Trump envisions an America “safer, richer, freer, greater, and more powerful than ever before.”
This week the Trump Administration released its ‘National Security Strategy’.
Rather than dominate the world, US strategy under Trump is to intervene only when US interests are threatened or at risk.
The US prioritized the Middle East, the prime theater of superpower competition, until 2011. However, with the rise of China and the U.S. pivot to Asia, Trump has made a comeback to the Middle East after the Hamas led terrorist attack on October 7, 2023 and the threat of extremism spilling over worldwide.
Israel kills Hezbollah’s New Chief of Staff
Now that Iran has started to rearm Hezbollah once again, Israel struck Lebanon’s capital on November 23, 2025. Without an evacuation warning, Israel struck Lebanon for the first time since June 2025, killing Hezbollah’s Chief of Staff Haitham Ali Tabataba’i.
Letter to Vatican Foreign Minister Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher on your visit to Sri Lanka
Dear Foreign Minister Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Welcome to Sri Lanka! I am pleased to see that you have met the Prime Minister and that you will be visiting the Easter Sunday attack sites in Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka is a beautiful country with wonderful people. Ten years after the end of the three-decade war, the entire nation was shocked by the Easter Sunday attack in 2019.
Trump’s comments on Nigeria presents an opportunity for peace in Africa
On November 2, 2025, the US President Donald J. Trump announced that he instructed the US Department of War to prepare for attacks in Nigeria – “if the Nigerian government continues to allow the murder of Christians.” Trump also said that the administration is halting all economic aid to Nigeria.
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The IIJ’s Steven Hill appointed as UN Assistant Secretary General for Legal Affairs
Congratulations my precious friend and colleague Steven Hill, a champion of global peace and security!
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced the appointment of Steven Hill of the United States as the UN Assistant Secretary-General for Legal Affairs.
The end game: A terror-free Gaza
On Oct 28, 2025, the fighting resumed.
The IDF Air Force F16s bombing resumed strikes against Hamas.
The limited operation was in retaliation to Hamas handing over the remnants of a body of a hostage on October 27 that the IDF had already recovered.
The IDF stated that the body of the deceased hostage handed over by Hamas was recovered from a building, and then covered with sand and staged.
When the Red Cross arrived, Hamas pretended to have just recovered the body from beneath the ground.
The IDF was observing the entire act of Hamas deception from its observation post. Israel stated that Hamas knows where the captive hostages are and continues to play games.
Will the people of Palestine and the people of Israel ever live in security? Read the full article below.
How the US government responded to Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday attack
The response of the United States of America especially the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) into Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday attack is a defining moment in the history of counter terrorism. Immediately after Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday attack on April 21, 2019 that killed five US nationals, a FBI team located in Singapore flew into Colombo.
Eduardo Ermita; Former Secretary of Defense Philippines is no more
I had the honour of working with Secretary Eduardo Ermita, a far reaching leader in the Philippines with an extraordinary vision. He was the 22nd Secretary of National Defense of the Philippines (October 3, 2003 – August 23, 2004) and 35th Executive Secretary of the Philippines (August 23, 2004 – February 23, 2010).
Don’t be fooled by Hamas
With no regret, Hamas is viewed today and in the coming years as a group that damaged and destroyed the lives of people. Hamas patrons and supporters should understand that Hamas is NOT a resistance movement.
Dr. Ezzideen Shehab, a 28-year-old doctor in northern Gaza, born and raised in Jabaliya, had to say much about the victory narrative that Hamas is trying to sell to the world.
Read my full article in the link below.
Recognizing young leaders: Global Peace Institute Annual Summit 2025
The Global Peace Institute UK is an independent, non-profit think tank founded to advance peace education, leadership development, and cross-sector collaboration worldwide. Its initiatives have been hosted in partnership with governments and academic institutions across five continents.
With 85 awards, 200 distinguished guests, and delegates from 46+ nations, the event stood as a defining moment for peace-driven leadership in the 21st century.