Need for Persevering with the Dialogue Process in Jammu & Kashmir It is essential that the dialogue process continues and additional steps are taken to resolve the deep sense of alienation presently prevailing among the civil society in the Kashmir Valley. Gautam Sen | November 01, 2016 | IDSA Comments
FOCAC 2012 – Sino-African Ties Surge Ahead FOCAC 2012 went well beyond numbers and initiated the process of addressing serious concerns of a mature relationship by moving away from the narrow constraints of economic transactions. Sneha Bhura | November 2016 | Africa Trends
The Evolution of National Security Thinking in Post-Soviet Russia This article contributes to the rich body of literature on Russian security perceptions and analyses how Russian security thinking evolved over the last 20 years. The focus of the article... Maxim Bratersky | November 2016 | Strategic Analysis
The Contemporary World between Integration and Secession: A Challenge for Russia The article discusses two major trends in contemporary world politics—the disintegration of the nation-state and supranational integration—and analyses their nature, causes and significance. Ivan Krivushin | November 2016 | Strategic Analysis
Russia’s Participation in International Environmental Cooperation While environmental issues attract growing interest all over the world Russia has kept aside from this trend for a long time. Its participation in international environmental cooperation has always been... Igor A. Makarov | November 2016 | Strategic Analysis
US–Russia Confrontation and a New Global Balance Although the US–Russia relations are hardly the central axis of contemporary international relations, the systemic confrontation between Moscow and Washington, which began in 2014, will become a decisive factor for... Dmitry Suslov | November 2016 | Strategic Analysis
Russia and the European Union: Lessons Learned and Goals Ahead The current crisis and pause in development of the EU–Russia relations provide a unique chance to shed the burden of past problems and start new relations from scratch. Both sides... Timofei Bordachev | November 2016 | Strategic Analysis
Russia’s Pivot to Asia: Myth or Reality? The article discusses the changes in Russia’s policy towards Asia, arguing that Russia’s pivot to Asia is a reality, one that is motivated by both political and economic interests. And... Alexander Lukin | November 2016 | Strategic Analysis
Power Politics: How China and Russia Reshape the World by Rob de Wijk A lot of literature has appeared in recent years on how Russia and China have come to present a common challenge to the US-led world order. But the author of... P. Stobdan | November 2016 | Strategic Analysis
The Domestic Linkages to Eurasian States’ Perception on Global Politics: ‘Normative Idioms’ versus Empirical Practices Eurasia’s preponderance in global politics is gaining because of its location, resources, as well as mosaic population having diverse ethnic backgrounds. Since the invasion by the Mongolians in the 13th... Nalin Kumar Mohapatra | November 2016 | Strategic Analysis