Tag: Proxy war
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Public Demand: From Strategic Restraint to Visible Deterrence
By Major (R) Haroon Rasheed, a Defense and Strategic Analyst specializing in South Asian military dynamics, deterrence strategy, and defense modernization, and a member of the Research and Evaluation Cell for Advancing Basic Amenities and Development. Pakistan is a nation in mourning — and a nation asking hard questions. From the mountains of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa…
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The Art of Proxy Wars
Growing reliance on proxy warfare has sparked widespread concern, especially as Western countries combat ISIS by equipping moderate Syrian rebels and Kurdish peshmerga with weapons, funds, and resources instead of directly intervening. Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 similarly alarmed Western leaders, who feared Moscow was seeking regional dominance through subtle but forceful actions. Russian…
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UAE says it intercepted drone attack claimed by “True Promise Brigades” group
The United Arab Emirates said it intercepted three drones that entered its airspace over unpopulated areas early on Wednesday in the fourth such attack on the Gulf commercial and tourism hub in the past few weeks.