More: Defense
From Shield to Strategy: Vietnam’s Defense Policy 50 Years After Unification
April 30, 1975, marked a brilliant milestone in the history of the Vietnamese nation when the country was officially reunified after more than twenty...
Opening the Gates: Trump’s Syria Gambit and the Fragile Road to Recovery
On May 13, 2025, in a surprise announcement during his first post-inauguration Gulf tour, President Donald Trump declared that he will be “ordering the...
On the Brink of Irreversibility: India-Pakistan, the Looming War
Since the bloody partition of 1947, which birthed two nations with antagonistic identities, India and Pakistan have been locked in an existential rivalry where...
President Trump’s Saudi Visit: A Strategic Reset in the Middle East and a Vision for Shared Prosperity
President Donald Trump’s recent visit to Saudi Arabia marks a major milestone in US-Middle East relations and a strategic shift in America’s engagement with...
The New Techno-Geopolitics: A Humanitarian Disarmament Perspective
In the 21st century, new forms of waging war have emerged. The arms race is no longer fought with missiles or tanks, but with...
Silenced Not Settled
In the aftermath of the armed insurgency that erupted in Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir in 1989, the valley fell into what Basharat Peer called...
South Asia and the Possibilities of a Regional War
The military confrontation India and Pakistan has ended. At least for now, there is no noticeable escalation, exchanges of fire, or use of artillery...
South Asia at a Crossroads: Preventing War Between Nuclear-Armed Neighbors
At midnight on 6th April 2025, Indian forces launched attacks on multiple locations in Pakistan, including Shakargarh, Sialkot, Muridke, Bahawalpur, Kotli, and the Muzaffarabad...
The Battle for Africa’s Gray Zones: Russia’s Military Expansion and Washington’s Strategic Retreat
Russia’s naval base in Sudan, situated on the Red Sea, is a calculated geopolitical and geoeconomic move designed to secure a long-term military foothold...
From Silk Roads to Security Pacts: The Contest for Asia’s Future
The post‑Cold War era established a Western‑dominated global order, with the United States at its apex. Anchored by military alliances and backed by liberal...