West Asia War Analyses

The introduction and integration of AI into military systems have fundamentally altered the dynamics of military operations.

The maritime theatre is increasingly shaping the strategic outcome of the US–Israel–Iran war.

The war in West Asia has seen an unprecedented use of Artificial Intelligence and autonomous systems like drones in the military kill chain.

The strategic end-state of the US military campaign against Iran, whether it is deterrence, coercive diplomacy, or regime change, has been unclear.

Iran is fighting a ‘war of balance’, using controlled horizontal escalation as a tool to impose sufficient costs on the US and its regional partners.

Cyberattacks have formed an important supporting component of the joint Israel–US campaign against Iran.

Iran's targeting of GCC Member States represents an unprecedented challenge in the organisation’s 45-year history.

The war in West Asia has highlighted the vulnerability of defence industrial ecosystems to targeted attacks.

Offensive cyber operations are increasingly becoming an integral component of modern military campaigns.