Issue Brief on “Cyber-Enabled Influence Operations: Disinformation in the Digital Public Sphere”
Driven by the advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI), automation, and platform-based information ecosystems, cyber-enabled influence operations have become one of the major security concerns...
Issue Brief on “Türkiye’s Evolving Stance on the Jammu and Kashmir Dispute: From Early...
Introduction
On September 24, 2025, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan brought up the issue of Jammu and Kashmir again during his speech at the 79th...
Issue Brief on “Bridging Regional Groupings: Exploring Complementarities Between BSEC and D-8”
The evolving geoeconomic and geopolitical landscape has intensified the search for pragmatic, regionally grounded cooperation frameworks that can complement existing global institutions. In this...
Issue Brief on “Nuclear Year 2025 in Review”
The year 2025 was another chaotic year that saw many developments on the nuclear non-proliferation landscape. From the dangers of accelerating nuclear arms races...
Strategic Studies (Vol. 45, Summer 2025, No. 2)
Articles
Deterrence or Provocation: Establishment of Naval Bases on Islands in the Indian Ocean
Aleena Saif Ullah
India’s Maritime Strategy in the Indian Ocean: Liminal Power or...
Deterrence or Provocation: Establishment of Naval Bases on Islands in the Indian Ocean
Abstract
This study investigates the conditions under which naval bases on Indian Ocean islands, Diego Garcia (U.S./UK), Andaman and Nicobar (India), and Hambantota (Sri Lanka/China),...
India’s Maritime Strategy in the Indian Ocean: Liminal Power or Emerging Maritime Hegemon?
Abstract
India’s growing maritime capabilities, as articulated through the evolution from SAGAR to MAHASAGAR policy, represent a significant shift in its regional and global strategy....
Governance in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Exploring the Impact on Transparency, Accountability and...
Abstract
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has diverse potentials. The increasing use of AI makes it imperative to examine its impact on an important societal aspect —...
Pakistan-Bangladesh Relations: A Post-2024 Assessment
Abstract
The Pakistan-Bangladesh bilateral relationship has long been overshadowed by historical legacies, particularly the event of 1971, shaping mutual perceptions and foreign policy orientations. However,...
Modituva: A Corollary of Hindutva Ideology and its Anti-Pakistan Obsession
Abstract
The arrival of Narendra Modi in Indian politics as the 14th Prime Minister in the elections of 2014 and the defeat of the...
