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...
Africa as India’s Top Priority: A Reinvigorated Push or Same Old Rhetoric?
India’s bilateral partnership with Africa continues to be defined by the spirit of developing together as equals. By sharing a similar colonial past and...
Can Da’ish Reappear in Iraq?
On March 6, an ambush set by Da'ish in Kirkuk led to killing many of Iraqi Popular Mobilization fighters, which is considered a negative...
Erdogan’s Kurdish Fighters
Shortly after 2018 re-election, Turkey’s Erdogan received a phone call from President Trump. Sarah Huckabee Sanders confirmed it was intended to “reaffirm the strong...
Washington, Another Stage in the Israeli Electoral Race
Last week was marked by important events affecting Israeli-American relations. On March 25, the United States recognized Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights which...
Masood Azhar: A Tale of Chinese Realpolitik
The technical hold of China at UNSC 1267 Committee came as a little surprise to India as it was China’s fourth ‘block’ on the...
Growing Friction in US-China Relations: Manageable Differences or Major Crisis?
Major tensions on crucial security issues have not come in the way of economic and people-to-people ties between Washington DC and Beijing, over the...
Who, Why, What, When, Against Whom? The Problem With Researching the Effectiveness of Terrorism
Recent years have seen an increase in academic and policy interests regarding how individuals and groups come to choose terrorism as a tactic. Many...
Christchurch Shootings: Terror That Brought a Nation to a Halt
What happened in Christchurch on March 15, 2019, was heartbreaking. The carnage attests to the fact that extremism obeys no boundaries, no borders, no...
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How Strategic Autonomy Played a Central Role in Modi’s Russia Visit?
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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...
