Human Security and the Arab Spring The Arab Spring was ignited by an undeniable human security goal of achieving freedom from want, freedom from fear and freedom to live in dignity. This article analyses how human... Mohammed Nuruzzaman | January 2013 | Strategic Analysis
Kazakhstan: Continuous Improvement or Stalemate in its Relations with China? Over the last two decades Kazakhstan has implemented foreign policies aimed at improving relations with many new geopolitical actors, as well as longstanding common partners such as Russia, on which... Richard Rousseau | January 2013 | Strategic Analysis
The Arctic: An Antithesis The Arctic ice is melting faster than predicted. In August 2012, calculations based on the satellite imagery indicated that the summer sea ice loss was 50 per cent higher than... Uttam Kumar Sinha | January 2013 | Strategic Analysis
Iran and India: The Need for Constructive Re-engagement Since the Islamic Revolution, Iran and the United States have been locked in a bitter conflict. Although it has not yet degenerated into a war, as has been the case... Mahnaz Zahirinejad | January 2013 | Strategic Analysis
Relevance of Kautilya’s Arthasastra The community of scholars needs to study Kautilya's Arthasastra and apply his concepts to political theory and other fields of enquiry, such as intelligence, internal security, war, foreign policy, sociology,... P. K. Gautam | January 2013 | Strategic Analysis
Peak Oil and Implications for India The basic point is that crude oil is a finite resource. Hence, the issue is not ‘if’ crude oil peaks and availability declines, but ‘when’ it peaks and starts its... S.C.N. Jatar | January 2013 | Strategic Analysis
India’s Growing Energy Woes The power blackouts on 30 July 2012, first in north India and again in north, north-east and eastern India, which plunged seven northern Indian states into darkness for several hours,... Shebonti Ray Dadwal | January 2013 | Strategic Analysis
Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir—A Buffer State in the Making? One cannot deny the inexorable advantage that geography has given Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). Being the only link between the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) and Pakistan, PoK is truly the... Mandip Singh | January 2013 | Strategic Analysis
Early Trends from Xi Jinping’s Leadership Xi Jinping’s speeches and actions have elaborated upon three major themes: upholding the market economy, adopting measures against ‘formalism and bureaucracy’, and endorsing the Rule of Law. Prashant Kumar Singh | December 28, 2012 | IDSA Comments
LDP “Take(s) Back Japan”: The creation of a national military is on Abe’s agenda Although Shinzo Abe is aggressively pushing for revising the Constitution, the LDP’s ally, New Komeito, remains opposed to the idea arguing that it will change the nature and duties of... Shamshad A. Khan | December 26, 2012 | Issue Brief
