Implications of Transferring Control of the Awakening Councils in Iraq The recent American plan to transfer control of the Awakening Movement’s tribal militias to the Iraqi Army is fraught with risk for the future of Iraq. The improved security situation... Shelly Johny | September 12, 2008 | IDSA Comments
The EU on the Georgia-Russia Conflict The outcome of the deliberations at the September 1 Extraordinary European Council meeting held to discuss the Russian-Georgian conflict was not very dramatic. Gordon Brown penned a scathing article in... Alok Rashmi Mukhopadhyay | September 10, 2008 | IDSA Comments
Kashmir and the Idea of India Recent developments in the State of Jammu and Kashmir have been a source of alarm on a variety of counts. Since the decline of militancy in the Valley in recent... Arpita Anant | September 04, 2008 | IDSA Comments
Russia maintains energy superpower status, for now The Russia-Georgia conflict has caused several analysts to state that Moscow’s main goal was to ensure its energy dominance in the region. Though this may not be entirely correct –... Shebonti Ray Dadwal | September 04, 2008 | IDSA Comments
Pentagon’s Robotic Soldiers: Reality or Fiction? Recent media reports indicate that the Pentagon is planning to replace 30 per cent of its soldiers with robots by 2020. The employment of robots by the armed forces includes... Satinder K. Saini | September 02, 2008 | IDSA Comments
Consumers’ Cartel No Panacea to Resource Nationalism With the price of oil crossing $110 a barrel, the oil-importing countries' concerns have been mounting. Not surprisingly, the issue of whether the time is now ripe for energy consuming... Shebonti Ray Dadwal | September 2008 | Strategic Analysis
Bangladesh’s Relations with China and India: A Comparative Study China's influence in South Asia has significantly grown over the years, and in particular Bangladeshi-Chinese relations are now robust and very comprehensive. This is in contrast to Bangladeshi-Indian relations, which... Sreeradha Datta | September 2008 | Strategic Analysis
Pakistan-Iran Relations: The US Factor Pakistan-Iran relations have been complex and paradoxical. The United States has tried to influence this relationship on various counts, given that Iran is an important foreign policy concern for the... Sumita Kumar | September 2008 | Strategic Analysis
India’s Role in Global Anti-Proliferation: Challenges and Opportunities Being a non-NPT state with advanced nuclear capability, India's contributions to the non-proliferation movement have often been scrutinized. India was for long treated as part of the 'proliferation problem'. Since... A. Vinod Kumar | September 2008 | Strategic Analysis
IBSA Dialogue Forum: An Assessment The formation of the India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) Dialogue Forum signals a new phase in South-South cooperation. This paper argues that the IBSA represents the partnership of three like-minded democratic countries,... Ruchita Beri | September 2008 | Strategic Analysis
