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Countering Chemical Weapons

UNIPATH STAFF Focused mostly on simulated chemical weapons attacks, Protection Shield 3, a 2022 military exercise in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, attracted participation from more than 320 personnel. They came from the Saudi Armed Forces,…

Integrating Air Defenses

UNIPATH STAFF The vulnerabilities of the Arabian Gulf nations, particularly their exposure to potential attacks from missiles, armed drones and improvised explosive devices, require a defense that combines the strengths of the region’s…

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…