Dominant European Powers and the US at Odds: The Transatlantic Media Divide During the latest war in Iraq, which has now come to an end, there has been a persistent debate on why Europe and the US are not seeing eye-to-eye on... Ajai K. Rai | April 2003 | Strategic Analysis
US Security Policy towards South Asia after September 11 and its Implications for China: A Chinese Perspective American security policy towards South Asia can basically be divided into three stages: balance of power in the Cold War era, beyond balance of power after the end of Cold... Zhang Guihong | April 2003 | Strategic Analysis
Conceptualisations of Guerrilla Warfare Guerrilla warfare is not a new phenomenon and history is witness to its repeated occurrence. In the modern era, it acquired prominence during the Napoleonic Wars which led to an... S. Kalyanaraman | April 2003 | Strategic Analysis
Rise of Religious Parties in Pakistan: Causes and Prospects Pakistan’s political climate has always been polarized between the civil and the military leaders, with balance of political fortunes tilting in favour of one or the other, from time to... Ashutosh Misra | April 2003 | Strategic Analysis
India’s Africa Policy in the post-Cold War Era: An Assessment In the post-Cold War era, with the emergence of an independent Namibia and a democratic South Africa, the main agenda that had brought India and Africa together—the fight against colonialism... Ruchita Beri | April 2003 | Strategic Analysis
Bangladesh’s Political Evolution: Growing Uncertainties Unlike many Third World countries, Bangladesh has remained relatively stable and peaceful and escaped from major internal upheavals. While the democratic transition in 1991 was slow and painful, democratic change... Sreeradha Datta | April 2003 | Strategic Analysis
The State and the Military: Perspectives on Nigeria-USA Military Cooperation The official position of USA and Nigeria in favour of military cooperation rather than a military pact does not necessarily demean its value in defence and strategic thinking. The withdrawal... Aja Akpuru-Aja | April 2003 | Strategic Analysis
Bangladesh Foreign Policy vis-à-vis India Foreign policy of a country is primarily a projection of its socio-economic and political compulsions in international politics. Apart from other determinants, the foreign policy of Bangladesh was always guided... Sanjay Bhardwaj | April 2003 | Strategic Analysis
Comments on China’s Defense Paper 2002 China’s Defense Paper 2002 was released in December 2002. It is the fourth such Paper since 1995. It clearly affirms that the top priority for China is to continue its... Vincent W. Chen | April 2003 | Strategic Analysis
International Criminal Court and the Question of Sovereignty Appalled by the increasing brutality and emboldened by the collapse of ideological barriers, international law now intends to cross the rubicon and reach out for criminals hiding behind the veil... Atul Bharadwaj | January 2003 | Strategic Analysis