces in those long hours as Hamas militants rambled at will around residents near Gaza? “The army completely failed as a quick-reaction force,” one Israeli stated, indicating how some of the residents that came under invasion had to rely on their civilian security forces while they […]
Analysis of IDF’s October 7 Operational Failures
IDFChief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi has initiated a team of former military officers to investigate the army’s operational collapses in the lead-up to Hamas’s October 7 carnage. The probe seeks to draw operational findings for the military and will not look into the approaches of the political leadership. The judgment came 90 days […]
Analysing Iron Dome’s Limitations in the Face of Hamas Aggression
Israel has a long record of developing highly productive, state-of-the-art defence technologies and capacities. An excellent example of Israeli military muscle is the Iron Dome air defence system, widely praised as the world’s best protection against missiles and rockets. However, on Oct. 7, 2023, Israel witnessed a very large-scale missile invasion by the Gaza-based Palestinian […]
Assessing Israel’s Challenges and Controversies in the War Against Hamas: A Critical Analysis
Since the beginning of the war, the war narrative on Gaza has been significantly influenced mainly by the Israel Defense Forces and the country’s Ministry of Defence. Israel’s global reputation may have descended with the slaying of more than 20,000 Palestinians, the wounding of more than 50,000 and the devastation of much of Gaza. However, […]
Analyzing Israel’s Massive Intelligence Failure
The hierarchy of Israel’s intelligence negligence—why the Israeli government did not operate more preemptively on at least one available intelligence warning—is almost as stunning as the brutality and victory of the Hamas attack itself on October 7. As the Israel Defense Forces extend their ground invasion into Gaza, and with the death toll in the […]
Assessing the Failure of Israel’s Strategy Against Hamas
The Gaza Strip is known for the densely settled areas on the earth. It’s also among the most laboriously locked down, surveilled, and repressed. Israel has developed an entire intelligence instrument and aggressive digital intelligence industry around extending its geopolitical interests, especially its unending clash in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. Yet Hamas […]