Türkiye’s Expanding Engagement with UNRWA Türkiye is expanding its support for UNRWA, leveraging humanitarian aid as a tool of regional diplomacy and soft power. Abhishek Yadav | | IDSA Comments
Taliban’s “Contact Commission”: Three Years Later Looking beyond high optics associated with the return (often the deportation) of members of the former Afghan Republic to the country, the Contact Commission set up by the Taliban regime... Vishal Chandra | 2025 | Occasional Papers
Pakistan’s Outreach to Bangladesh: An Analysis With the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government on 5 August 2024, a newfound warmth in Pakistan–Bangladesh relations has come to the fore. On 7 August 2024, Pakistan issued a... Ashish Shukla | January-February 2025 | Strategic Analysis
Power Geostructure in East Asia: Sub-Regional Shifts and Strategic Implications (1992–2023) The East Asian subregion has undergone profound transformations in its national power distribution since the end of the Second World War and especially, during the post-Cold War period. Several countries... Eduardo Tzili-Apango , Daniel Morales Ruvalcaba | January-February 2025 | Strategic Analysis
Two Japanese Scholars’ Visions for the Indo-Pacific: An Assessment Two influential Japanese scholars’ visions of the Indo-Pacific region offer divergent perspectives on the evolution of thinking on the concept among Japanese strategists. Arnab Dasgupta | | Issue Brief
India’s Participation in the Quad: From Hesitation to Proactivity The ‘Indo-Pacific’ region has become one of the epicentres of global issues, with the emergence of multilateral mechanisms such as the ‘Quadrilateral Security Dialogue’ (Quad). This group comprises Australia, India,... Le Thi Hang Nga , Nguyen Thi Oanh , Phan Cao Nhat Anh , Temjenmeren Ao , Ha Le Huyen | January-February 2025 | Strategic Analysis
Regional Organizations and Maritime Dispute Resolution: Challenges in ASEAN and the Baltic Sea Academic research demonstrates that regional organizations have great influence in resolving maritime conflicts, as its members are immediately affected by contention in the region. However, regional organizations also face challenges... Hanh Hong Bui , Huong Thu Thi Doan , Nam Thanh Bui | January-February 2025 | Strategic Analysis
Iranian Nuclear Question and Israel’s Threat Perceptions The prospects for lasting peace in the West Asian region remain minimal despite the ceasefire in the aftermath of the 12-day Iran–Israel war. Rohit Kumar Sharma , Abhishek Verma | | Issue Brief
The 12-Day Iran–Israel War and Reverberations in West Asia The Iran–Israel war will significantly impact the future geopolitics and security in the West Asian region. Prasanta Kumar Pradhan | | Issue Brief
Environmental Security Complex in the Hindu-Kush Himalayas: A Regional Perspective The Hindu-Kush Himalayas (HKH) mountains that sustain billions of livelihoods are facing transboundary environmental threats including climate change, natural disasters, air pollution, and food and water insecurity that transcend political... Akriti Sharma , Neeraj Singh Manhas | January-February 2025 | Strategic Analysis
