Security & Conflict
The case of the INF Treaty
On February
1, 2019, President Trump suspended US compliance with the obligations of the
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty.
The INF Treaty had been signed in 1987...
Effective measures to control Afghan border
It is essential to point out before dwelling upon this
issue that international terrorism in its current shape remains one of the most
challenging global threats....
The Nuclear Dimension of Cyber Threats
The subject of the interrelation of threats in the fields of information
and communication technologies and nuclear weapons is gradually becoming one of
the dominant topics...
Military Modernization of ASEAN States: The New Agenda
The discourse about the international security
and defense affairs have always been impregnated with the dynamics of security
dilemma. Even today, when complex interdependence has connected...
Gambling with the Nuclear Button in South Asia
Over the last decade, India’s rapid
expansion of its conventional and nuclear arms capabilities have presented a
worrying dilemma with regard to the South Asian region’s...
Omani national security and the kind of political and military cooperation with the United States
Historical
documentary evidence suggests that the United States has always had a strategic
partner in the region. Oman is undoubtedly the closest Iranian southern
neighbor to the...
Tension in the Gulf: Not just maritime powder kegs
A recent interview in which Baloch National Movement chairman Khalil Baloch legitimized
recent militant attacks on Iranian, Chinese and Pakistani targets is remarkable
less for what...
Threat from petty criminals who turn to terrorism, a growing concern
The less predictable threats represented by small-time criminals who
have opportunistically embraced terrorism, are a source of growing concern, the
UN Security Council heard on Tuesday....
Efforts to counter terrorism and extremism in Xinjiang
Iran and China have a long history of friendly relations. Iranians are
not unfamiliar with Xinjiang either, in 13th century, Saadi Shirazi, the
celebrated Iranian poet,...
The Global Hypersonic Race
Prominent Western politicians have launched a global
discussion about the risks associated with Russia developing hypersonic
weapons. Arms control experts are attempting to estimate the potential...