Energy Crisis and Potential in Bangladesh The present energy crisis in Bangladesh is partly due to over-dependence on gas which fulfils more than 70 per cent of its energy needs. The present gas deficit against the... Badrul Imam | March 2011 | Strategic Analysis
Flotsam and Jetsam: Towards Ending Somali Piracy on Shore Since the overthrow of its last ruler Siad Barre in 1990, Somalia's conditions have worsened and, barring a few islands of peace, are degenerating rapidly; its waves of insecurity surge... Frank Charles van Rooyen PB MMM ndc(K) | March 2011 | Strategic Analysis
A Doctrine at Work: Obama’s Evolving Nuclear Policy and What it Bodes for India President Obama made history by coming to office with the promise of working towards a nuclear weapons-free world. Envisioning a new non-proliferation momentum, Obama promised to revive the Treaty on... A. Vinod Kumar | March 2011 | Strategic Analysis
Future of Parliamentary Democracy in Kyrgyzstan We must prove to the world community that a new political culture takes root in Kyrgyzstan and a new political strategy supported by people will have a future. A return... Meena Singh Roy | March 2011 | Strategic Analysis
A More Centralised State after War The government headed by President Mahinda Rajapaksa would easily be deemed the most decisive one in post-independence Sri Lanka. What the government leadership decides is implemented forthwith. The military crushing... Jehan Perera | March 2011 | Strategic Analysis
The India–China Nuclear Relationship The India–China nuclear-strategic relationship has been surprisingly under studied, given the rising interest in the strategic interaction between the two countries. 1 Part of the reason is that India's nuclear... Kartik Bommakanti , Rajesh M. Basrur | March 2011 | Strategic Analysis
The Sino-Japanese Rare Earths Row: Will China’s Loss be India’s Gain? Following the dispute over the seizure of a Chinese trawler and its crew by Japan in the disputed waters in the East China Sea believed to be rich in oil... Shebonti Ray Dadwal | March 2011 | Strategic Analysis
China’s Worried Response to the Uprisings in the Middle East The success of popular movements in the Middle East has raised the apprehensions of the Chinese Communist Party, which has been reminded of its own weakness. Gunjan Singh | February 25, 2011 | IDSA Comments
Public Finance and National Security: Deficit Reduction and the American Military in a Time of Diminished Resources The United States faces a budget crisis of proportions with no precedent in its recent history. The country’s economic dominance since the end of World War II has supported a... Peter Maher | February 24, 2011 | Issue Brief
No Solution in Sight for Russo-Japanese Territorial Dispute Russia has renewed its efforts to reconfirm its territorial claim over the southern Kuril Islands, also claimed by Japan and known as the Northern Territories.. Shamshad A. Khan | February 24, 2011 | IDSA Comments
