AI and Extremist Propaganda: An Assessment The future wave of violent extremism will be increasingly decentralised, AI-driven, and post-organisational, requiring a new-age counter-violent extremist framework. Saman Ayesha Kidwai | | Issue Brief
Japan’s Evolving Security Strategy The Ministry of Defence document, ‘Directions of Change in Defence Capabilities 1’, released on 12 March, offers a glimpse into the evolution of Japan’s security strategy. Arnab Dasgupta | | IDSA Comments
Reforms for Atmanirbharta in Indian Naval Aviation This monograph deliberates on reforms for achieving self-reliance in naval aviation. Indian Navy (IN) is at the cusp of transforming from a ‘buyers navy’ to a ‘builder navy’ in ship... Rajiv Kumar Narang | | Monograph
The First AI War: The Dilemma of Military Autonomy The war in West Asia has seen an unprecedented use of Artificial Intelligence and autonomous systems like drones in the military kill chain. Meghna Pradhan | | IDSA Comments
The US–Israel War on Iran: Tehran’s Perceptions and Objectives Iran is fighting a ‘war of balance’, using controlled horizontal escalation as a tool to impose sufficient costs on the US and its regional partners. Deepika Saraswat | | IDSA Comments
US Motivations to Attack Iran, Pressures for De-Escalation, and Potential Outcomes The strategic end-state of the US military campaign against Iran, whether it is deterrence, coercive diplomacy, or regime change, has been unclear. Cherian Samuel | | Issue Brief
Towards Reformed Multilateralism in the Era of Indo-Pacific Publisher: Pentagon Press Asia is the fulcrum of the Indo-Pacific. The “Asian Age” or the “Asian Century” in the era of the Indo-Pacific is being redefined as a broader concept... Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy , Smruti S. Pattanaik | | Book
Cyber Operations in the Israel–US Conflict with Iran Cyberattacks have formed an important supporting component of the joint Israel–US campaign against Iran. Cherian Samuel | | IDSA Comments
The Doomsday Clock and Existential Risks With the Doomsday Clock now closer to midnight than ever, renewed attention has been drawn to the enduring significance of this metaphor for highlighting existential risks. Aayushi Sharma , Diya Rathee | | Backgrounder
GCC’s Moment of Truth Iran's targeting of GCC Member States represents an unprecedented challenge in the organisation’s 45-year history. Prasanta Kumar Pradhan | | IDSA Comments
