There is a need to invest in integrated chemical-biological surveillance, rapid toxicological diagnostics, emergency medical response, and public awareness mechanisms.
The Egypt–Eritrea understanding is shaped by concerns over Ethiopia’s growing regional influence, the future of Red Sea security and the unresolved Nile waters dispute.
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.
The 2026 US Counterterrorism Strategy elevates drug cartels and ‘violent left-wing extremists’ to centrality, alongside the traditional Islamic threat.
The estrangement in US–Russia bilateral nuclear dynamics is often overlooked when discussing the inevitability of the 2026 NPT Review Conference's failure.
India and Cyprus are transforming a long-standing friendship into a strategic partnership spanning defence, security, connectivity and economic cooperation.
China is building a strategic system to integrate all its national strategies and develop strategic capabilities to accelerate its economic and security goals.
The New Delhi Quad Foreign Ministers’ meeting reinforced the framework's practical mechanisms for shaping the Indo-Pacific's political and economic architecture.
The Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in May 2026 underscored the Quad’s continuing relevance as a provider of regional public goods and services in the Indo-Pacific.
The challenge before India’s BRICS presidency is not to eliminate internal differences but to manage them effectively enough to preserve functional cooperation.
Naval Anti-Ship Missile–Short Range (NASM-SR) represents an indigenous effort to equip smaller aerial platforms with stand-off maritime strike capability.
Mutual security, economic and regional interests continue to sustain the EU–Türkiye cooperation despite persistent political and normative disagreements.
US President Donald Trump’s visit to China from 13-15 May 2026 is taking place against the backdrop of intense trade and technological competition between the two countries.
