Comments & Briefs

DF-31AG Test and PLA Rocket Forces’ Nuclear Choices

The September 2024 DF-31AG test showed to some extent the success of the efforts aimed at the streamlining of the priorities of the Rocket Forces.

June 18, 2025

M.S. Prathibha

Issue Brief

Ethiopia’s Russian Gambit: A Solution or a Failing Strategy?

Ethiopia has reached out to Russia to strengthen defence ties amidst multiple internal conflicts.

June 18, 2025

Abhishek Mishra , Abyssinia Abay Mengistu

IDSA Comments

The Bibi–Sisi Rift: Threat to Camp David Accords

Multiple factors, including Egypt’s increasingly close ties with China, Russia and Turkiye, are threatening to derail the 1978 Camp David Accords.

June 13, 2025

Adil Rasheed

Issue Brief

South Korea Elects Lee Jae-myung as President: Challenges Ahead

Lee Jae-myung’s election as South Korea’s President has ended the period of political instability that began with the imposition of martial law in December 2024.

June 11, 2025

Prashant Kumar Singh

IDSA Comments

The Recall Campaign and Political Polarisation in Taiwan

The unprecedented scale of the ongoing recall campaign has revealed a deep political polarisation in Taiwan.

June 10, 2025

Prashant Kumar Singh

Issue Brief

Ankara’s Pakistan Tilt: Fallout on India–Türkiye Relations

Türkiye’s recognition of India’s genuine security concerns is essential if there has to be a forward movement in India–Turkiye ties.

June 10, 2025

Abhishek Yadav

Issue Brief

China and Rare-Earth Elements: Is Trump Blinking on Tariffs?

China has taken measures to control the rare earth elements (REE) market, in response to President Donald Trump's imposition of tariffs.

June 09, 2025

Ajey Lele

IDSA Comments

Taiwanese Assessments and Responses to ‘United Front’ Threats

The Taiwanese government has put in place a series of legislative and security measures to counter ‘united front’ threats from China.

June 04, 2025

Prashant Kumar Singh

Issue Brief

India and the MQ-9B Sky/Sea Guardian Deal

MQ-9B Sky/Sea Guardian drone procurement is a significant milestone for India’s unmanned combat capability.

June 04, 2025

Anika Vipulpriya

IDSA Comments

Pakistan’s False Conflation of Gaza Crisis with Kashmir

The false equivalence of Gaza with Kashmir in Pakistan’s international propaganda needs to be quashed.

June 03, 2025

Adil Rasheed

IDSA Comments