Fatah – Hamas Reconciliation and Prospects for the Elusive Palestinian Unity On October 12, 2017, Fatah and Hamas, the two dominant factions in Palestinian politics, signed a reconciliation agreement in Cairo to end their decade-long conflict. Md. Muddassir Quamar | November 03, 2017 | IDSA Comments
Islamic Exceptionalism: How the Struggle Over Islam is Reshaping the World by Shadi Hamid Is Islam compatible with modernity? Can Muslim societies adapt to Westphalian democratic principles? Islamic Exceptionalism revisits this recurring debate by examining political transitions in Egypt, Tunisia and Turkey, where Islamist... Md. Muddassir Quamar | November 2017 | Strategic Analysis
Negotiating the US–Japan alliance: Japan confidential by Yukinori Komine If there is one country that is undergoing unprecedented shifts in its security policies, it is Japan; Speculation was rife that Japan would try and step out of America shadow... G.V.C. Naidu | November 2017 | Strategic Analysis
War by Other Means: Geoeconomics and Statecraft by Robert D. Blackwill and Jennifer M. Harris Geo-economics was one among several ideational constructs postulated as the likely defining characteristic of international politics after the end of the Cold War. A neologism coined by Edward Luttwak, the... S. Kalyanaraman | November 2017 | Strategic Analysis
The Brexit-Belt and Road Axis: India for Neighbourhood First China's Belt & Road Initiative (B&RI), also known as One-Belt-One-Road (OBOR), depends for its success on a tacit alliance with Britain and the financial acumen of the City of London.... Sandhya Jain | November 2017 | Strategic Analysis
Too Early to Celebrate! The Decline of Somali Piracy off the East Coast of Africa The pirates of Somalia constitute one one of the greatest threats to maritime security in modern time.Their operations started amidst the political instability, economic crisis and state collapse that characterised... Samuel Oyewole | November 2017 | Strategic Analysis
Muslim Traditionalism and Violence in the Middle East In recent years, especially after the 9/11 attacks on America, Western academics and policy-makers have increasingly viewed Islam as an inherently violent religion and Muslims as terrorists. Mohammed Nuruzzaman | November 2017 | Strategic Analysis
Korea’s Cultural Diplomacy: An Analysis of the Hallyu in India Korea’s rapid economic transformation from being one of the poorest countries during the 1950s to becoming a member of the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in 1996 surprised... Ranjit Kumar Dhawan | November 2017 | Strategic Analysis
Waiting for Godot*: India and United Nations Security Council Reform This article analyses the history of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) reform with a particular focus on India’s aspiration and attempts to become a permanent member on the Council.... Rajeesh Kumar | November 2017 | Strategic Analysis
Disaster Relief as a Political Tool: Analysing Indian and Chinese Responses after the Nepal Earthquakes In the aftermath of the 2015 earthquakes in Nepal, China and India immediately sent relief teams. The relief efforts in Nepal showcase a competitive aspect of the two major regional... Bibek Chand | November 2017 | Strategic Analysis
