Russia

Starlink, a satellite internet constellation owned by Elon Musk, provides satellite-based internet connectivity to consumers globally, and has been actively involved in guiding Ukrainian military drones and missiles against Russian military positions, thus becoming party to the ongoing Russia–Ukraine conflict and a bonafide military objective. Russia had also accused Starlink of helping the Ukrainian forces to guide and modify fire of the two Neptune missiles, which led to the sinking of the Russian warship Moskva.

• Kaushik Ray , William Selvamurthy
• January-March 2023
• Journal of Defence Studies

Russia’s partial mobilisation has also had regional domestic repercussions, especially so in the Central Asian Republics.

• Jason Wahlang
• November 24, 2022
• IDSA Comments

If the US and Russia fail to negotiate a successor agreement to New START, there is the possibility of an unrestricted arms race with detrimental implications.

• Niranjan Chandrashekhar Oak
• September 28, 2022
• IDSA Comments

India needs to strengthen its existing bilateral relations with all the Arctic countries and continue to re-emphasize its call for peaceful resolution of Arctic disputes.

• Bipandeep Sharma , Uttam Kumar Sinha
• September 01, 2022
• Issue Brief

European imports of Russian gas have steadily declined either voluntarily or on account of Russia weaponising energy, propelling the push towards LNG imports.

• Anandita Bhada
• August 30, 2022
• IDSA Comments

US and EU sanctions against key Russian arms producing firms, design bureaus and export organisations have had significant implications for Russian arms importing nations.

• S. Samuel C. Rajiv
• July 25, 2022
• Issue Brief

Ukraine’s security predicament in the face of the Russian military onslaught brings into focus the vacuity of big power security assurances in the absence of legally binding security guarantees and treaty commitments.

• Mukesh Kumar
• June 10, 2022
• IDSA Comments

While Turkey’s nuclear ambitions are not new, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's nuclear rhetoric is in the backdrop of Turkey's deteriorating regional security situation.

• Kushal Agrawal
• June 01, 2022
• Issue Brief

Belarus has managed to escape the scanner of major countries reserved for rogue nations despite blatant violations of the laid-down international rules. Alexander Lukashenko, the President of Belarus, despite his moral credentials badly shaken after trumped up elections in 2020 still seems to be holding firm ground due to the unstinted support offered by Russia, an acknowledged military powerhouse.

• AV Chandrasekaran
• April-June 2022
• Journal of Defence Studies

The Russia–Ukraine conflict has put Kazakhstan’s foreign policy to a severe test. Though there are similarities between Ukraine and Kazakhstan, the NATO factor doesn’t exist in the case of the latter. In Kazakhstan’s approach to the Russia–Ukraine conflict, it is possible to discern a distinct tilt towards Russia.

• Gitesh Sarma
• April 12, 2022
• IDSA Comments