Navigating AI Bio-risk Frontier: A Four-Domain Framework As AI accelerates biological research, governance frameworks to ensure safety and security struggle to keep pace. This article introduces a four-domain framework spanning AI-augmented biodesign, dual-use LLMs, AI-driven misinformation, and… Continue reading Navigating AI Bio-risk Frontier: A Four-Domain Framework Tanya Sarawagi , Suryesh K. Namdeo | January-June 2026 | CBW Magazine
Deteriorating GCC–Iran Relations amid Renewed Tensions in West Asia As regional tensions persist, GCC–Iran relations are entering a period of heightened uncertainty and strategic recalibration. Prasanta Kumar Pradhan | | Issue Brief
Vietnam’s Pragmatic Foreign Policy Shift Amid challenges stemming from a complex international environment, Vietnam, under its new leadership, is seeking to influence the evolving regional strategic discourse. Temjenmeren Ao | | Issue Brief
Tariff-Free but Not Barrier-Free: Africa’s Challenge in the Chinese Market China’s zero-tariff offer on imports from African countries removes a visible barrier while leaving the deeper trade imbalance untouched. Mohanasakthivel J | | IDSA Comments
AI-Generated Zero-Day Vulnerabilities: Implications for Future Warfighting Cyber security is no longer about protecting networks but about preserving combat power. Karanbir Singh Brar | | IDSA Comments
India–Cyprus Relations: From Comprehensive to Strategic Partnership India and Cyprus are transforming a long-standing friendship into a strategic partnership spanning defence, security, connectivity and economic cooperation. Abhishek Yadav | | IDSA Comments
The Making of China’s Military Power in the New Era The monograph aims to bring Chinese perspectives and debates to the analyses of military reform. It explores and analyses the way China has shaped its military power, to counter challenges to the great rejuvenation, and the drivers and motivations behind the implementation of military reforms. China’s association with military power and its relation to world-class military in the New Era are driven by its worldview and security perceptions. Therefore, the monograph elucidates the political framework for military reforms as it would help identify under what circumstances that military power would be utilised. Finally, it looks at the challenges that China is facing when building its military power and the implications for India. M.S. Prathibha | | Monograph
China Pursues ‘National Strategic Integration’ for its Centenary Goals China is building a strategic system to integrate all its national strategies and develop strategic capabilities to accelerate its economic and security goals. Abhishek Kumar Darbey | | IDSA Comments
Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting: Key Takeaways The New Delhi Quad Foreign Ministers’ meeting reinforced the framework's practical mechanisms for shaping the Indo-Pacific's political and economic architecture. Simran Walia | | IDSA Comments
The Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Courses for its Future The Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in May 2026 underscored the Quad’s continuing relevance as a provider of regional public goods and services in the Indo-Pacific. Arnab Dasgupta | | IDSA Comments
