The Double-Edged Sword of Politics in the 2018 Chemical Weapons Convention Review Conference
The states parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) have begun their fourth review conference last week, to discuss the implementation of the convention...
Arihant First Patrol: Dawn of new era or Nothing New but a Hyped Political Statement
Few days ago on the successful completion of the first deterrence patrol of Arihant, which is SSBN (ship submersible ballistic missile nuclear powered) Indian...
A real European army: A naive or prudent idea?
A new strategic debate has engulfed not only the European continent but also other great powers across the globe. The idea of an EU...
New U.S. Cybersecurity Strategies
The United States was one of the first countries to treat cybersecurity as a matter of strategic importance. The terrorist attacks on September 11,...
US Withdrawal from INF Treaty – Part I
The US has announced intent to dismiss the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty on October 20, 2018.This decision indicates that great powers are investing...
SIPRI Report: Transparency in military spending in sub-Saharan Africa higher than expected
The level of transparency in military spending in sub-Saharan Africa is greater than previously thought, according to a new report from the Stockholm International...
S-400: A Game Changer in South Asia
India and Russia have signed a US$5b deal, under which India will receive S-400 air defence missile system - that is poised to be...
Revisiting the No First Use Policy of India Vis-À-Vis India’s Nuclear Doctrine
The object of deterrence is to persuade an adversary that the costs to him of seeking a military solution to his political problems will...
Are Pakistan’s Nukes Secure?
Since Pakistan acquired the nuclear capability in May 1998 by denoting six nuclear devices in response to India’s five nuclear tests, Western media has...
S-400 Deal: Nuclear Deterrence and Options for Pakistan
Recently, during the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to India, a contract of selling S-400 to India was signed between both states. S-400...