Security & Conflict
A battle for the Arctic is underway
For the past two decades, Russia has been dominating this fight for the Arctic, building up its fleet of nuclear-capable icebreakers, ships and submarines,...
International Piracy Mitigation Fosters Rare Collaborations
Piracy is often thought to be a practice of the past, if not romanticized in fictional portrayals. But today's pirates are eerily emblematic of...
India behind terrorism in Pakistan
Since the attacks of September 11, 2001, many Indians have argued that if the United States can defend its wars in Afghanistan and Iraq...
The resurgence of Conventional Threats and the Future of the New START Treaty
Russia declined to conduct a technical meeting with the US on the New START Treaty. According to the US, Russia unilaterally withdrew from the...
China-India Tawang Faceoff Not a Surprise: What is Different Now?
China- India LAC faceoff near Yangtse in Tawang Sector on 09 December 2022 is neither the first nor the last one, but its resulting...
Analysis of U.S. Ability to Counter the Russian Threat in the Arctic
From the end of World War II until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, the United States and Russia stood on opposing...
Rise of deep-fakes to spread misinformation for Ukraine – Russia crisis, possible spillovers, and impact
Volodymyr Zelensky appeared in a video during the third week of the Ukraine crisis earlier this year, wearing a dark green shirt and speaking...
The US military is operating in more countries than we think
“Irregular warfare” is defined by Pentagon as “competition… short of traditional armed conflict” or “all-out war.” A new report finds that Pentagon uses ‘security...
Gung-ho statements by India’s jingoist military and civil leaders
Cross fire between Indian and Pakistan forces was a recurrent phenomenon. It usually hurt the unarmed civilians rather than the troops. Realising futility of...
The Reagan Institute poll: Americans are losing trust in the military
The current era is marked by fading trust in U.S. institutions, but confidence in one pillar has held up: the military. But now even...