Peacekeeping Operations by United Nations in Partnership with a Sub-regional Organisation: Experiment in Liberia 1993–98 Liberia has witnessed intense internal strife, conflicts and total breakdown of law and order in the past. A West African organisation, ECOWAS and United Nations operated together in Liberia to... Mandip Singh | July-September 2022 | Journal of Defence Studies
Bangladeshi Women in UN Peacekeeping: A Case Study The United Nations peacekeeping operations (UNPK) have been evolving continuously and Bangladesh as a country has been playing an important role in it. The country wants to remain a dominant... Anand Kumar | July-September 2022 | Journal of Defence Studies
Conduct and Discipline in United Nations Peace Operations and India’s Perspective The United Nations Charter requires that all UN personnel mustmaintain the highest standards of integrity and conduct. The UN is committed to ensuring that all its personnel deployed globally serve... V. Vidyashankar | July-September 2022 | Journal of Defence Studies
Sri Lankan Economic Crisis and Rise of Left Politics: Implications for India Though the Janatha aragalaya (people’s struggle) against the Rajapaksas was spontaneous, the role of the Left organisations in galvanising this into a movement that ousted the Rajapaksa family is an... Smruti S. Pattanaik | July 21, 2022 | Issue Brief
Political Uncertainty in Sri Lanka: No End in Sight Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s resignation is unlikely to bring the desired political outcome and the much-needed economic relief to the people of Sri Lanka. Gulbin Sultana | July 21, 2022 | Issue Brief
UN Peacekeeping in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2003–2010 Air power has played a critical role in counter-insurgency and irregular warfare across the world. India’s own rich experience is full of documented roles of air power in such campaigns.... Rajesh Isser | July-September 2022 | Journal of Defence Studies
UN Peacekeeping and Ambiguity in Normative UN Norms When UN peacekeeping missions get deployed, adherence to the UN norms helps the missions get legitimacy, earn credibility, and find better acceptance in society. The UN norms namely the three... A.K. Bardalai | July-September 2022 | Journal of Defence Studies
Turkmenistan’s Neutrality-Based Foreign Policy: Issues and Challenges The fluid geopolitical situation arising out of the Russian military intervention in Ukraine has added to the challenges of Turkmenistan’s leadership in implementing their stated neutrality-based foreign policy doctrine. Jason Wahlang | July 20, 2022 | Issue Brief
Iran’s Central Asia Policy Gains Momentum amid Russia–Ukraine War Iran has seen a sudden rise in its importance as a transit and transport hub connecting China and Central Asia to Europe, and also Russia with India. Deepika Saraswat | July 19, 2022 | Issue Brief
Political Impasse in Lebanon Lebanon is yet to witness the formation of a new stable government, two months after parliamentary elections. Jatin Kumar | July 18, 2022 | IDSA Comments
