Bhutan’s Graduation from LDC: Opportunities and Challenges While Bhutan's transition from a least developed country (LDC) to a middle-income country is undeniably optimistic, its journey beyond LDC status lies in mindful governance and strategic planning. Sneha M | January 11, 2024 | IDSA Comments
Beyond Borders: The Urgent Case for Global Cooperation in Cyber Defence Like-minded countries need to cooperate more closely to shield critical infrastructure and prevent systemic disruptions. Cherian Samuel | January 04, 2024 | IDSA Comments
MONUSCO’s Early Withdrawal and the Future of UN Peacekeeping in Africa The UN should shift towards more traditional and narrowly focused peacekeeping missions and maintain a clearer and more distinct role as a neutral mediator in conflicts. Rajeesh Kumar | January 02, 2024 | IDSA Comments
IDF’s Subterranean Challenge: Profiling Gaza Metro, Hamas’s Centre of Gravity The subterranean infrastructure is the pivot of Hamas’s irregular warfare strategy and allows it to undertake both offensive and defensive operations and has been assessed as one of its centres of gravity. Rajneesh Singh | December 28, 2023 | Issue Brief
The Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict: Implications for Regional Security The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, reignited in 2020, continues to undermine regional security. Jason Wahlang | December 22, 2023 | Issue Brief
Assessing Japan’s Diplomacy in 2023 Japan made great strides towards developing an independent foreign policy, even as it hewed closer to the Global North’s positions on the burning issues of 2023. Arnab Dasgupta | December 21, 2023 | IDSA Comments
Analysing the Project Precursor Bill To address the issue of Fentanyl-related deaths in the United States (US), the US House of Representative Michael McCaul introduced a bill for the Project Precursor Act on 11 May… Continue reading Analysing the Project Precursor Bill Niranjan Chandrashekhar Oak | July-December 2023 | CBW Magazine
Assessing the Origins of COVID-19: Insights from the US Intelligence Community The US intelligence community unveiled a declassified report, titled “Potential Links Between the Wuhan Institute of Virology and the Origin of the COVID- 19 Pandemic”. This legislation mandated the US… Continue reading Assessing the Origins of COVID-19: Insights from the US Intelligence Community Rohit Kumar Sharma | January-June 2023 | CBW Magazine
The Chemical Disarmament and the United States The United States, having been the sole country indicating its struggle to eliminate its declared chemical weapons within the set timeframe, declared on July 7 that it had successfully destroyed… Continue reading The Chemical Disarmament and the United States Rajiv Nayan | January-June 2023 | CBW Magazine
National Unity Government in Sri Lanka: An Assessment At the close of two years, the National Unity Government (NUG) of Sri Lanka has failed to maintain the confidence and trust of the people it enjoyed during the first three months of its tenure. Having said that, political crisis or instability in Sri Lanka remains unlikely. The NUG is likely to complete its full term, but it will not be a cakewalk. Gulbin Sultana | | Occasional Papers
