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The Houthis Drone War in 2026: How a Non-State Actor Is Reshaping Warfare in the Red Sea

Department of Strategic Foresight & Scenario Planning

Defence Technology Geopolitics

The Houthis Drone War in 2026: How a Non-State Actor Is Reshaping Warfare in the Red Sea

Chittari Saikrishna

50 views

Oct 13, 2026

The Russia Ukraine War's Foreign Fighters and the Coming Security Storm

Department of Strategic Foresight & Scenario Planning

Armed Conflicts

The Russia Ukraine War's Foreign Fighters and the Coming Security Storm

Prof. Col. Shashank Ranjan (Retd.)

38 views

Oct 12, 2026

Tracking the People's Liberation Army (PLA): 27th September - 03rd October, 2026

Detailed Reports

Department of Strategic Foresight & Scenario Planning

Geopolitics

Tracking the People's Liberation Army (PLA): 27th September - 03rd October, 2026

Colonel KK Venkatraman (Retd.)

79 views

Oct 12, 2026

Pakistan Kills 18 Militants in KP and Balochistan, but Is Its Counterterrorism Strategy Working?

Department of Hybrid Warfare & Irregular Conflict

Terrorism and Militancy

Pakistan Kills 18 Militants in KP and Balochistan, but Is Its Counterterrorism Strategy Working?

Sushant Pawar

83 views

Oct 9, 2026

China’s Antelope Reef Build-Up: Beijing’s Grey-Zone Advantage in the South China Sea

Department of Maritime Security

Maritime Security Geopolitics

China’s Antelope Reef Build-Up: Beijing’s Grey-Zone Advantage in the South China Sea

Rashi Manhas

193 views

Oct 8, 2026

Chinese Maritime Militia Spotted East of Taiwan as Beijing Expands Grey-Zone Operations into the Pacific

Department of Hybrid Warfare & Irregular Conflict

Maritime Security

Chinese Maritime Militia Spotted East of Taiwan as Beijing Expands Grey-Zone Operations into the Pacific

CNAWS Research Team

209 views

Oct 8, 2026

How Israeli Weapons forged Sri Lanka’s military victories during its 30 years civil war?

Department of Strategic Foresight & Scenario Planning

Geopolitics

How Israeli Weapons forged Sri Lanka’s military victories during its 30 years civil war?

Dr. Punsara Amarsinghe

58 views

Oct 6, 2026

Tracking China's Space Activities: 20th - 26th September, 2026

Department of Strategic Foresight & Scenario Planning

Geopolitics

Tracking China's Space Activities: 20th - 26th September, 2026

Lt Col Garima Joshi (Retd)

119 views

Oct 5, 2026

Beyond Deniability: How the Shahzad Bhatti Network Could Be Reshaping Proxy Warfare

Department of Hybrid Warfare & Irregular Conflict

Terrorism and Militancy

Beyond Deniability: How the Shahzad Bhatti Network Could Be Reshaping Proxy Warfare

Valluru Anvitha Reddy

92 views

Oct 3, 2026

Pakistan’s Hangor-class submarines and the Bay of Bengal: Is India facing a new undersea challenge

Department of Maritime Security

Maritime Security

Pakistan’s Hangor-class submarines and the Bay of Bengal: Is India facing a new undersea challenge

Sakshi Singh

120 views

Oct 2, 2026

What is Civil-Military Fusion?

Department of Hybrid Warfare & Irregular Conflict

Defence Technology

What is Civil-Military Fusion?

Ashutosh Kumar Singh

133 views

Oct 1, 2026

What is State-Sponsored Terrorism?

Department of Hybrid Warfare & Irregular Conflict

Terrorism and Militancy

What is State-Sponsored Terrorism?

Sanjay Panicker Reghulal

90 views

Sep 28, 2026