Senior Fellow Department of War Studies King's College London (KCL)
Nawaf Obaid is a political scientist that works on intelligence and security issues. He specialises in the history of war and defence doctrines, with a particular emphasis on nuclear posturing.
On 7 April, Islamabad became the last barrier between the Middle East and a war that would have rapidly spiralled beyond anyone’s ability to control. By...
Wars in the Middle East are usually discussed in terms of missiles, air strikes, militias and territorial control. But this war will ultimately be decided somewhere...
Iranian mining operations, drone strikes and missile attacks on shipping have reduced traffic through the Strait of Hormuz to extremely low levels, with only a...
Since 2015, Saudi Arabia has faced sustained missile and drone pressure. Ballistic missiles, land-attack cruise missiles, and one-way attack UAVs have been used, testing geometry,...
For years, the war in Yemen has been portrayed as a struggle over cities, militias, and ceasefires. That framing misses the most consequential dimension of the...
