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Denial or Punishment: Assessing Deterrence Effectiveness

Deterrence discourages aggression by altering cost-benefit calculations, either through increasing costs via retaliation threats or by denying potential benefits. Which is more effective?

Israel Security Threat Assessment

Israel Security Threat Assessment

Security Threats can be classified on their Nature: Conventional, Non-Conventional, Terrorism. Alternatively, Israeli Military Authorities use a "Circles" system based on proximity to civilian centres, thus distinguishing First-, Second-, Third-Circles threats. What do these classifications entail?

Low Earth Orbit (LEO): An Overview

Low Earth Orbit (LEO): An Overview

What is a Low Earth Orbit? What do we use it for? Both the military and civil sectors exploit this orbit for observation, reconnaissance and communication purposes.

Strategic Chess: The Logic of Deterrence

Strategic Chess: The Logic of Deterrence

Making deterrence work is like playing chess. It is a game of calculating, predicting, guessing, and anticipating the opponent's moves. As in chess, there are key factors to consider if you want to win the game.

Into the Void: How Countries Choose Their Satellites' Orbits

Into the Void: How Countries Choose Their Satellites' Orbits

Why Satellites Are Where They Are? What are the Key Factors to Consider when Positioning Satellites? How do you Choose an Orbit? From Gathering High-Resolution Images to facilitating Global Communications, each Satellite's Orbit is Designed to Optimise its Functionality.

Into the Void: An Introduction to Orbital Dynamics

Into the Void: An Introduction to Orbital Dynamics

How does space travel work? What are the constraints of movement in space? Gravity, orbital motion and its characteristics.

Israel’s Defensible Borders: The Crucial Role of Geography

Israel’s Defensible Borders: The Crucial Role of Geography

Why does Israel still retain control over the Golan Heights and the West Bank in violation of International Law? What role does Geography play in all this? A Security and Military Perspective.

Decoding Deterrence: the Essentials of the Art of Persuasion

Decoding Deterrence: the Essentials of the Art of Persuasion

Deterrence Persuasion is an intricate interplay between Capability, Communication and Credibility. Their thoughtful combination together with a dose of Uncertainty shapes the delicate balance between Peace and Conflict.

How to Deal with the Prospect of War: The Role of Deterrence and Defence

When faced with a hostile nation wishing to strike against it, a State has two options: Deter the adversary and avoid conflict, or prepare for Defence and War.

Behind the Conflict: Shaping Modern Palestine

Behind the Conflict: Shaping Modern Palestine

What was Palestine before Palestine was born? The Changing Borders of a region that have locked two Peoples into a seemingly endless Conflict.

Striving for Security: The Utopia of Absolute Safety

The call for security is back in the political spotlight. Although more security is called for, it is often challenging to succeed in defining what this is, and thus what is really demanded.