The India–Armenia Defence Partnership: Strategic Drivers Armenia has emerged as one of India's leading markets for defence exports. Bhawna January 13, 2024 IDSA Comments
France’s Pivot towards Anglophone Africa after Sahelian Exit France is attempting to cultivate closer ties with Anglophone African nations, where its historical baggage of colonialism is less pronounced. Abhishek Mishra January 13, 2025 IDSA Comments
Al-Qaeda 2.0 in Syria: Extreme Makeover of Salafi Jihadism The rise of HTS and the seeming attempt by some Western states to normalise relations with this Al-Qaeda-tainted grouping is bad news for global peace and security. Adil Rasheed January 10, 2025 Issue Brief
M. Bhushan, Silent Weapons Deadly Weapons: Unveiling the Bioweapons Arms Race, Pathak Publishers and Distributors, 2024, pp. 148 This timely book examines the evolving threat landscape of lethal chemical and biological weapons (CBW) and toxins. It places them in the broader context of key global events like the… Continue reading M. Bhushan, Silent Weapons Deadly Weapons: Unveiling the Bioweapons Arms Race, Pathak Publishers and Distributors, 2024, pp. 148 Saman Ayesha Kidwai July-December 2024 CBW Magazine
Chloropicrin: The Contested Chemical in Russia-Ukraine War The U.S. Department’s sanctioning of over 280 individuals and entities linked to Russia for allegedly using chloropicrin against Ukrainian forces in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine War has been challenged by the… Continue reading Chloropicrin: The Contested Chemical in Russia-Ukraine War Abhishek Verma July-December 2024 CBW Magazine
Strengthening the Chemical Weapons Convention through improved civil society participation This article examines how improved civil society participation within the OPCW can be instrumental in strengthening the principles of the Chemical Weapons Convention, especially the challenge of non-proliferation and prevention… Continue reading Strengthening the Chemical Weapons Convention through improved civil society participation Aayushi Sharma July-December 2024 CBW Magazine
Destruction of Chemical Weapons Facilities in Syria The civil war in Syria exposed significant failures in global non-proliferation mechanisms. Despite Syria’s 2013 accession to the Chemical Weapons Convention, chemical weapons were used repeatedly with limited accountability. Political… Continue reading Destruction of Chemical Weapons Facilities in Syria Nachiket Kondhalkar July-December 2024 CBW Magazine
Countering Proliferation Financing: An Appraisal The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is ideally placed to strengthen the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) against proliferation financing. This article provides a brief overview of this… Continue reading Countering Proliferation Financing: An Appraisal Vivek Chadha July-December 2024 CBW Magazine
The Chemical Weapons Convention as a Model for WMD Elimination: A Civil Society Perspective on the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention Negotiations of a Verification Protocol 1994 – 2001 It is difficult to escape the conclusion that two decades have been wasted due to the persistent weakness of a crucial component of the Web of Prevention-the Biological and Toxin… Continue reading The Chemical Weapons Convention as a Model for WMD Elimination: A Civil Society Perspective on the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention Negotiations of a Verification Protocol 1994 – 2001 Malcolm Dando , Simon Whitby July-December 2024 CBW Magazine
Imaging Kautilya Beyond Popular Stereotypes The stereotypical, popular and simplified image of Kautilya distorts the understanding of his political philosophy and precepts. Saurabh Mishra January 09, 2025 Issue Brief