Erdoğan’s Visit to St. Petersburg: A Measured Russia-Turkey Rapprochement While a Russia-Turkey rapprochement is driven by their particular national interests, its trajectory and outcome are likely to be shaped by the interplay of several geo-economic and geo-political factors. Rajorshi Roy | August 16, 2016 | IDSA Comments
The Spectre of ISIS: Trinidad’s Unfolding Jihadi Nightmare While there have been no studies on the motivation of Trinidadian Muslims to travel to join ISIS fighters, it is possible that the idea of the Caliphate has fired the... Sanjay Badri-Maharaj | August 08, 2016 | IDSA Comments
Are Russia and NATO inching towards a conflict? The Joint Communique issued by the recent NATO summit, held on July 8-9 in Warsaw, appears to have sown the seeds of a renewed confrontation with Russia. Rajorshi Roy | August 08, 2016 | IDSA Comments
China’s Growing Influence in the Caribbean China’s push for influence among the Caribbean political elite has been replicated with an equally determined effort to court the military and the bureaucratic elite in the region, often deftly... Sanjay Badri-Maharaj | August 03, 2016 | IDSA Comments
The Failed Coup in Turkey – The Road Ahead The coup has seriously dented Turkey’s image as a stable, secular, progressive and prosperous country. And Erdogan's witch-hunt has tarnished the country's reputation and credibility. Turkey’s polity and economy will... Ashok Sajjanhar | August 02, 2016 | IDSA Comments
Message from the Indo-Bangladesh Border: `Banijya Basati Lakkhi’ While a higher volume of trade through Petrapole should benefit both countries, this new ICP mechanism needs to be suitably leveraged to ensure that the north-east also derives benefits. Gautam Sen | August 02, 2016 | IDSA Comments
Beyond Cartographic Assertion: A Roadmap on Pakistan Occupied Kashmir India must avoid policy incoherence and inconsistency on PoK that has spanned decades, and navigate a course that helps reshape the domestic as well as external discourses on PoK and... Priyanka Singh | August 01, 2016 | Policy Brief
Mali in Crisis While northern Mali remains under the control of armed groups, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) prepares an intervention force to assist Malian forces in a battle to... Princy Marin George | August 2016 | Africa Trends
Libya: Troubled Transition to Democracy Sectarian clashes, attacks against suspected Gaddafi loyalists and violence targeting the central government have marred Libya’s transition to democracy. Babjee Pothuraju | August 2016 | Africa Trends
Saudi-Israeli Rendezvous: Does it indicate a Policy Change? It is early days to speculate on the likely outcome and possible trajectory in Saudi-Israeli engagement, but Eshki’s visit has so far been the clearest indication of Saudi willingness to... Md. Muddassir Quamar | July 29, 2016 | IDSA Comments
