Mayank Bubna

Targeted air strikes remain a cornerstone fighting technique in modern counter-insurgency and other military operations. Yet, scholars and practitioners remain divided on the question of the efficacy of this battle...

• Mayank Bubna |
• January 2013 |
• Journal of Defence Studies

This paper seeks to understand the nature of cooperation between the UN and other IGOs in ongoing conflicts. It will examine the security framework in which these multilateral arrangements were...

• Mayank Bubna |
• May 24, 2010 |
• Issue Brief

Most aid groups have pulled out of Somalia because of the continuing dangers. Yet, the World Food Program (WFP) continues to operate in the region, and has been doing so...

• Mayank Bubna |
• May 7, 2010 |
• Issue Brief

In order for ICC jurisdiction to truly have a sway it needs to be credible as a deterrence mechanism, and it should keep track of the political strategies used by...

• Mayank Bubna |
• April 28, 2010 |
• Issue Brief

African militaries have only recently emerged from colonial rule and several decades of Cold War gaming by superpowers. As the continent continues to be riddled with wars, these armies have...

• Mayank Bubna |
• April 2010 |
• Journal of Defence Studies

Despite the concerns surrounding the use of mercenaries, they remain an indispensable force on the African continent, so much so that they have been welcomed by governments, and grudgingly even...

• Mayank Bubna |
• February 16, 2010 |
• Issue Brief

Across the globe, a crucial but largely unseen and unheard of force in the Global War on Terrorism is emerging – young, hardened, militant, radicalized recruits from Africa – a...

• Mayank Bubna |
• January 14, 2010 |
• IDSA Comments

Ethnic tensions and political and economic corruption are rampant in Liberia, and dealing with these institutional problems is a monumental challenge for any outsider.

• Mayank Bubna |
• October 14, 2009 |
• IDSA Comments