Stability and Growth in South Asia Publisher: Pentagon Press This book examines the forces and processes which have led to relative political stability or unleashed trends in that direction in some countries of South Asia. It... Sumita Kumar | | Book
The Arab Uprising: The Unfinished Revolutions of the New Middle East by Marc Lynch Tunisia’s Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali was the first to fall to the thundering protests in that country in early 2010. Within a month, Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak was forced out of... Princy Marin George | January 2014 | Strategic Analysis
China’s Nightmare, America’s Dream: India as the Next Global Power by William H. Avery The rise of Asia, particularly China and India, is a significant development in the early 21st century. In the last three decades, China has transformed itself from an agricultural economy... Saroj Bishoyi | January 2014 | Strategic Analysis
Confronting the Bomb: Pakistani and Indian Scientists Speak Out by Pervez Hoodbhoy (ed.) Eminent nuclear physicist Pervez Hoodbhoy and his co-authors in the seminal volume Confronting the Bomb: Pakistani and Indian Scientists Speak Out have defied the age-old perspective that nuclear weapons are the ultimate... Reshmi Kazi | January 2014 | Strategic Analysis
Never Forget National Humiliation: Historical Memory in Chinese Politics and Foreign Relations by Zheng Wang Scholars studying China are quite familiar with themes like national humiliation, nationalism as a new source of regime legitimacy vis-à-vis communism, and China’s anti-US and anti-Japan polemic. Zheng Wang’s book... Prashant Kumar Singh | January 2014 | Strategic Analysis
Religion and Politics in South Asia by Ali Riaz (ed.) In the post-colonial era, religion has emerged as a powerful political force in South Asia. The key question that emerges is: how and why did religion become this potent political... Md. Mizanur Rahman | January 2014 | Strategic Analysis
Pakistan on the Brink: The Future of Pakistan, Afghanistan and the West by Ahmad Rashid There is immense strategic interest in the Af-Pak region. The US has spent over half a trillion dollars in Afghanistan and perhaps billions in Pakistan. NATO has spent money and... Naser Timory | January 2014 | Strategic Analysis
Lee Kuan Yew: The Grandmaster’s Insights on China, the United States and the World by Graham Allison and Robert D. Blackwill with Ali Wyne Without doubt, Lee Kuan Yew has been among the most distinguished statesmen to emerge from the ruins of post-colonial Asia. He orchestrated and led the transformation of Singapore from a... Arjun Subramaniam | January 2014 | Strategic Analysis
Through the Gender Lens: A Feminist Analysis of ‘Security’ Nicole Detraz, International Security and Gender (Dimensions of Security), Polity, UK, 2012, 168 pp., $21.39 (trade paperback), ISBN 978-0745651170 Chayanika Saxena | January 2014 | Strategic Analysis
Digital Public Diplomacy and a Strategic Narrative for India States articulate their identity and foreign policy interests in the international system, seeking to influence the perceptions of others and to create an environment in which their goals and efficacy... Kalathmika Natarajan | January 2014 | Strategic Analysis
