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Ayeza Areej

Ayeza Areej is a researcher at the Centre for Aerospace & Security Studies (CASS). Her expertise spans military strategy, air and missile power, defence modernization, emerging technologies and the Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA). She has previously been affiliated with the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI), the Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI), and The Truth International, and has contributed to initiatives led by the ICRC and WWF.

 

Items by Ayeza Areej

  • Iran’s missile campaign exposed the limits of Western deterrence

    Iran’s missile campaign exposed the limits of Western deterrence

    On 28th February, 2026, Iran launched Operation “True Promise-4,” a wave of ballistic missiles and drones into Israeli airspace. The strikes were in response to the US and Israeli attacks on Iranian territory, which saturated the most heavily protected skies until even success became unaffordable for their adversaries. Iran went…