The North Korean Nuclear Conundrum A rational decision maker in the White House does not have all options on the table and cannot start a war without South Korea’s consent. Diplomacy is the only option... K. P. Fabian | May 03, 2017 | IDSA Comments
Conflicts in Sunni Political Islam and Their Implications Traditionally, the Shi’a–Sunni divide and the associated dynamics of the geopolitical struggle for power and dominance, between the minority Shi’as and the majority Sunnis, have defined intra-Islamic relations. Often sidelined... Mohammed Nuruzzaman | May 2017 | Strategic Analysis
State-Building in the Steppe: Challenges to Kazakhstan’s Modernizing Aspirations The Republic of Kazakhstan seeks to undergo modernization over the course of the next several decades and transform into one of the world’s top 30 economies. To fulfil this aim,... Charles J. Sullivan | May 2017 | Strategic Analysis
India’s Stance and Renewed Commitment to UN Peacekeeping The United Nations (UN) adopted UN Peacekeeping, during its initial years, to restore international peace and security. As the world body celebrated 70 years of its existence in 2015, UN... Montgomery Blah | May 2017 | Strategic Analysis
Impact of Political Economy on Economic Strategy Making in India (1947–1991) What has been the impact of Political Economy and ideational factors such as formative experiences of a State, ideas of strategic thinkers and history on the strategic economic choices made... Akshay Joshi | May 2017 | Strategic Analysis
Japan’s Proactive Pacifism: Investing in Multilateralization and Omnidirectional Hedging Since 2012, Japan’s foreign policy under Prime Minister (PM) Abe has been characterized as assertive, welcome or provocative. By employing the fear of abandonment/entrapment theory as the analytical framework, this... Stephen R. Nagy | May 2017 | Strategic Analysis
China’s Naval Base(s) in the Indian Ocean—Signs of a Maritime Grand Strategy? The article assesses China’s Indian Ocean strategy against the backdrop of its naval base development in Djibouti. It argues that China’s naval force posturing stems from a doctrinal shift to... Jayanna Krupakar | May 2017 | Strategic Analysis
India’s look east to act east policy: tracking the opportunities and challenges in the Indo-Pacific The 21st century is known as the Asian Century, and the Indo-Pacific is the most dynamic region of this century in terms of economics, security challenges and demographics. Against this... Niranjan Chandrashekhar Oak | May 2017 | Strategic Analysis
India’s war: the making of modern south Asia (1939–1945) Srinath Raghavan’s India’s War: The Making of Modern South Asia (1939–1945) is a welcome addition to his previous volumes on South Asia, in particular on Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s first Prime... Atul K. Thakur | May 2017 | Strategic Analysis
India–China relations: politics of resources, identity and authority in a multipolar world order Jagannath P. Panda’s India–China Relations: Politics of Resources, Identity and Authority in a Multipolar World Order is a welcome addition among the plethora of scholarship available on India–China relations, by... Chietigj Bajpaee | May 2017 | Strategic Analysis
