Rajesh Uppal

Rajesh Uppal

  • Joined: January 29, 2016
  • Articles: 3635

The Flettner Rotor Reborn: Wind, Intelligence, and the Strategic Rewiring of Global Shipping

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Introduction: Wind Power as Strategic Infrastructure in a Contested Maritime System At a moment when global shipping sits at the intersection of climate urgency, economic competition, and geopolitical risk, an overlooked truth is re-emerging: control over energy at sea is…...

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The Accelerated Battlespace: Extremism, Artificial Intelligence, and the Reshaping of Global Security, 2025–26

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 Introduction: Extremism in the Accelerated Battlespace The defining security challenge of the mid-2020s is not the ظهور of a singular, dominant terrorist organization or a new ideological doctrine—it is the convergence of persistent extremism with rapidly accelerating technological capability inside…...

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Weaponized Intelligence: How Terrorist Organizations Are Adapting Artificial Intelligence

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Introduction: Terrorism in the Era of Weaponized Intelligence The relationship between terrorism and technology has always been defined by rapid, asymmetric adaptation—but artificial intelligence marks a decisive break from previous cycles of innovation. Unlike earlier tools that enhanced specific functions—communication,…...

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The New Digital Battlefield: How Wearable Technology and the Metaverse Are Reshaping Terrorism and Security

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Introduction: When the Digital-Physical Boundary Becomes a Battlespace The convergence of wearable technology, immersive digital environments, and artificial intelligence is redefining the architecture of modern security risk. What began as a wave of consumer innovation—smart glasses, fitness wearables, augmented reality…...

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The Hidden War for Time: How Mobile Atomic Clocks Are Reshaping Global Military Dominance

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Introduction: Time as a Contested Strategic Resource In the emerging security environment, advantage is increasingly determined not only by firepower or information, but by control over the invisible infrastructure that enables both. Among these, time—precise, synchronized, and trusted—has become a…...

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A New Standard Rounds the Corner: Europe’s Collaborative Drive for SAAT ( Small Arms Ammunition Autonomy )

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Introduction: Ammunition as the Foundation of Strategic Endurance At a moment when the character of warfare is being reshaped by high-intensity conflict, industrial-scale attrition, and contested supply chains, Europe is confronting a reality it long deprioritized: military power is sustained…...

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The Digital Proving Grounds: Engineering Trust in an AI-Dominated Battlespace

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Introduction: Trust as the Decisive Layer in Algorithmic Warfare The character of warfare is undergoing a structural transformation in which the speed, scale, and complexity of decision-making are increasingly defined by machines rather than humans. Across contested environments—from drone-saturated land…...

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Navigating the Future: Market Dynamics and Strategic Trends in Military GNSS and PNT

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 Introduction: From Invisible Utility to Contested Strategic Domain Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) has undergone a fundamental transformation. Once treated as an invisible utility embedded within military systems, it is now a contested, strategic domain at the center of modern…...

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The Double-Edged Sword: Artificial Intelligence at the Frontline of Terrorism and Counterterrorism

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Introduction: AI as a Battlespace, Not Just a Tool Artificial intelligence is no longer simply augmenting security systems—it is actively reshaping the battlespace in which terrorism and counterterrorism operate. What was once a supporting capability embedded within intelligence workflows has…...

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Hexagonal Boron Nitride (hBN): The Quantum-Ready Nanomaterial Transforming Electronics, Thermal Management, and Quantum Technologies

Introduction: From Enabling Material to Strategic Substrate The global technology landscape is undergoing a foundational shift—from systems defined by architecture and software to those constrained, enabled, and ultimately differentiated by materials at the atomic scale. As semiconductor scaling approaches physical…...

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