The Baltic States’ Search for Security The Baltic States’ search for security became a major issue after their independence in 1991. Since then these States have been trying to establish links with Europe and perceive Russia... Nivedita Das Kundu | July 2003 | Strategic Analysis
External Factors Impinging on Pakistan’s Decision to Talk with India Sumita Kumar | July 2003 | Strategic Analysis
Perceptions of Japanese Students on Terrorism and Other Security Problems: Initial Results from a Pilot Study This paper is part of an international collaborative research project involving researchers from India, England, Japan and the United States. International terrorism has emerged as a major human concern after... Mohammed Badrul Alam | April 2003 | Strategic Analysis
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