SASDU is the Southwest Asia Division of HEMEIS, dedicated to strategic publishing, counterterrorism diplomacy, and editorial sovereignty across the region. It operates under a modular, audit-ready framework that bifurcates content for regional and global venues, ensuring proportionality, narrative tension, and strategic adaptability.

Foundational Logic

SASDU is built on the methodological principles formalized in NATO’s 2021 publication Sousse Attacks: A New Perspective on Soft Target Defense and Modern-Day Terrorism Threat, co-authored by Anna Corsaro and Daniel Djouder. The full article is available  via IOS Press: https://ebooks.iospress.nl/volumearticle/56501 and serves as the strategic and editorial backbone for SASDU’s operations in politically sensitive environments often shaped by foreign pressure, derivative logic, or superficial synthesis.

Strategic Dossier Production

Commissioned, modular dossiers on Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, and the Gulf, designed for bifurcated release across regional and global venues. Available for institutional purchase, licensing, or strategic co-authorship under audit-ready terms.

Geopolitical Consulting and Scenario Analysis

Tailored consulting services for institutions, governments, and media outlets seeking grounded, sovereign analysis of regional dynamics. SASDU offers fee-based briefings, scenario mapping, and strategic forecasting across Southwest Asia, with emphasis on diplomatic tension, counterterrorism, and civil agency.

Author Mentorship and Editorial Training

Customized training programs for legal, diplomatic, and academic professionals. SASDU provides mentorship packages focused on writing under tension, resisting derivative synthesis, and producing sovereign, publication-ready content.

Venue Strategy and Submission Consulting

Advisory services for authors and institutions navigating complex publication landscapes. SASDU offers consulting on venue selection, submission logic, and editorial bifurcation, targeting both regional journals and global publishers.

Narrative Defense and Strategic Positioning

Commissioned analysis and editorial interventions to counter foreign interference, diaspora distortion, and symbolic diplomacy. Offered as consulting packages for clients seeking reputational resilience and narrative sovereignty.

Editorial Infrastructure and Licensing Services

1. Editorial Architecture for Third Parties Design of editorial structures for research centers, academic journals, or emerging think tanks. Includes bifurcation logic, modular governance, and transparent recognition systems. Packaged as: Editorial Sovereignty Setup.
2. Narrative Audit for Institutions Review of public outputs (policy papers, statements, articles) to assess narrative coherence, reputational resilience, and venue compatibility. Packaged as: Narrative Audit Package with final report and operational recommendations.
3. Strategic Co-authorship and Sovereign Ghostwriting Content production for institutional figures, with options for visible co-authorship or audit-ready ghostwriting. Includes bifurcated venue logic and reputational shielding. Packaged as: Strategic Authorship Consulting.
4. Editorial Simulation and Resilience Training Simulated workshops for legal, diplomatic, or academic teams: writing under pressure, managing hostile venues, defending narrative sovereignty. Packaged as: Editorial Resilience Training.
5. Licensing of SASDU Editorial Modules Sale or licensing of tested editorial modules for adaptation in other contexts. Includes operational mentoring and explicit team recognition. Packaged as: Modular Licensing Agreement.
6. Transregional Editorial Partnerships Partnership offers for co-production of volumes, dossiers, or editorial series with regional entities. SASDU acts as editorial architect and sovereignty guarantor. Packaged as: Strategic Editorial Partnership.

Governance Structure

SASDU is institutionally directed by Anna Corsaro and Daniel Djouder, who oversee its strategic architecture, editorial logic, and operational standards. This layered leadership guarantees that SASDU remains aligned with the sovereign mandate and editorial rigor of HEMEIS.