ASEAN Faces Strategic Crossroads as China Expands Security Agenda
China initiated the Global Security Initiative (GSI) in 2022, a comprehensive framework designed to strengthen cooperation and promote collaborative approaches to both bilateral and...
Aerospace: Strategic and Geoeconomic Relevance
KEY POINT:
- The contemporary importance of the aerospace sector stems from its complex technological structure, its diverse applications, and balanced public and private investment,...
Operation Sindoor: Application of Operational Art and Strategic Messaging
Backdrop: The Context of Conflict
Operation Sindoor marked a significant inflection point in India's strategic and military posture towards cross-border terrorism and its sponsors. It...
Guns, Governments and Greed: The Global Nexus of War and Power
Ironically, war is the most stable economy and political strategy in a world with democratic principles, global institutions, and human rights declarations. From Ukraine...
NATO Looks to the Future
Europe is grappling with a rapidly evolving security landscape and needs to plan ahead to deal with looming challenges. NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has...
Lifting the Veil: Why Nuclear Weapons Need Democratic Oversight Now
The recent Israeli and United States attacks on Iran and the clashes between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan before that have brought the danger posed...
Crises of Credibility: The NATO’s 5% Gamble and the Fragile Rules-based World Order
In a historic decision that reflected worries about a more unstable world, leaders of NATO decided to increase defense spending commitments to 5% of...
US military exercises in Southeast Asia reveal a new Indo-Pacific strategy
Adjusting the approach compared to the “Trump 1.0” era
US military exercises in Southeast Asia in the first half of 2025 have shown a shift...
General Mousavi’s Appointment amid the Iran–Israel War: Strategic Shifts and Consequences
Following the assassination of General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri, the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, in an Israeli airstrike in June 2025, the Leader...
Post-‘Operation Sindoor’ all-party ‘special delegation’ – unnecessary and ineffective
Terror struck again in Kashmir on April 22, 2025, killing 26 innocent tourists at Pahalgam. Following this, India targeted key positions in Pakistan in...