Muhammad Shahzaib Hassan
Research Assistant
Issue Brief on “Rethinking Conventional Deterrence: The Strategic Logic of Fifth-Generation Airpower”
In the opening weeks of its invasion of Ukraine, the Russian Aerospace Forces, one of the world's largest air arms, failed to secure control...
Issue Brief on “Beyond Interceptors: Missile Defence as a Multi-Domain Tool of Strategic and...
Modern attacks do not aim to annihilate, but to bring about "functional paralysis". Resilience works because the attacker cannot cripple all the systems at...
Issue Brief on “Global Arms Transfers in Flux: Emerging Trends and Security Implications”
Introduction: Arms Transfers as a Strategic Barometer
Arms transfers, the sale of military equipment between states, serve as a barometer of global power and insecurity....
Issue Brief on “Beyond the Hype: Hypersonic Weapons, Security Challenges in the Changing Strategic...
Introduction
Hypersonic missiles are often portrayed as a revolutionary “game-changing” weapon, yet experts caution that this is misleading. The physics of low-altitude, manoeuvring flight mean...
Issue Brief on “The Militarization of Outer Space and the Future of Arms Control”
Introduction
Outer space now underpins global security, and satellites provide vital communications, navigation, meteorology, and early-warning functions. Space-based systems are woven into military command-and-control and...
Issue Brief on “Quantum Technologies in Defense: Strategic Implications and Policy Challenges”
Quantum technologies harness the counterintuitive laws of quantum physics (superposition and entanglement) to create new computing, sensing, and communication capabilities. In defense, quantum computing...
Issue Brief on “Digital Militarism and Civilian Harm: Gaza as a Testing Ground for...
The nature of warfare has been dramatically reshaped by the evolution of modern weapons, converting it from traditional battlefield skirmishes to technology-laced conflicts. This...