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Ten Years of the South China Sea Arbitral Award

The 2016 arbitral ruling on the South China Sea in favour of the Philippines continues to shape maritime governance and strategic competition in the Indo-Pacific.

Simran Walia

IDSA Comments

June 23, 2026

The 2026 US Counterterrorism Strategy: An Analysis

The 2026 US Counterterrorism Strategy elevates drug cartels and ‘violent left-wing extremists’ to centrality, alongside the traditional Islamic threat.

Khyati Singh

IDSA Comments

June 22, 2026

The 11th NPT Review Conference (2026) Was Doomed to Fail. What Did We Miss?

The estrangement in US–Russia bilateral nuclear dynamics is often overlooked when discussing the inevitability of the 2026 NPT Review Conference's failure.

Hina Pandey

IDSA Comments

June 19, 2026

President Hlaing’s Visit to India and Strategic Diversification Policy of Myanmar

Myanmar's outreach to India reflects a search for strategic diversification rather than a departure from its China–Russia axis.

Om Prakash Das

Issue Brief

June 18, 2026

India and China’s Economic Engagement in Sri Lanka Post-2022 Crisis

India, Sri Lanka’s largest trading partner and a major source of FDI, is increasingly strengthening its economic engagement with the island country.

Himanshu Kulkarni

Issue Brief

June 15, 2026

Regional Turbulence and Cross-Strait Ties

Japan–Philippines negotiations on maritime delimitation could have implications for cross-Strait relations.

Prashant Kumar Singh

IDSA Comments

June 12, 2026

Deteriorating GCC–Iran Relations amid Renewed Tensions in West Asia

As regional tensions persist, GCC–Iran relations are entering a period of heightened uncertainty and strategic recalibration.

Prasanta Kumar Pradhan

Issue Brief

June 11, 2026

Vietnam’s Pragmatic Foreign Policy Shift

Amid challenges stemming from a complex international environment, Vietnam, under its new leadership, is seeking to influence the evolving regional strategic discourse.

Temjenmeren Ao

Issue Brief

June 10, 2026

Tariff-Free but Not Barrier-Free: Africa’s Challenge in the Chinese Market

China’s zero-tariff offer on imports from African countries removes a visible barrier while leaving the deeper trade imbalance untouched.

Mohanasakthivel J

IDSA Comments

June 09, 2026

AI-Generated Zero-Day Vulnerabilities: Implications for Future Warfighting

Cyber security is no longer about protecting networks but about preserving combat power.

Karanbir Singh Brar

IDSA Comments

June 08, 2026

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West Asia War Analyses

Deteriorating GCC–Iran Relations amid Renewed Tensions in West Asia

As regional tensions persist, GCC–Iran relations are entering a period of heightened uncertainty and strategic recalibration.

Prasanta Kumar Pradhan

June 11, 2026

A Helium Shock to India’s Quantum Technology Ambitions

India's quantum ambitions could be affected if its dependence on helium supply chains is left unaddressed.

Shantanu Sharma , Krishna Bhatia

May 21, 2026

UAE’s Exit from OPEC and OPEC+: Strategic Drivers

The UAE’s exit from OPEC and OPEC+ signals a transformation in global energy governance, driven by competing interests and the securitisation of energy.

Saman Ayesha Kidwai

May 05, 2026

Pakistan’s Mediation in the West Asia Crisis: Strategic Survival and Diplomatic Utility

Pakistan’s attempt to mediate in the 2026 West Asia crisis should be understood primarily as a strategy of geopolitical survival through diplomatic utility.

Lauren Dagan Amoss

April 15, 2026

Exhaustion and Endurance: Contrasting US–Russian Defence Industrial Resilience and Lessons for India

Advanced precision capabilities, robust mass-production capacity, and strategic reserves offer the most credible path to sustaining high-intensity operations.

Rajneesh Singh

April 16, 2026

US Weapons Sales to West Asia amidst the Iran War

The challenge for the US defence industrial base will be to meet the increased demands of allies in conflict zones for critical high-end defence equipment.

S. Samuel C. Rajiv

April 13, 2026

China and the Iran Crisis

In the Iran crisis, a major strategic objective for Beijing was to frame itself as a ‘stabilising’ power, in contrast to Washington’s disruptive interventions.

Mayuri Banerjee

April 13, 2026

US/Israel–Iran War: Ceasefire and Beyond

The Iran conflict has reshaped global dynamics and irreversibly upended international norms.

Tanmay Pathak

April 10, 2026

Japan and the Iran Crisis

In the wake of the West Asian crisis, the challenge for Japan, a US ally, is to maintain strategic autonomy given its energy dependencies on the region.

Simran Walia

April 09, 2026

Ankara’s Perspective on the US–Israel War on Iran

In the wake of the US–Israel war on Iran, Ankara’s strategic space is narrowing due to conflict escalation, energy disruptions and renewed uncertainties relating to the Kurdish question.

Abhishek Yadav

April 07, 2026

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