Strategic Analysis

Water Challenge and the Prospects for BRICS Cooperation

Brazil and Russia rank first and second globally by the amount of renewable freshwater resources. Despite the significant challenges to municipal water use and water quality for the population, even...

BRICS Cooperation in Science and Education

This article examines the preconditions and reasons for interaction between BRICS countries in the fields of science, research and university education. It analyzes the particular ways in which the member...

BRICS Countries in Global Value Chains

The picture of the post-crisis world is shaped by the paradigm shifts about the sustainability of national development as a globally integrated co-development and as a necessary condition for national...

Ninel Seniuk |
November 2019 |
Strategic Analysis

BRICS: A Limited Role in Transforming the World

The emergence of BRICS is a reflection of the economic power shift from the north to the south. BRICS cooperation is driven by their shared identity as emerging economies. BRICS...

Li Li |
November 2019 |
Strategic Analysis

Shifting Strategic Focus of BRICS and Great Power Competition

This article builds on extensive debates on the role of BRICS in world order. But instead of focusing on BRICS’ impact on the world order, the article takes a different...

Igor Denisov , Andrei Kazantsev , Fyodor Lukyanov , Ivan Safranchuk |
November 2019 |
Strategic Analysis

The BRICS in the Era of Renewed Great Power Competition

The BRICS are at a turbulent crossroads as renewed great power competition intersects with countervailing tendencies in the emerging multipolar arena. Their success depends avoiding the external costs and domestic...

BRICS and Sovereign Internationalism

The article outlines four types of globalism contending for hegemony today. The struggle of what effectively represents different types of international order is one reason why international politics today looks...

Richard Sakwa |
November 2019 |
Strategic Analysis

Sri Lanka at the Crossroads: Geopolitical Challenges and National Interests

Sri Lanka has always featured in any discussion on Indian Ocean geopolitics. However, its geopolitical significance has increased manifold after the end of the long-drawn war that saw the defeat...

New Directions in India’s Foreign Policy: Theory and Praxis

One of the limitations of Indian foreign policy literature is its apathy towards employing novel approaches and methods. Though Indian foreign policy has gone through a dramatic transformation, particularly in...

Rajeesh Kumar |
September 2019 |
Strategic Analysis

Jordan and the Arab Uprisings: Regime Survival and Politics Beyond the State

Carved by imperial powers, Jordan is a small state surrounded by a large but unstable neighbourhood. Among all the chaos, Jordan offers a semblance of stability sans durability owing to...

Lakshmi Priya |
September 2019 |
Strategic Analysis

Indian Ocean Perspectives: From Sea Power to Ocean Prosperity

Long before the Atlantic and the Pacific became theatres for commerce and conflict, the Indian Ocean was home to considerable commercial and cultural intercourse. Most recent literature has, however, focused...

Sanjaya Baru |
September 2019 |
Strategic Analysis

Actions Speak Louder than Words: China’s Consultative Peacekeeping in Africa

Existing concepts (e.g. ‘non-interference’ and ‘pragmatism’) remain too vague to provide explanations for China’s increasingly assertive security policy. To avoid this pitfall, this article adopts a narrower focus on Chinese...

Ivo Ganchev |
September 2019 |
Strategic Analysis

Theorizing EU-TRACECA Relationship in Eurasian Context

This article contends that the Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia (TRACECA) is European Union’s (EU) most visionary trans-regional connectivity project. It theorizes the EU-TRACECA relationship to show that the TRACECA represents different...

Mushtaq A. Kaw |
September 2019 |
Strategic Analysis

Geopolitics of Western Indian Ocean: Unravelling China’s Multi-dimensional Presence

The Western Indian Ocean (WIO) is now attaining centrestage in the geopolitics of the Indian Ocean. Apart from France and the US, China holds significant interests in the WIO. China’s...

Sankalp Gurjar |
September 2019 |
Strategic Analysis

Strategic Analysis

Water Challenge and the Prospects for BRICS Cooperation

BRICS Cooperation in Science and Education

BRICS Countries in Global Value Chains

BRICS: A Limited Role in Transforming the World

Shifting Strategic Focus of BRICS and Great Power Competition

The BRICS in the Era of Renewed Great Power Competition

BRICS and Sovereign Internationalism

Sri Lanka at the Crossroads: Geopolitical Challenges and National Interests

New Directions in India’s Foreign Policy: Theory and Praxis

Jordan and the Arab Uprisings: Regime Survival and Politics Beyond the State

Indian Ocean Perspectives: From Sea Power to Ocean Prosperity

Actions Speak Louder than Words: China’s Consultative Peacekeeping in Africa

Theorizing EU-TRACECA Relationship in Eurasian Context

Geopolitics of Western Indian Ocean: Unravelling China’s Multi-dimensional Presence

Korea’s Para-diplomacy with States in India: An Analysis of the ‘Caravan Events’

The Geopolitics of the US-India-Russia Strategic Triangle

Everything Under the Heavens: How the Past Helps Shape China’s Push for Global Power

Pakistan Adrift: Navigating Troubled Waters

Why Terrorist Groups Form International Alliances

Xi Jinping’s China