The Philippines Cannot Sustain a Chinese Attack – No Matter How Much It Modernises
Reading Time: 4 minutesDespite a decade of defence reforms and modernisation, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) remains fundamentally ill-equipped to resist a sustained military assault by China. From firepower and geography to logistics and strategy, the asymmetry between the two nations is so severe that no amount of modernisation short of Continue Reading
Israel’s Strategic Gamble Against Iran: Walking the Razor’s Edge
Reading Time: 6 minutesIsrael’s multifaceted campaign against Iran’s nuclear programme exposes significant strategic, operational, and resource constraints. Tel Aviv lacks the military assets to directly neutralise Iran’s most fortified nuclear sites, forcing reliance on limited kinetic strikes, cyber operations, and psychological warfare aimed at degrading Iran incrementally. However, this strategy carries grave risks, Continue Reading
Killing Khamenei: The One Strike That Could Ignite the World
Reading Time: 4 minutesAs tensions between Israel and Iran reach an apex in June 2025 following devastating Israeli strikes on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, speculation is swirling in global intelligence circles: Could the conflict escalate to the point where Israel targets Ayatollah Ali Khamenei himself? The notion is not new. Twice during Donald Trump’s Continue Reading
The Stamina of Nations: Iran’s War of Endurance and Israel’s Dilemma
Reading Time: 4 minutes“The euphoria was short-lived,” wrote Israeli security and military affairs expert Yossi Melman in a rare moment of self-reflection, as the Israeli public absorbs the psychological and material costs of a spiralling conflict with Iran. When the Israeli government authorised its pre-emptive strikes on Iranian targets earlier this month, it Continue Reading
Israel Strikes Iran: How Operation Rising Lion May Accelerate Tehran’s March Toward Nuclear Weapons
Reading Time: 5 minutesIn the early hours of 13 June 2025, the skies over Iran lit up with explosions as the Israeli Air Force launched a multi-pronged, high-intensity operation deep into the Islamic Republic. Codenamed “Operation Rising Lion,” the campaign targeted over 100 high-value Iranian military and nuclear facilities. According to Israeli officials, Continue Reading