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Greece and Cyprus Must Stand as Israel’s Allies

Greece and Cyprus Must Stand as Israel’s Allies

Greece and Cyprus should turn support for Israel into a wider strategy: deter Turkish pressure, combat antisemitism, advance to Abraham Accords 2.0, deepen relations with Arab states based on the need for wider alliances and the Abrahamic Accords, and recognize...

26/08/2026

Iran-US Negotiations: A Parody of Diplomacy?

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Iran-US Negotiations: A Parody of Diplomacy?

A fragile Iran-US agreement could reshape Iran’s internal politics, improve bilateral relations and regional stability, or empower radical factions and deepen geopolitical uncertainty worldwide.

21/08/2026

Achilles Shield: Greece’s Strategic Leap

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Achilles Shield: Greece’s Strategic Leap

The real test of Achilles Shield will not be its price or the number of systems acquired, but whether Greece can integrate, sustain and develop the capability while building an alliance of strategic depth with Cyprus and Israel.

13/08/2026

Building the Gulf’s missing collective Air Defense Shield

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Building the Gulf’s missing collective Air Defense Shield

Gulf states own advanced defenses, but fragmented command and warning networks prevent them from turning national arsenals into credible collective deterrence.

04/08/2026

From presence to capability in Cypriot Air Defense

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From presence to capability in Cypriot Air Defense

A permanent Hellenic Air Force presence in Cyprus could become the foundation of a national airpower ecosystem built around F-4 aircraft and sovereign AI-enabled capabilities.

23/06/2026

Mirror, Mirror at War: When Intelligence Agencies Mistake Themselves for the Enemy

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Mirror, Mirror at War: When Intelligence Agencies Mistake Themselves for the Enemy

Western intelligence agencies systematically attribute adversary vulnerabilities they simultaneously share, driven by three structural incentives: narrative pressure, accountability asymmetry, and confirmation cascades, with five recent cases proving the pattern.

15/05/2026

Fury and Folly: Asia Faces Consequences of American Strategic Distraction

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Fury and Folly: Asia Faces Consequences of American Strategic Distraction

Operation Epic Fury is diverting attention and resources away from the Indo-Pacific and undermining U.S. reliability as a security partner, potentially accelerating regional arms competition.

24/04/2026

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Political Islam and the Future of NATO

Political Islam has failed to replace the former Soviet Union as the unifying force for NATO countries. The Alliance will probably never be the same as it was.

16/04/2026

The “Respect and Support” Mirage to Iranians

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The “Respect and Support” Mirage to Iranians

This approach cannot empower Iranians but risks igniting nationalist backlash, and heightening dangers of accelerated crackdowns, ethnic fragmentation, or a hardened dictatorship in post-strike Iran.

08/04/2026

From Kyiv to Tehran: The Rapid Evolution of AI in Modern Military Operations

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From Kyiv to Tehran: The Rapid Evolution of AI in Modern Military Operations

Ukraine’s drone-heavy attrition, Maduro’s AI-synchronised raid, and Iran’s machine-speed targeting show warfare shifting from human judgment to algorithm-driven, autonomous decisions over lethal force.

06/04/2026

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