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Defence Innovation as Protection

Key Points: NATO’s central defense innovation challenge is conversion, not invention. Emerging and disruptive technology (EDT) adoption should be driven by operational demand, not technology fashion. Technology Readiness Level is insufficient for coalition defense adoption. Startups, SMEs and non-traditional suppliers need navigable transition pathways. Trusted data, interoperability, security and sustainment must become...
Engin Büker -
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The Northern Front After Iran

Key Points: Israeli security discourse should be analysed, not accepted. Lebanon may be theatre shaping before Iran. Hezbollah is the output of...
Engin Büker -

Manned-Unmanned Teaming: Why Nations Are Investing

Key Points : Pilot scarcity, force structure constraints, and China's public MUM-T demonstration are driving a procurement surge that is...
Nurettin Sevi -

The Third Player at the Table: Israel and the Two-Level Game in the US–Iran War

Key Points : Two-level game theory frames international negotiation as bargaining that happens simultaneously abroad and at home The US–Iran talks...
Mustafa Kirisci -

Submarine Cable Security: The Anatomy of Asymmetric Pressure in the Gulf Crisis

Key Points : Hormuz, Bab el-Mandeb and the Egypt-Suez corridor are dual energy-data chokepoints. In a crisis, repair access and attribution...
Cengiz Karakaş -

Germany’s Maritime Defense Test

Key Points : Germany’s defense credibility is likely to be tested through maritime resilience.  Germany’s ability to sustain allied movement could...
Mehmet Sümer -

The Rise of the Digital Warrior: How Simulation Is Reshaping Personnel Readiness for Modern War

Military simulation has evolved from a cost-saving supplement into a core pillar of combat readiness. The evidence from Ukraine,...
Erdem Yılmaz -

LNG Terminals as Europe’s Most Vulnerable Strategic Nodes

Key Points : Europe replaced one gas dependency with a new coastal one.  LNG terminals now act as strategic chokepoints in...
Mehmet Sümer -

The Economics of War and the Price of Peace: Why Ending the Iran Conflict Matters

Key Points : Modern war spreads through global markets, supply chains, and energy systems, making prolonged conflict economically unsustainable. The Strait...
Ahmet Kalkan -

The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the Future of Warfare

Key Points : • AI is transforming warfare across tactical, operational, and strategic levels.• It is the first technology capable...
Dr. Murat Çalışkan -
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