Security
NATO’s Uncertain Future: Navigating the Challenges in a Changing Global Landscape
As The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) observes its 75th anniversary in Washington, The General Secretary of NATO writes that the outcome of the...
Pakistan’s Security Challenges
National security doctrines evolve gradually, shaped by institutional factors unless disrupted by drastic events. For example, the war in Ukraine has dramatically altered global...
The Rising Sun: Japan’s Strategic Re-Awakening and the Art of Balance in the Indo-Pacific
Japan's recent pivot towards a robust defense posture and its longstanding economic prowess in East Asia present a paradigm shift. Japan's defense budget for...
China’s Hostage Diplomacy
The international system that has evolved in the 21st century may have moved far away from the World Wars, but what remains a fact...
A War With Iran Would Further Destabilize the Region
Just months before the neo-cons in the U.S. administration were preparing the grounds for invading Iraq, Secretary General of Arab League, Mr. Amar Mousa,...
Making Sense of Keeping Chabahar Out of US Sanctions
Amid heightened tensions due to the imposition of fresh sanctions by the US to punish Iran over its nuclear program has sent shivers to...
U.S. Extended Deterrence and the Korean Peninsula’s Changing Threat Environment
From the perspective of the average South Korean, the Weapons of Mass Destruction threat from North Korea is as ubiquitous as a typhoon and...
Russia’s New Move in Ukraine
In an attempt to tighten the screws on Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin, on April 24, signed a decree, simplifying the procedure for granting...
China and Xinjiang: The Fate of BRI
Investments have either built or doomed empires. For the former to be materialized, investments are to be made considering factors beyond the purely economic...
Analysis: The Great Powers in a Geopolitical Asymmetry with the Taliban
The April 25, 2019, trilateral meeting between the Great Powers, namely, the US, Russia and China underscored an important understanding about the present status...
Whither Indian Military Interventions?
India has long aspired to be a regional hegemon in South Asia. While poor trade ties with its South Asian neighbors hampers this ambition,...
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How Strategic Autonomy Played a Central Role in Modi’s Russia Visit?
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Human Rights
Rohingya Tragedy: Human Values Must Be Above All
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India’s Multi-alignment Policy and Its Response to the Ukrainian War
India’s foreign policy under the leadership of Prime Minister...
Opinion
Donald Trump-Orban Meeting and the Populist-Liberal Debate
In recent days, the electoral verdicts in UK and...
Southeast Asia
Indonesia Can Learn from Germany regarding Corruption Prevention and Control
Corruption is like a cancer that is eating away...