Author name: Dr. Habib Al-Badawi

Habib Al-Badawi is a Professor at the Lebanese University specializing primarily in Japanese Studies, as well as International Relations and Modern History. Since 2016, he has coordinated the “United States of America – History and Civilization” course and conducts research on Indo-Pacific geopolitics and comparative development. His recent work includes Divergent Paths: A Comparative Analysis of Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 and Lebanon's Development Challenges in the 21st Century (2024), which examines institutional capacity and strategic planning in the Middle East.

THE ANATOMY OF MANAGED SILENCE
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THE ANATOMY OF MANAGED SILENCE: Institutional Preservation in Comparative Perspective

Research Paper Executive Summary This analysis examines three geographically distinct but structurally convergent phenomena: the cluster of disappearances and deaths among U.S. defense-linked scientists and engineers between 2024 and 2026; the deaths of seven Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) candidates in the weeks preceding North Rhine-Westphalia’s local elections in September 2025 and the sweeping purge of […]

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Deterrence Beyond Defense: Japan’s Emerging Strike Capability in the Indo-Pacific

Japan has undergone a decisive strategic transformation — from a pacifist state constrained by constitutional limitations to a forward-leaning security actor projecting credible deterrence across the Indo-Pacific and beyond. Driven by China’s military assertiveness, North Korea’s nuclear brinkmanship, Russia’s revisionism, and shifting U.S. commitments under the Trump administration’s second term, Tokyo has embraced counter-strike capabilities,

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