Strategic Perspectives Through Research and Dialogue

Issue Brief on “The Politics behind Israel’s Latest Confrontations with Palestine”

Palestinians are still counting their dead as Israel continues its crimes of apartheid in the occupied territories. The conflict still continues as the problem...

Issue Brief on “Growing Competition in Outer Space”

In December 2019, US President Donald Trump made an executive order for a defense bill for the establishment of the US Space Force, which...

Issue Brief on “US Elections and The Future of US Nuclear Weapons Policy”

The 2020 US election will be held on November 3, with voters having to choose between incumbent Republican President, Donald Trump, and Democratic challenger Joe Biden. While...

Issue Brief on “Drones: The New Frontier in Geopolitical Arena”

The dynamics of battlefields have been revolutionized with the advent of highly sophisticated military drones. The last five years have witnessed four significant interstate...

Issue Brief on “Assessing the Juba Peace Agreement 2020: Proceeding Towards Peace in South...

The Juba Peace agreement was signed on October 3, 2020, nearly a year after the initiation of negotiations. The peace process was headed by...

Issue Brief on “Revival of JCPOA? Opportunities and Challenges for the International Nuclear Arms...

The debate of the revival of the Iran nuclear deal is once again making rounds in the international nuclear arms control and disarmament circles....

Issue Brief on “Afghanistan: Trade and Development”

“It is inevitable that struggles which involve the very existence of peoples have had and will continue to have, as long and as often as they...

Issue Brief on “Confucius Institutes Shaping China’s Soft Power”

After the Cold War, soft power became an essential tool for states to move forward in the complex geopolitical landscape of an anarchic world....

Issue Brief on “US National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence Report: A Call to...

The US National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence (NSCAI), a commission created by the US Congress, released a comprehensive report on March 1, 2021....

Issue Brief on “Modernisation of Indian Nuclear Triad and Development of SSBNs: Regional Implications”

India was the first state in the South Asian region to acquire nuclear weapons. In November 2018, as declared by the Indian Prime Minister...

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