Security & Conflict
The way in which the Chinese intelligence services operate
Since the time of Empress Wu Chao, who created the first Chinese intelligence service in 625 A.D., much has changed, but we could also...
Highlighting the salient features of India, Pakistan Nuclear Doctrine
Strategic culture of South Asia is comprise of hostility between India and Pakistan. Conventional war, territorial issues, arms race, rising insecurities eventually led to...
COVID-19: Game-changer for international peace and security
The world has “entered a volatile and unstable new phase” in terms of the impact of COVID-19 on peace and security, the UN chief...
The way in which the Russian intelligence services operate
Obviously the security system of the Russian Federation was made up of the remains of the KGB, which had been deliberately and perhaps unreasonably...
Open letter to Salem al-Hassi
Dear Salem al-Hassi, You were officially Director of the Libyan Intelligence Service from February 2012 to February 2015.
You were also involved in an attempt...
Autonomous Weapon Systems: Understanding and Operationalizing Human control
Much has been already written on the autonomous weapon systems (AWS), and repeating the same conceptual description would be unnecessary. Here, we shall briefly...
Prospects of India’s BMD Program and Strategic Implications for South Asia
Strategic stability in South Asia has stayed delicate due to plethora of variables. Three fundamental threats to strategic stability in South Asia have been...
China’s Overseas Military Bases
The 20th century ended on a high note for the Liberal-Capitalist world, with the fall of the communist states of the Soviet Union, leaving...
Slipshod Pulwama investigation
On February 14, 2019, an explosive-laden vehicle rammed through India’s Central Reserve Police Force Convoy near Awantipora on the Srinagar-Jammu Highway. Forty CRPF personnel...
New Wars and the Fallacies of Traditional Deterrence Approaches
1945 - the year when the whole world witnessed the catastrophe of nuclear weapon use, their indiscriminate effect and their immense destructive power, has...