Securing South East Asia: The Politics of Security Sector Reform Mark Beeson, who authored articles on Asia Pacific institutions and regional security along with Alex J. Bellamy who has written books on Kosovo and Security Communities, has written this book... Pankaj K Jha | July 2009 | Journal of Defence Studies
Talibisation of Pakistan: Implications for Jammu and Kashmir Taliban represent a present and clear danger to Pakistan. This is because, firstly, they seem to have finally lost faith in Pakistani commitment towards their cause and are not willing... P. K. Upadhyay | July 02, 2009 | IDSA Comments
Finally, US action on Climate Change takes the first baby step The United States House of Representatives passed a landmark legislation H.R. 2454, the "American Clean Energy and Security Act," by a narrow margin of 219-212 on 26 June 2009. This... Avinash Godbole | July 01, 2009 | IDSA Comments
A Q Khan Release and Non-Proliferation On February 6, 2009, the Pakistani judiciary acquitted Abdul Qadeer (AQ) Khan, the symbol of Pakistani involvement in clandestine nuclear commerce. Since 2004, he had been under house arrest after... Rajiv Nayan | July 2009 | Strategic Analysis
The Obama Administration’s Afghanistan–Pakistan Policy: In Need of an Urgent Rethink If one needs to probe into the minds of what the Obama Administration is thinking in terms of its Afghanistan–Pakistan policy, the recently released Atlantic Council of the US report... Namrata Goswami | July 2009 | Strategic Analysis
The Why and What of Water Security That there is a freshwater crisis today is an irrefutable fact. That there is also a water policy that is in perpetual crisis is an equally undeniable fact. Continued population... Uttam Kumar Sinha | July 2009 | Strategic Analysis
Central Asian Geopolitics and China’s Security From a geopolitical perspective, Central Asia is one of the most important regions of the world due to its impact over great powers. At the outset, it should be made... Zhao Huasheng | July 2009 | Strategic Analysis
Geopolitical Importance of Central Asia: Russian View Geopolitics has always had a global dimension even since the time of H.J. Mackinder. In the current context, understanding of a region like Central Asia would be incomplete without comprehending... Evgeny Kozhokin | July 2009 | Strategic Analysis
India and the Convention on Cluster Munitions On May 30, 2008, the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) was adopted by 107 countries at a diplomatic conference in Dublin, Ireland. However, India was not a party to this... Binalakshmi Nepram | July 2009 | Strategic Analysis
Naval Diplomacy and Maritime Security in the Western Indian Ocean Maritime violence off the Horn of Africa has generated immense global attention. Ships carrying cargo that included oil, military weapons, and chemicals have been attacked. More than 20,000 vessels ply... Brian Wilson | July 2009 | Strategic Analysis
