Defense Security Archives

Dec

By Syed Khalid Muhammad Afghanistan, Defense Security, Interviews, Pakistan, Terrorism

Pakistan using dual approach of diplomacy, military action against Afghan-based militants

Syed Khalid Muhammad, Executive Director – CommandEleven, spoke with Arab News’s Naimat Khan about the Pakistan Army airstrikes on the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).

Jun

By Syed Khalid Muhammad Defense Security, Extremism, Terrorism

Operation Azm-e-Istehkam (“Resolve for Stability”)

For many days, CommandEleven has held back on providing an analysis of the proposed operation, its targets and the potential pitfalls it will face because we know how Pakistan operates, and how quickly public statements are backtracked from grand operations to minor grunts of force.

Apr

By Hassan Saleem Awan Data Governance & Security, Defense Security, Hybrid Warfare, Pakistan, Terrorism

Pakistan’s Defence Management: Bridging Strategic-Operational Divide

Pakistan’s defense and security landscape faces a complex array of multilateral challenges, including both kinetic and non-kinetic threats, technological disruptions, and newly emerging threats.

Sep

By Lt. General Asad Durrani (Retired) Defense Security

Selecting an Army Chief

Ours is not the only country in which the military has guns, but is certainly amongst those where the political power continues to flow through their barrel. If that’s what led some of our selectors go down the ladder to find an army chief who would spare their throne, it always backfired: not necessarily because of a bad choice

Jan

By Andrew Korybko Briefing Papers, Defense Security, Geopolitics, India, Pakistan

Will Russia’s S-400 Deal With India Significantly Affect Its Ties with Pakistan?

The grievances of Pashtuns, the progress of KPK, support base of PTM, role of PTI and PPP, and proposed next steps are discussed in this article and offer additional insight to this issue.

Jun

By Lt. General Tariq Khan (Retired) Defense Security

Challenges and Opportunities

Since the Chinese seem to have the Indians in a bind in Ladakh, it might be good idea to find out how they intended to play it out. In view of our higher than Himalaya ties, it should not be too difficult a proposition. In fact we should assume that the two countries had synchronised their plans.

Mar

By Syed Khalid Muhammad Briefing Papers, Defense Security, India, Pakistan

India’s New Normal with Pakistan

The grievances of Pashtuns, the progress of KPK, support base of PTM, role of PTI and PPP, and proposed next steps are discussed in this article and offer additional insight to this issue.

Jan

By Ahmad Ibrahim Briefing Papers, Defense Security, Hybrid Warfare

The Concept of Deterrence in Modern Proxy Warfare

The grievances of Pashtuns, the progress of KPK, support base of PTM, role of PTI and PPP, and proposed next steps are discussed in this article and offer additional insight to this issue.

Jan

By Ahmad Ibrahim Briefing Papers, Defense Security

Deterrence consistency and counters against evolving Cold Start Doctrine

The grievances of Pashtuns, the progress of KPK, support base of PTM, role of PTI and PPP, and proposed next steps are discussed in this article and offer additional insight to this issue.

Oct

By Ahmad Ibrahim Briefing Papers, Defense Security, Hybrid Warfare, Pakistan

South Asia’s Strategic Environment

The grievances of Pashtuns, the progress of KPK, support base of PTM, role of PTI and PPP, and proposed next steps are discussed in this article and offer additional insight to this issue.