Political convulsions in Japanese politics Since the early 1950s, two factors have remained constant in Japan - the political domination of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and the continuation of the Japan-US security alliance. The... Pranamita Baruah , Shamshad A. Khan | August 03, 2009 | IDSA Comments
Aerial Terrorism Aerial terrorism is gradually emerging as a potent form of terrorism capable of causing significant damage to human life and infrastructure. Aircrafts and UAVs can be easily used as guided... Ajey Lele , Archana Mishra | July 2009 | Journal of Defence Studies
Critical Defence Technologies – The DRDO Perspective DRDO has been the torchbearer of the defence research and development in the country. It has been responsible for identifying critical technologies, working out modalities for technology development and identifying... Nabanita R. Krishnan | July 2009 | Journal of Defence Studies
An Editorial and Its (Mal) Contents An editorial in the New York Times on July 18, 2009 ahead of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s visit to India - ‘Secretary Clinton goes to India’, has generated... S. Samuel C. Rajiv | July 25, 2009 | IDSA Comments
Why Uighurs did not get support from West Asia? The recent clashes that occurred between the Uighur Muslims and the Han Chinese workers in a toy factory and the subsequent spread of violence throughout the Xinjiang Uighur region have... Prasanta Kumar Pradhan | July 24, 2009 | IDSA Comments
Jakarta Blasts and Jemaah Islamiyah Indonesian police confirmed on July 19 that the twin blasts at the Ritz Carlton and Marriott Hotels in Jakarta two days earlier, which left nine people dead (including two suicide... Pankaj K Jha | July 23, 2009 | IDSA Comments
The Strategic Aspect of Migration from China’s North-East to Russia’s Far East In a conference on socio-economic development in Kamchatka Kray in 2008, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said that if Russia does not step up the level of activity of its work... Prashant Kumar Singh | July 23, 2009 | IDSA Comments
Overview of National Implementation Measures for Use of Microorganisms – BTWC Concerns It is well recognized that modern technologies have dual use applications both for peaceful purposes as well as hostile use. Modern biology and bio-technology offer novel ways of manipulating basic…... B. M. Gandhi | July-September 2009 | CBW Magazine
European Union Policy on CBRN security: A Primer The European Commission (EC) adopted on June 24 a policy package on chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) security. With the sole aim to strengthen the protection of European Union…... Alok Rashmi Mukhopadhyay | July-September 2009 | CBW Magazine
Making U.S-India 3.0 Work The photo-ops with CEOs and students notwithstanding, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s much anticipated visit to India did not reach anywhere near the euphoria that marked the visit of her... Cherian Samuel | July 21, 2009 | IDSA Comments
