Why do we study defense sciences?

Hey guys, study the sciences of defense and security. Forget about our educational and media systems that instilled in us fear of these fields, and planted in our minds a sense of awe even at the mere mention of them.

These fields are open worldwide to anyone wishing to study them. Browse the websites of defense universities and security colleges, and even intelligence science colleges, and you will find them opening their doors to both foreigners and citizens alike.
Graduates of history, engineering, statistics, economics, political science, and international relations, and even graduates of Islamic law colleges, can pursue master’s and doctoral degrees in security, defense, and intelligence fields.

Enter these fields so we can understand how the armies of our countries operate correctly, and what needs development. Let’s find out what is lacking in our defense industry and how it can be achieved. So that we can understand the decisions that we have always seen from the outside without grasping their details.

Learn these sciences to realize that countries do not operate randomly as our media portrays, nor through cinematic heroism, but with calculated steps, wise and intelligent interests, and precise information on which fateful decisions are based.

When you study these sciences, you will know that behind every arms deal lies a political message, that every alliance has a cost, and that every threat has a basis in the balance of power, not in the rhetoric directed at the camera or in the media.

You will understand that sovereignty and the possession of the decision of war and peace are not a luxury, and that the greatest weakness of any people is for their children’s minds to remain spectators who do not participate in understanding what is happening around them.

Enter these fields so that for the first time we can be part of strategic thinking, not just an audience that applauds or gets angry based on media directions. The peoples that do not include thinkers in these sciences will always live under the security of others.

Browse the most important defense and security conferences, and you will notice that the most prominent researchers and decision-makers participating are civilians, while the percentage of military personnel is very low. Look for the officials and advisors in the ministries of defense in developed countries, and you will find most of them are civilians, graduates from colleges of management, economics, and war studies. Undoubtedly, the day will come when this reality changes for us as the number of civil studies specialists in these sciences increases.

Enter these fields because we need them, and our countries will need them even more in the future. To develop specialized cadres in sensitive fields, where even the smallest decision has an effect that can change the shape of the state and the entire region.

Enter them because there is no security without a mind to manage it, and no power without those knowledgeable in technology, doctrine, and strategy.

We have entered an era of wars that do not rely solely on tanks and aircraft but include information wars, cyber wars, psychological warfare, and political decisions driven by security reports and intelligence information.

Enter them because no real change can occur in any country without the presence of people who understand the meaning of national security, distinguish between real threats and political rhetoric, and know the difference between a signal and a security or military act. We need individuals among us who understand the language of interests, not just the language of slogans.

Enter them because the West leaves nothing to chance; it teaches its children how to plan, monitor, predict, and engage. It teaches them that security is not a secret file, but rather a science that is taught, analyzed, discussed, and developed.

Enter them because we have always consumed the security of others, relied on the analyses of others, and believed in the narratives of others. Why can’t we be the ones to think, understand, analyze, and present our own narrative? Why shouldn’t we have Arab researchers in research centers like SIPRI and King’s College, and in defense research institutions in Europe, America, and Asia? Why can’t we be the ones who shape concepts instead of importing them?

Enter them because the next war will not only be fought on land but also in minds. The more we remain outside the equation, the more we become mere tools in the hands of others.

Enter them because when you understand the defense and security system, you will understand the real situation of your country, how your rulers plan, and how your enemy gathers against you. And then you will be able to respond not emotionally but with knowledge, a plan, and alternatives.

Enter them because our countries deserve a place in this field, and the world is moving towards the east. Our history deserves it, and our peoples deserve to live in states that possess strategic minds.

This is an AI-generated English translation. The original text is in العربية