Comment & Briefs

Macron’s Latest Cabinet Reshuffle and Implications

Macron hopes to offset Marie Le Pen’s popularity by appointing a young loyalist in Gabriel Attal with firm views on far right’s forte, i.e., immigration.

January 16, 2024

Swasti Rao

IDSA Comments

The Road Ahead for AUKUS in 2024

As the roadmap and scope of the two pillars of AUKUS are now clearly defined, near-term tangible outcomes can be expected to materialise from 2024 onwards.

January 12, 2024

R. Vignesh

Issue Brief

Bhutan’s Graduation from LDC: Opportunities and Challenges

While Bhutan's transition from a least developed country (LDC) to a middle-income country is undeniably optimistic, its journey beyond LDC status lies in mindful governance and strategic planning.

January 11, 2024

Sneha M

IDSA Comments

Beyond Borders: The Urgent Case for Global Cooperation in Cyber Defence

Like-minded countries need to cooperate more closely to shield critical infrastructure and prevent systemic disruptions.

January 04, 2024

Cherian Samuel

IDSA Comments

MONUSCO’s Early Withdrawal and the Future of UN Peacekeeping in Africa

The UN should shift towards more traditional and narrowly focused peacekeeping missions and maintain a clearer and more distinct role as a neutral mediator in conflicts.

January 02, 2024

Rajeesh Kumar

IDSA Comments

IDF’s Subterranean Challenge: Profiling Gaza Metro, Hamas’s Centre of Gravity

The subterranean infrastructure is the pivot of Hamas’s irregular warfare strategy and allows it to undertake both offensive and defensive operations and has been assessed as one of its centres of gravity.

December 28, 2023

Rajneesh Singh

Issue Brief

The Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict: Implications for Regional Security

The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, reignited in 2020, continues to undermine regional security.

December 22, 2023

Jason Wahlang

Issue Brief

Assessing Japan’s Diplomacy in 2023

Japan made great strides towards developing an independent foreign policy, even as it hewed closer to the Global North’s positions on the burning issues of 2023.

December 21, 2023

Arnab Dasgupta

IDSA Comments

Maldives and the #IndiaOut Campaign

Maldives’ foreign policy has witnessed a shift from ‘India First’ under former President Ibrahim Solih to ‘India Out’ that was central to Mohammed Muizzu’s presidential campaign.

December 13, 2023

Tejusvi Shukla

IDSA Comments