Security & Conflict
A US Numbered Fleet in the Indian Ocean and New Delhi’s Interests in the Region
The US Navy Secretary (SECNAV), Kenneth Braithwaite, in a recent speech called for the establishment of a numbered fleet in the Indian Ocean Region...
Security Dynamics of Pakistan’s Baluchistan
Baluchistan’s strategic importance is in perpetuum. Historically, this region served as the cross road between the Middle East, South Asia and Central Asia. However,...
New global hub to study factors driving radicalization and violent extremism
A new UN office in Doha will advance research into the factors that drive violent extremism and terrorism, the Organization’s counter-terrorism chief Vladimir Voronkov...
Aggressive China: India’s Options
India and China had established diplomatic relations 70 years ago. 2020 saw the firing of shots for the first time in over 40 years....
A Counter-Terrorism Agenda and stronger Europol to boost the EU’s resilience
Today, the Commission is presenting a new Counter-Terrorism Agenda for the EU to step up the fight against terrorism and violent extremism and boost...
Strategic Inferences from Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict 2020, post Ceasefire
Armenia and Azerbaijan signed a ceasefire deal to end the war for control of Nagorno-Karabakh enclave last month,after a series of Azerbaijani victories in...
Diplomatic Show at NATO Meeting
On December 2, during a videoconference of NATO foreign ministers the U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu exchanged...
Foreign fighters a ‘serious crisis’ in Libya
The 20,000 foreign fighters now in Libya represent “a serious crisis” and “a shocking violation of Libyan sovereignty”, UN Acting Special Representative Stephanie Williams...
Iran-Israel: Can the low-intensity conflict turn into open war?
On Friday, November 27, on the motorway from the town of Absard to Tehran, the armoured car carrying the Head of Iran's nuclear programme,...
The Need to Reorient New Delhi in the Indo-Pacific
Beijing’s overt expansionism in South Asia and the South China Sea (SCS) continues to threaten India’s maritime security. The rise of China as an...