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Kristian Alexander

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Dr Kristian Alexander is a senior fellow at the Abu Dhabi-based Rabdan Security and Defence Institute

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In modern conflict, digital platforms might be used by some to serve as extensions of the battlefield. AFP
CommentThe UAE's wartime social media measures reflect a security logic

To assume that placing curbs on publishing visuals of Iranian strikes is about control is both simplistic and wrong

CommentMarch 24, 2026
A combination of images from 2020 show a home, left, with low surrounding vegetation density that survived the Woolsey Fire in California in 2018, and another home, right, with high vegetation density that was destroyed in the Tubbs Fire in California in 2017. ZestyAI and Nearmap
Can AI really help solve the climate crisis?

There are challenges and opportunities, not least the need for the tools to evolve

CommentMay 05, 2023
Taliban fighters are pictured inside a Sikh temple following an attack by gunmen in Kabul last June. AFP
Terrorism's evolving nature makes it a potent threat

While it is important to follow trends, thinking out of the box is just as crucial

OpinionFebruary 10, 2023
Syrian soldiers patrol at the Yarmouk Camp district in south Damascus. EPA
Armed conflicts are waning but new threats are on the horizon

Recent high-profile reports reveal the next generation of challenges that we must prepare for

CommentAugust 03, 2021

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