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.
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries has just lost one of its most visible Arab Gulf members. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced its exit,...
For decades, France’s nuclear doctrine rested on a disciplined premise: deterrence from sanctuary. The force de frappe was conceived as a sovereign, centralised capability anchored within...
As the ceasefire deadline set by the Trump administration expires tomorrow in the war with Iran, the United States is once again confronting the same...
In a post-war Iran scenario, the future of the GCC will become one of the defining strategic questions in the Middle East. The war exposed vulnerabilities...
Saudi Aramco restored the East-West Pipeline in a matter of days, not because the damage was insignificant, but because the system itself had been built...
