A NATO delegation visited Uzbekistan to reaffirm the alliance’s partnership with Tashkent in the wake of changing security dynamics in the region. Director-General of the NATO International Military Staff Lt. Gen. Janusz Adamczyk highlighted NATO’s ongoing engagement and cooperation with Uzbekistan, including the country’s ongoing participation in the Partnership for Peace initiative. “NATO remains committed to maintaining robust political dialogue and practical cooperation with Uzbekistan. This partnership is vital to promoting security and stability in the region and highlights our commitment to addressing common challenges as well as fostering positive developments in the Central Asia region,” Lt. Gen. Adamczyk said. Lt.…
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Qatar hosted the eighth Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition & Conference (DIMDEX) in March 2024 to highlight ways to protect shipping in the region. The biennial event, held over three days, is a platform for industry professionals and military and government officials to showcase products, exchange ideas, and discuss challenges and opportunities in the realm of maritime defense. Two hundred companies showcased their products in nine pavilions occupied by countries such as Qatar, the United States, the United Kingdom, Italy, France and Germany. Countries also displayed warships and submarines at Hamad Port in the Arabian Gulf. Representative from Qatar’s Navy,…
UNIPATH STAFF March 2024, the U.S. State Department approved a potential deal worth $2.2 billion to sell 50 M1 Abrams battle tanks and other equipment to the Kingdom of Bahrain. “This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national security objectives of the United States by helping to improve the security of a major non-NATO ally that is an important force for political stability and economic progress in the Middle East,” the United States Defense Security Cooperation Agency noted in a news release. The visit of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Bahrain Salman bin…
UNIPATH STAFF Seventy-two military vehicles carrying hundreds of U.S. Marines rumbled to life at the break of dawn, their silhouettes splayed across the glowing horizon harboring the Saudi sun. In a military camp outside of Yanbu on the Red Sea, tires churned desert dust as the convoy streamed onto a highway that climbed into the barren highlands outside the city. Over the next two weeks, the U.S. military convoy, accompanied by Saudi and Emirati partners, skirted mountains, lava fields and sand dunes on a military exercise that would take it across the width of the Arabian Peninsula. It was all…
MAJ. GEN. KHALED ALSHRIAAN, COMMANDER, KUWAIT AIR DEFENSE FORCE Integrated air and missile defense (IAMD) is essential in peacetime and conflict and is the ideal solution to counter emerging and future aerial threats. It achieves integration and interoperability among all defensive systems to protect vital and strategic areas from aerial threats. The development of air threats using unmanned aerial systems (UAS), cruise missiles (CM), and tactical ballistic missiles (TBM) is occurring rapidly and is being used widely and effectively by various actors. UAS improve tactical and technical parameters as well as reduce radar and thermal signatures and may grow in…
Pakistan Armed Forces Gen. Syed Asim Munir, Chief of Army Staff (COAS), shall be commemorated as a leader whose foremost commitment resides in the security, stability and prosperity of Pakistan. Since his assumption of command in November 2022, Gen. Asim Munir has charted a course that has spanned from resolute military actions against extremist outfits to astute military diplomacy. Gen. Asim Munir graduated from the 17th Officers Training Course, Mangla, and was awarded the coveted Sword of Honour. Commissioned in the 23rd Frontier Force Regiment, he has held esteemed positions across a spectrum of operational and command assignments. He has…
I would like to express my gratitude and appreciation to United States Central Command for publishing this issue of Unipath magazine that addresses the need for confronting violent terrorist organizations. The Yemeni state was aware of the danger of the Houthi terrorist organization early on and confronted it 20 years ago. The battles continue to this day. The group was able to expand the scope of its rebellion until it toppled the government and took control of the capital Sanaa and other Yemeni cities in 2014 by taking advantage of the fragility of the political system and unlimited support from Iran.…
The Iraqi Border Guard Command Modernizes Methods To Stop Terrorists And Smugglers After Daesh’s military defeat in Iraq and the drying up of its sources of funding, terrorist groups have turned to self-financing by manufacturing and smuggling narcotics. The region has witnessed an unprecedented increase in drug abuse and trafficking, adding to concerns and making border control a matter of urgency for security services. Iraq has completed important projects to control its borders with Syria, a conduit through which Daesh terrorist groups conducted their 2014 invasion of Iraq. Unipath met with Lt. Gen. Muhammad Sukkar Al-Saidi, commander of the Iraqi Border Guards, to…
The United Arab Emirates seeks constructive engagement from global partners to help stabilize the Middle East DR. ANWAR GARGASH, DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR TO THE PRESIDENT, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES The Manama Dialogue offers us an important platform to share our perspectives on regional and global security dynamics. I believe conversations like these are valuable, particularly at such a critical juncture in our region in light of the war in Gaza. This war has caused a serious humanitarian crisis, calls into question aspirations for stability in our region and brings new strategic challenges to the global stage. While it is perhaps too early to…
A summit in Jeddah reinforces economic and cultural ties between the regions UNIPATH STAFF Central Asian nations established relations with Arabian Gulf countries shortly after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Initially centered around the energy trade, infrastructure development and economic ties, these connections have evolved to encompass political and diplomatic initiatives, as well as shared religious affinities. The relations between the two regions have developed significantly in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The inaugural Gulf Cooperation Council-Central Asia summit, which took place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in July 2023, marked a critical moment in this…