Achieving Jointness in War: One Theatre One Strategy The creation of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) is a start to defence reforms. This should improve jointmanship in peacetime; however, joint wartime performance needs further reform and improvement. We face three problems: (i) historical lack of unified warfighting strategy formulation at the apex military level; (ii) the unclear division of responsibility and resources between service Chiefs and Commanders-in-Chief (C-in-Cs); and (iii) the differing natures of command and control between the three services, which manifest as differences in structural organisations. Ashish Singh | January-June 2020 | Journal of Defence Studies
Pakistan Media Under Stress: Imran Fails to Walk the Talk The government and the military in Pakistan appear quite determined to either silence or censor media by all means. This may prove counter-productive since such restrictions can fuel further criticism, especially at a time when the government seems unable to fulfil its promises and meet the expectations of the people. Nazir Ahmad Mir | January 17, 2020 | IDSA Comments
A Summary of Effective Management of COVID-19 in Iran Collaboration of Civil and Defense forces On 30 December 2019, a cluster of viral pneumonia cases of unknown origin emerged in Wuhan, Hubei Province of China which soon spread across the world. (1) From the first… Continue reading A Summary of Effective Management of COVID-19 in Iran Collaboration of Civil and Defense forces Ali Karami | January-June 2020 | CBW Magazine
The UAE and the Coronavirus Pandemic: Maintaining the Geopolitical Status Quo Will Not Be an Option Over the past decade or so the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has emerged as one of the savviest and most agile geopolitical actors not only in the Arabian Gulf, but… Continue reading The UAE and the Coronavirus Pandemic: Maintaining the Geopolitical Status Quo Will Not Be an Option John B. Sheldon | January-June 2020 | CBW Magazine
Naval Modernisation in Southeast Asia: Problems and Prospects for Small and Medium Navies edited by Geoffrey Till and Ristian Atriandi Supriyanto Against the backdrop of growing competition between the US and China, maritime security has become a high priority in the strategic policy narratives of most Southeast Asian countries. The book, Naval Modernisation in Southeast Asia: Problems and Prospects for Small and Medium Navies, edited by Geoffrey Till and Ristian Atriandi Supriyanto, analyses the varying problems and challenges faced by small and medium navies in Southeast Asia as they seek to increase their maritime power in response to their perceptions of strategic necessity. Roby Thomas | January-June 2020 | Journal of Defence Studies
International Trends and the Evolving Role of the Integrated Financial Adviser in Defence The Indian economy’s development over the past decades has given rise to complex challenges. Policy makers thus needed to make institutional changes in financial management systems. In the system of Financial Advice, the Financial Advisers are expected to provide independent financial advice to the administrative authorities in decision making for achieving organisational goals. Allocated resources are to be spent timely and prudently in the prescribed manner to achieve predefined outcomes. Integrated Financial Advice (IFA) in defence has also developed and evolved in recent years. Sumati Kumar | January-June 2020 | Journal of Defence Studies
COP25: Another Lost Opportunity COP25 was expected to give prominence to science, streamline ambitious targets and raise trust among parties. Even after a marathon two-week talks, issues such as creating an international carbon market and climate financing were pushed to the next year. Rajeesh Kumar | January 15, 2020 | IDSA Comments
China’s Africa Strategy: Salient Facets and Implications Background G.G. Dwivedi | January-June 2020 | Africa Trends
Israel’s Changing Africa Relations Israel’s relations with African countries go back to the late 1950s when it began extending significant support to many African countries undergoing decolonisation. Since then the relations have experienced many fluctuations with a major shift seen in the past few years. There has been an accelerated improvement under the premiership of Benjamin Netanyahu, who proactively pursues an African region centric ‘Return to Africa policy’. Jatin Kumar | January-June 2020 | Africa Trends
James Hamill, Africa’s Lost Leader: South Africa’s Continental Role Since Apartheid James Hamill, in his book ‘Africa’s Lost Leader: South Africa’s Continental Role Since Apartheid” debunks the perception of South Africa as the undisputed leader of Africa and paints South Africa as nothing more than a fragile hegemon. He supports this by arguing that South Africa has been reluctant to assume a hegemonic role, for a range of historical and contemporary reasons. South Africa has generated significant resentment, suspicion and even outright opposition from other African states. It has been unable to popularise its ideals in Africa or build a consensus around them. Aarushi Vikram | January-June 2020 | Africa Trends
