Perception Management in Asymmetric Warfare: Lessons for Democratic Practitioners from Ukraine (2014–16) and Gaza (2014) The perception management component of information warfare has long been recognised as an important tool of warfare, appearing in military doctrines worldwide. The challenges and opportunities of its practice in... Alex Waterman | January 2017 | Journal of Defence Studies
‘Nerve Agents’: Potent Chemical Weapon for War, Terrorism and Assassinations! Since the beginning of this year, we have witnessed two distinct chemical weapon events involving the use of the lethal nerve agents. In February, a North Korean national, Kim Jong…... Animesh Roul | January-June 2017 | CBW Magazine
Decommissioned Military Hardware – A Potential Diplomatic Asset for India Decommissioned Military Hardware can be gainfully be used as “gifts” in order to forge greater ties with recipient countries and potentially, make way for possible purchases of military hardware from... Sanjay Badri-Maharaj | January 10, 2017 | IDSA Comments
Indian Defence Budget: Challenging Times The past decade, and in particular the Twelfth Plan period, have been challenging times for the Indian defence budget. Strategic foresight demands that India’s military strength and capabilities relate to... Vinay Kaushal | January 2017 | Journal of Defence Studies
China’s 2016 Space White Paper: An Appraisal While the December 2016 White Paper sheds enough light on China’s growing ambitions in the space sector, it at the same time only reveals what China wants the rest of... Ajey Lele | January 06, 2017 | Issue Brief
Security Council Resolution 2322: Will it Strengthen Multilateral cooperation in Counter-terrorism? The Security Council resolution on international judicial cooperation, adopted in December 2016, is a significant development in countering the scourge of terrorism. Rajeesh Kumar | January 06, 2017 | IDSA Comments
Data Theft: Implications for Economic and National Security With the digitisation of services, such as in the case of governance and banking, or the electronic means of conducting commerce or trade, a large amount of data is generated,... Munish Sharma | January 2017 | Journal of Defence Studies
Military Robots: Mapping the Moral Landscape, by Jai Galliott The ethical use of the military robots is a serious concern and in the last few years this debate has gained significant momentum on various human rights as well as... Tushar Shrivastav | January 2017 | Journal of Defence Studies
Not War, Not Peace? Motivating Pakistan to Prevent Cross- Border Terrorism, by George Perkovich and Toby Dalton The book—Not War, Not Peace? Motivating Pakistan to Prevent Cross-Border Terrorism—seems well-timed as it was released just few months before the surgical strikes conducted by Indian forces across the Line... Soumya Awasthi | January 2017 | Journal of Defence Studies
Fatah at the Crossroads Abbas needs to take steps for a gradual change of guard in the Fatah within a specified time-frame to keep the cause of Palestinian statehood alive. Gautam Sen | January 04, 2017 | IDSA Comments
