Strategic Analysis

The Evolution of National Security Thinking in Post-Soviet Russia

This article contributes to the rich body of literature on Russian security perceptions and analyses how Russian security thinking evolved over the last 20 years. The focus of the article...

The Contemporary World between Integration and Secession: A Challenge for Russia

The article discusses two major trends in contemporary world politics—the disintegration of the nation-state and supranational integration—and analyses their nature, causes and significance.

Russia’s Participation in International Environmental Cooperation

While environmental issues attract growing interest all over the world Russia has kept aside from this trend for a long time. Its participation in international environmental cooperation has always been...

US–Russia Confrontation and a New Global Balance

Although the US–Russia relations are hardly the central axis of contemporary international relations, the systemic confrontation between Moscow and Washington, which began in 2014, will become a decisive factor for...

Dmitry Suslov |
November 2016 |
Strategic Analysis

Russia and the European Union: Lessons Learned and Goals Ahead

The current crisis and pause in development of the EU–Russia relations provide a unique chance to shed the burden of past problems and start new relations from scratch. Both sides...

Russia’s Pivot to Asia: Myth or Reality?

The article discusses the changes in Russia’s policy towards Asia, arguing that Russia’s pivot to Asia is a reality, one that is motivated by both political and economic interests. And...

Power Politics: How China and Russia Reshape the World by Rob de Wijk

A lot of literature has appeared in recent years on how Russia and China have come to present a common challenge to the US-led world order. But the author of...

P. Stobdan |
November 2016 |
Strategic Analysis

The Domestic Linkages to Eurasian States’ Perception on Global Politics: ‘Normative Idioms’ versus Empirical Practices

Eurasia’s preponderance in global politics is gaining because of its location, resources, as well as mosaic population having diverse ethnic backgrounds. Since the invasion by the Mongolians in the 13th...

The New Role of Russia in the Greater Eurasia

Key ideas associated with Eurasianism were developed in the 19th century. The narrative of classical Eurasianism in the 1920s was developed to explain that Western civilisation was not superior to...

Russian Strategy towards the Post-Soviet Space in Europe: Searching for Balance between Economy, Security, and Great Power Attractiveness

After the Ukrainian crisis and Russia’s actions in Crimea and Donbass, there is a growing lack of understanding about Russian interests in the post-Soviet space. Russian authorities have been accused...

Andrei Skriba |
November 2016 |
Strategic Analysis

The End of the End of History

On December 25 of this year we will mark 25 years since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Many in Russia and the West were optimistic about the seeming imminent...

Identity, contestation and development in Northeast India by Komol Singha and M. Amarjeet Singh

Inhabited by numerous tribes and sub-tribes with fierce clan loyalties, the north-east of India has been plagued by identity-inspired insurgencies since independence. The first of these insurgencies was that of...

Pushpita Das |
September 2016 |
Strategic Analysis

Andean Cosmovision and Diplomacy for Life

The concept of ‘Vivir Bien´ or ´Good Life’ has emerged in Bolivia’s political, policy and diplomatic discourse after the ascension to power of Evo Morales in December 2005, the first...

Australia and India in Asia: When ‘Look West’ Meets Act East

The recent Australian decision to extend civilian nuclear cooperation to India, overriding its own long-term principled position, is no ordinary development. Taking that as a starting point, this article seeks...

Vishal Ranjan |
September 2016 |
Strategic Analysis

India’s Decision Making on Cross-Border Natural Gas Pipelines (1989–2012)

In the last two decades, cross-border gas pipelines have become an integral part of discourse on India’s energy security. Successive reports from the government and the private sector have envisaged...

Assessing India’s Rise and the Road Ahead

This article analyses India’s economic, military and political rise in the international state system. It concludes that India is on the rise in all three power dimensions, underpinned by a...

Mass Media in Xi’s China: Markets Versus Control

Xi Jinping became the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China in November 2012 and the President of the People’s Republic of China in March 2013. Ever since, under...

Gunjan Singh |
September 2016 |
Strategic Analysis

The Roadmap for India’s Nuclear Security

A watershed moment for nuclear security was reached when global leaders from more than 50 countries including India and other organisations met successively over six years (2010–2016) to develop an...

Reshmi Kazi |
September 2016 |
Strategic Analysis

The Oil Market Challenge

Over the last few years, it has been a roller coaster ride for the oil markets. From $110 a barrel in 2010, prices began dropping from June 2014 and finally...

Importance of PM Modi’s Visit to Iran: Opportunities and Challenges for India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Iran is important in many ways. It came at a time when India is seriously contemplating activation of its ‘Look West’ policy and banking...

M. Mahtab Alam Rizvi , Ashok K. Behuria |
September 2016 |
Strategic Analysis