Changing US Perspective on Terrorism Every year the United States releases a report on global terrorist activities as required by its domestic law. The latest report is titled Country Reports on Terrorism and includes developments... Satinder K. Saini | July 02, 2008 | IDSA Comments
Cracks in the ULFA The central leadership of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) is under pressure following the announcement of a unilateral ceasefire by a section of its cadres. ULFA’s top leaders... M. Amarjeet Singh | July 02, 2008 | IDSA Comments
Shangahai Cooperation Organization: Challenges to China’s Leadership The SCO— a linchpin of China's Eurasia policy is viewed ominously by most international watchers. China is nurturing the SCO as an exclusive nucleus to undercut the US strategic outreach.... P. Stobdan | July 2008 | Strategic Analysis
Revisiting China’s Territorial Claims on Arunachal In recent years, China has again publicly revived its territorial claims over India's northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh. However, by insisting on these claims, China is making a settlement of... Sujit Dutta | July 2008 | Strategic Analysis
Interpreting the Chinese Dicourse on State in the Era of Globlization Under the impact of globalization the Chinese state is caught in the dilemma of intensifying economic reforms on the one hand, and maintaining authoritarian rule on the other. This dichotomy... Abanti Bhattacharya | July 2008 | Strategic Analysis
China’s Posture in Space and its Implications As part of its peaceful rise strategy, China has made resolute investments in the field of science and technology. One major aspect of this technological quest has been its investments... Ajey Lele | July 2008 | Strategic Analysis
China’s Outer Space Activities: Motivations, Goal, and Policy One important feature of China's outer space policy is to carry out cooperation with all countries. In the cooperation, China pays great attention to the rights and demands of developing... Wu Chunsi | July 2008 | Strategic Analysis
China’s Nuclear Perspective: Deterrence Reduction, Nuclear Non-Proleferation, and Disarmament This article offers a Chinese perspective on reducing the threat of nuclear weapons due to nuclear weapons proliferation and its deterrent gestures, long employed since the Cold War. It is... Dingli Shen | July 2008 | Strategic Analysis
The Growth of China’s Navy: Implications for Indian Ocean Security The PLA Navy (PLAN)'s capabilities in key areas (assets, trained personnel, experience) are currently insufficient to support long-range sea lanes of communication (SLOC) defense missions. With sufficient effort, Beijing may... Andrew S. Erickson | July 2008 | Strategic Analysis
