Alex Alfirraz Scheers

Writer, research analyst
on security and defence issues

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

Defence analyst Alex Alfirraz Scheers says the Saudi Arabia-Pakistan-Turkiye defence agreement signals a realignment in regional security and reflects growing doubts over the US as a reliable security guarantor.

He says the pact gives Saudi Arabia a stronger deterrence posture.

[The Spectator @spectator]

Three hours after daybreak, a blinding flash ripped through the morning sky. August 6, 1945, began as a tranquil and clear day in Hiroshima. By 8:15, the Enola Gay, an American B-29 bomber, reduced Japan's seventh-largest city to cinders.

Three days later, on 9 August, Nagasaki would suffer the same fate. For the first and only time in human history, atomic bombs were used in anger.

Eighty-one years on from the atomic bombings of Japan, the uncomfortable truth is that nuclear weapons are the reason that World War Three has been avoided.

✍️ Alex Alfirraz Scheers

Article | https://t.co/pi47Etrp3c

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

As US President Donald Trump heads into the White House Situation Room to make a “final determination” on a potential peace deal with Iran, analyst Alex Scheers remains skeptical Tehran will accept Washington’s demands, saying “nothing concrete is in place” yet.

[Aurele Tobelem / אוראל טובעלם @AureleTobelem]

"Rather than pursuing the abolition of nuclear weapons, the priority should be to ensure that they are never used."

A novel perspective by my dear friend, Alex Alfirraz Scheers (@ScheersAlex) on bridging the nuclear divide between superpowers.

https://t.co/s54vLVfQ1c

[Theo Zenou @TheoZenou]

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is making big moves on the world stage. Next, he should join the Abraham Accords. It would supercharge Indonesia's economy and elevate its stature, as @ScheersAlex and I argue in @Straits_Times. https://t.co/Y4I4sDYxy3

[UnHerd @unherd]

‘Even in a state of retreat, Islamic State is capable of wreaking catastrophic levels of death and destruction.’

@ScheersAlex 👇
https://t.co/9baXQriWGK

[UnHerd @unherd]

On a different day, what happened on the Australian coast could have happened in Bali, Bangkok or Bintan Island.

Islamic extremism is spreading across Southeast Asia. @ScheersAlex 👇
https://t.co/9baXQriWGK

[Alex Alfirraz Scheers @ScheersAlex]

The international arms control regime is in freefall. As the global security environment becomes more dangerous, the big question remains: who will be next to go nuclear?

https://t.co/P6lX5ahb90

[Alex Alfirraz Scheers @ScheersAlex]

Going Nuclear: Which country will be next?
My piece in @DailyMail on the risk of nuclear proliferation.

[Daily Mail @DailyMail]

The world goes nuclear: Countries that are next in line to arm themselves with nukes as superpowers teeter on the brink of WW3 https://t.co/iSyIkF8g6b

[Alex Alfirraz Scheers @ScheersAlex]

I was on @CNN to discuss this year's #nobelpeaceprize winner María Corina Machado. Her indefatigable spirit in the fight for freedom and democracy in Venezuela makes her a truly deserving recipient of 2025's Nobel Peace Prize. https://t.co/yDP2qwptHf via @YouTube

[Theo Zenou @TheoZenou]

The heat is on. Southeast Asia is entering the race for nuclear power. @ScheersAlex and I break down the stakes for @Semafor. https://t.co/EDRBazjkJG

[Wall Street Journal Opinion @WSJopinion]

Southeast Asian nations must show China that they aren’t pushovers. Asian nations can’t count on the U.S. to intervene if China disrupts trade routes or otherwise overstretches its hand in the region, write @ScheersAlex and @TheoZenou
https://t.co/MqGkwpqyiz

[CapX @CapX]

https://t.co/IXyxgZUD3u

[CapX @CapX]

Iran's regime has gone to great lengths to undermine and subvert British society... British policymakers should focus their minds on exorcising the Iranian threat to the UK.

✍️writes Alex Alfirraz Scheers

[Henry Jackson Society @HJS_Org]

Once remote and frozen, the Arctic is now emerging as a major strategic frontier.

Join us as we host @klausdodds and @ScheersAlex alongside @TheoZenou
for a discussion on the Arctic's future and why it matters for global trade, energy, and security.

🗓️ Monday, 9 June at 13:00 BST
📍 Online 

RSVP: https://t.co/y8D8KjWw8i

[The Diplomat @Diplomat_APAC]

Rather than resume nuclear testing, the Trump administration ought to strive to revive the moribund arms control regime. 

https://t.co/DpksWaSl5J

[Alex Alfirraz Scheers @ScheersAlex]

My latest article, It's Time for a New Global Arms Control Regime, has been published in @Diplomat_APAC !

[The Diplomat @Diplomat_APAC]

Rather than resume nuclear testing, the Trump administration ought to strive to revive the moribund arms control regime. 

https://t.co/DpksWaSl5J

[CSIS Project on Nuclear Issues @csisponi]

In a #NEW blog post on PONI's Next Generation Nuclear Network, @ScheersAlex writes that the US must respond to the growing multidomain Chinese threat by enhancing deterrence in space.

Read his analysis here: https://t.co/U97JaFgR0R

[Foreign Policy @ForeignPolicy]

The United States should make defense of the Aleutian Islands a national security priority, Alex Alfirraz Scheers argues. https://t.co/c5HvDKOlLS

[Alex Alfirraz Scheers @ScheersAlex]

@SenDanSullivan Thank you Senator. I couldn't agree more!