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Defending Airspace

WING COL. (PILOT) AHMED JADAE AL MANSOURI, WING COMMANDER, QATAR EMIRI AIR FORCE In recent years, the State of Qatar has worked to strengthen its Emiri Air Force by supplying it with the highest-precision aircraft in the world. Starting…

Cooperative Border Security

UNIPATH STAFF Terrorists exploit border gaps far from the eyes of the authorities to infiltrate, smuggle weapons, and undermine security and stability. Inadequate control over the Iraqi-Syrian border led to incursions by Daesh into large…

Eyes on the Border

SALTANAT BERDIKEEVA, Unipath Staff In October 2021, Kyrgyzstan bought new military unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from Turkey to protect its border. The Bayraktar UAV was Kyrgyzstan’s first major investment in military UAVs, commonly…

Preventing Catastrophe

UNIPATH STAFF Hybrid warfare — in which the battlefield is vast with no obvious front lines — has become a major focus of military and security professionals. This type of warfare usually concerns terrorist groups supported by countries…

An Enduring Security Partnership

IRAQI ARMY STAFF GEN. Abdul Ameer Al-Shammari, THEN-DEPUTY COMMANDER, JOINT OPERATIONS COMMAND-IRAQ, AND U.S. ARMY MAJ. GEN. JOHN BRENNAN, then-COMMANDER, COMBINED JOINT TASK FORCE-OPERATION INHERENT RESOLVE In December 2021 Combined…

Automating Maritime Security

UNIPATH STAFF Navies have grappled with the same problem for thousands of years: They often lack the manpower and materials to patrol the breadth of the seas and protect maritime trade against predation. Multinational naval forces…

Security through Innovation

Gen. Michael E. Kurilla, Commander, U.S. Central Command, discusses innovative efforts to maximize operations across Central Command through the employment of new technology and concepts, including artificial intelligence (AI), machine…

Virtual Violence

ISLAMIC MILITARY COUNTER TERRORISM COALITION The internet is globally decentralized, which allows for anonymity and contributes to its use as a platform for illegal activities, including property crimes and the promotion of violent…