Hamas Publishes ‘Farewell Picture’ of 48 Israeli Hostages Amid Gaza City Offensive

Hamas has released what it termed a “farewell picture” featuring 48 Israeli hostages, coinciding with Israel’s intensified assault on Gaza City, the enclave’s largest urban centre.The compilation, distributed online by the Qassam Brigades—Hamas’s armed wing—included images of both living and deceased captives, each captioned “Ron Arad,” alluding to the Israeli air force officer who vanished in

September 21, 2025
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This Week in Deterrence (September 15-19, 2025)

We are seeing a shift of the forces reshaping deterrence across domains. Paramount is the urgency of integrating allied doctrine, accelerating resilient capabilities, and rigorously testing new systems to ensure credibility against adversaries. The future of deterrence will be secured not by isolated efforts, but by cohesive, rapid, and deliberate action. Bottom line: The center […]

This Week in Deterrence (September 15-19, 2025) was originally published on Global Security Review.

September 21, 2025
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In Another Blow To India, US Revokes Sanctions Waiver On Iran’s Chabahar Port

The Trump Administration’s decision to revoke the 2018 sanctions waiver for Iran’s Chabahar Port marks a sharp shift in U.S. policy toward India’s key regional connectivity project.Effective September 29, 2025, the revocation subjects all individuals, firms, and agencies linked to the port’s operation, development, rail connectivity projects, or financing to penalties under the Iran Freedom and

September 19, 2025
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Israel’s PM Netanyahu Warns Pakistan, Qatar Or Any Other Country Harbouring Terrorists; Says ‘Expel Or Punish Them Or Israel Will Act Decisively’

“Tomorrow is September 11th. We remember September 11th. On that day, Islamist
terrorists committed the worst savagery on American soil since the founding of
the United States.

We also have a September 11th. We remember October 7th. On that day, Islamist
terrorists committed the worst savagery against the Jewish people since the
Holocaust.

What did America do in the wake of

September 12, 2025
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Deterring Nuclear Terrorism in the Era of Great Power Competition

As the Cold War ended and new counterterrorism priorities took root in the 2000s, the threat of nuclear terrorism cemented itself as the ultimate catastrophic scenario. Dick Cheney famously stated shortly after September 11, 2001, “If there was even a [one] percent chance of terrorists getting a weapon of mass destruction, and there has been […]

Deterring Nuclear Terrorism in the Era of Great Power Competition was originally published on Global Security Review.

September 11, 2025
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