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France’s Strategic Military Evolution: Balancing Autonomy and Preparedness
France's strategic culture has long been shaped by a deep-seated commitment to self-reliance and autonomy in matters of defense and security. President Emmanuel Macron's...
Paving the Way for a European Security Formula
Increased defense spending by European NATO countries and US leadership in ensuring a common NATO defense strategy in Europe are not new theses in...
Don’t Forget About Syria: The Time is Ripe for a New Approach
Other pressing conflicts are losing critical and necessary attention as the world’s scrutiny is hyper-focused on the war in Gaza. This is particularly evident concerning Syria and its...
Why We Will Eventually Have to Listen to Putin
The Russo-Ukrainian war is escalating. The Russians have annexed 4 Ukrainian territories and also declared a partial mobilisation. The Ukrainians are gaining ground and...
Bangladesh in Washington’s Strategic Gaze: Ushering Into a Truly Strategic Partner?
Recently, US State Department official Afreen Akhter has stated that the U.S. perceives Bangladesh as a "truly important strategic partner". The statement is striking...
The American Protectionism: Ironic Display of Reclusive Policies in a Globalized Trade Order
My fascination with international trade has always been both intriguing and unsurprising. As a scholar of the contemporary global political economy, my focus was...
India Needs More Soldiers: Agnipath Could Be the Game Changer
Since 2019, no active recruitment happened in the Indian armed forces for three consecutive years. The Indian Government cited the COVID-19 pandemic for having...
Bandung and After: Indonesia’s Ongoing Struggle Against Extremism
Indonesia has been in recent times struggling to contain extremist trends. There have been alarm bells ringing over the past years about pervasive extremism;...
China’s New Superpower Dam and Implications for India
Two years ago, in the month of November 2020, the government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) announced that they planned to build...
Indonesia and Taiwan Relations in 2022
It was another important year for Indonesia-Taiwan relations. Of course, the most crucial story was the China-Taiwan tension following the visit of US House...
India-Afghanistan Relations: In Search of New Role
India’s intent on engaging with the Afghan Taliban comes as no surprise as India is looking for new avenues to establish a working relationship...
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Arctic
Russia, the West, and Churning Arctic Geopolitics
Amidst Vladimir Putin’s prolonged presidency in Russia, the conflict...
Europe
When Will Peace Talks Become an Option in the Russia-Ukraine War?
Amidst the cacophony of political discourse in the corridors...
Defense
France’s Strategic Military Evolution: Balancing Autonomy and Preparedness
France's strategic culture has long been shaped by a...
South Asia
Is India’s Citizenship Amendment Act an Incitement to Anti-Indian Sentiment in South Asia?
The Indian Parliament, amending the Citizenship Act of 1955,...
Foreign Policy
Red Sea Crisis and the Houthi Agreement With Beijing and Moscow
The Houthis, a rebel group supported by Iran –...