Alessandro Gagaridis

Alessandro Gagaridis is an open-source intelligence analyst specialized in international security and defense. He is currently the PACOM (Indo-Pacific) Team Leader at the Counterterrorism Group, a US-based intelligence and security company. He holds a master’s degree in Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution from Université Catholique de Louvain (Belgium). You can find more information on his personal website www.strategikos.it

UN Arms Embargo on Iran Lifted

cc Hossein Velayati. modified, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fateh-110_Missile_by_YPA.IR_02.jpg

Tehran is now free to engage in global arms markets. But is anyone buying?

Russia Relations under a Biden Presidency

cc Flickr Gage Skidmore, modified, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

A Biden win in November does not bode well for US-Russia relations.

NATO Relations under a Biden Presidency

NATO Training Mission-Af, cc Flickr, modified, https://www.flickr.com/photos/ntm-a_cstc-a/5346027296/in/photolist-9moxrU-dS9dPa-9cGQNp-99scXY-99pMEq-99mNux, 111109-N-1159B-299

Can a President Biden put the toothpaste back into the tube and restore faith in the North Atlantic Alliance?

Nagorno-Karabakh Clashes: Prelude to a Wider War?

A small group of Kansas Army National Guardsmen share ideas and advise soldiers with the Armenian Peacekeeping Brigade at a training site near Yerevan, Armenia, July 29, 2015. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Zach Sheely, cc public domain, modiifed, https://www.defense.gov/observe/photo-gallery/igphoto/2001836902/

Much like the July Crisis of 1914, Nagorno-Karabakh is a local conflict with continental implications.

What Would a China-India War over the Himalayas Look Like?

cc US Navy, modified, English: Indian Ocean (Sept. 25, 2005) – The Indian aircraft carrier CVH Viraat (R 22) underway in the Indian Ocean as part of exercise Malabar 2005. The exercise is designed to increase interoperability between the two navies while enhancing the cooperative security relationship between India and the United States. The at-sea exercise includes maritime interdiction, surface events, sub-surface, air events and personnel exchanges. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Shannon E. Renfroe (RELEASED), https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:US_Navy_050925-N-0413R-043_The_Indian_aircraft_carrier_CVH_Viraat_(R_22)_underway_in_the_Indian_Ocean_as_part_of_exercise_Malabar_2005.jpg

Though it remains an unlikely scenario, a China-India military conflict could be expected to reverberate far from the Line of Actual Control in the Himalayas.

NATO Arms Sales to Turkey and the Eastern Mediterranean Dispute

TankerSunset, cc rabiem22, modified, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

Is NATO accentuating its own internal cleavages by continuing to supply Turkey with weapons?

2020 Belarus Crisis: The Russian Perspective

cc Максим Шикунец, modified, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&title=Special:Search&redirs=0&search=minsk+protest&fulltext=Search&fulltext=Advanced+search&ns0=1&ns6=1&ns14=1&advanced=1&searchToken=25bbri2h58bd7f9qh8xgxjiqc#%2Fmedia%2FFile%3AProtest_actions_in_Minsk_%28Belarus%29%2C_August_16_6.jpg

What’s at stake for Moscow in the ongoing Belarus crisis, and how far is the Kremlin willing to go to protect its interests?

2020 NATO Europe Redeployment: Political Opportunism or Sound Military Strategy?

cc US Army Flickr, modified, A U.S. Army Paladin assigned to Battery C, 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas, stands ready to fire during training at Hohenfels, Germany Jan. 22, 2018. The 2nd ABCT is among the units from 10 nations participating in Allied Spirit VIII, a multinational exercise designed to test participants' readiness and build upon existing relationships. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Dustin D. Biven., public domain

Evaluating the motives, impacts, and strategic consequences of President Trump’s recent decision to shake up the US military footprint in Europe.

India’s Water Crisis: Beyond Chennai

A water truck in Kolhapur, Maharashtra; author: Arne Hückelheim, modified, https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:WaterTruckCropped.JPG

For India, the road to great power status is frought with critical water management challenges.

Russia’s Military Modernization: Prevailing in Limited Conflicts

cc Flickr Robert Sullivan, modified, https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

Russia’s ongoing military modernization has increased the country’s conventional capabilities – but only to a point.

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