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Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 12, 2022
The Nuclear Calculus
Will the invasion of Ukraine by Russia prompt non-nuclear nations to revisit their security architecture?
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 21, 2022
A Malfunction Best Avoided
In the wake of the accidental missile firing, India needs to reassure the international community of the safety and integrity of its substantial and varied missile arsenal.
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 21, 2022
The View from China
Beijing is walking a fine line, retaining the equilibrium in the Russia-China axis while keeping the collective wrath of an enraged west at bay through intense parleying.
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 14, 2022
EU - Playing Catch-Up in Africa
The erstwhile colonisers of Africa, now banded together in the EU, are endeavouring to share in the African growth story.
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 21, 2022
Drug Industry Eludes Pandemic
While the pandemic has laid waste to most segments of the economy, illegal drug networks managed to flourish amidst the widening tragedy.
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 7, 2022
Freezing out the Games
The Sports arena remains a favourite platform for competing for political powers to grandstand their geopolitical differences.
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 29, 2022
Biggest Piece in the Central Asian Pie
The ‘sudden chaos’ in Kazakhstan gave the autocratic regime a convenient opportunity to shift its narrative from governmental incompetence to national security issues.
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 29, 2022
A Political Move
Craftily manipulating democratic processes, Beijing had ensured that only trustworthy pro-China candidates could contest the recent legislative council elections, thus quietly strengthening its grip.
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 18, 2021
Ruptures in CPEC?
Although China remains an ‘all-weather ally’ for Pakistan, the CPEC project has been hamstrung by corruption scandals, curtailment of funds and local hostility to Beijing’s debt diplomacy.
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 4, 2021
David Versus Goliath?
Lithuania has demonstrated that even smaller nations can wield diplomatic heft against hegemonic powers.
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Nov 22, 2021
A Fragile Ceasefire?
The Taliban-sponsored ceasefire between the Pakistani Army and the TTP is at best tenuous, considering an absence of mutual trust.
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Nov 22, 2021
A House Divided?
With Poland and the EU facing off over the supremacy of European law, has the unity of the post-Brexit bloc been compromised?
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 22, 2021
Iraq’s Electoral Canvas
In the backdrop of the Tishreem movement, Iraqi voters have taken to the polling booths, hoping to usher in a new dawn for the fledgling democracy.
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 17, 2021
Through the Prism of Indian Experiences
India can ill-afford to ignore the state of affairs in Afghanistan, which is a pivotal part of the country’s immediate neighbourhood.
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 11, 2021
Honouring Warriors of Free Press
In a world awash with misinformation, it is important to recognise the few brave-hearts amidst journalists who prevent the truth from getting suppressed.
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 9, 2021
Great Game Redux
The emergence of the Taliban as masters of Afghanistan has created new equations for regional geopolitics with global resonance.
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 17, 2021
Chinese Checkers in Afghanistan
Coinciding with the twentieth anniversary of its internecine war in Afghanistan, the United States is preparing to withdraw all its troops by September 2021.
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 17, 2021
G-7 Meet to Tackle Global Inequality
The leaders of the world’s largest economies have met at the Cornish resort of Carbis Bay for the 2021 G-7 summit.
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 14, 2021
Budgeting for Peace
Through its European Peace Facility, the EU has sidestepped legal and budgetary constraints on foreign armed interventions and overseas military funding.
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 7, 2021
A Strategic U-turn
The easing of American sanctions on the Nord Stream project has raised hopes of a more profitable business landscape for European allies, as they seek to recover from the ravages of the pandemic.