IDF’s Subterranean Challenge: Profiling Gaza Metro, Hamas’s Centre of Gravity The subterranean infrastructure is the pivot of Hamas’s irregular warfare strategy and allows it to undertake both offensive and defensive operations and has been assessed as one of its centres of gravity. Rajneesh Singh | December 28, 2023 | Issue Brief
The Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict: Implications for Regional Security The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, reignited in 2020, continues to undermine regional security. Jason Wahlang | December 22, 2023 | Issue Brief
Assessing Japan’s Diplomacy in 2023 Japan made great strides towards developing an independent foreign policy, even as it hewed closer to the Global North’s positions on the burning issues of 2023. Arnab Dasgupta | December 21, 2023 | IDSA Comments
Analysing the Project Precursor Bill To address the issue of Fentanyl-related deaths in the United States (US), the US House of Representative Michael McCaul introduced a bill for the Project Precursor Act on 11 May… Continue reading Analysing the Project Precursor Bill Niranjan Chandrashekhar Oak | July-December 2023 | CBW Magazine
The Chemical Disarmament and the United States The United States, having been the sole country indicating its struggle to eliminate its declared chemical weapons within the set timeframe, declared on July 7 that it had successfully destroyed… Continue reading The Chemical Disarmament and the United States Rajiv Nayan | January-June 2023 | CBW Magazine
Prospects of Maritime Cooperation between India and Russia in Indian Ocean Region, Arctic and Russian Far East The India-Russia partnership is longstanding and time-tested, one of steadiest of the major relationships in the world. Although the relations between the two countries have remained exceptionally warm and cordial, their full potential has not been realised. Anurag Bisen | | Occasional Papers
Mahan and Mackinder: Addressing the False Dichotomy in the Eurasian Pivot theory Halford Mackinder’s 1904 paper: The Geographical Pivot of History, has been an object of scholarly contention for more than eight decades. Endlessly regurgitated, the process of the Mackinder review has become a niche within International Relations theory that has evolved over time but retained a number of core themes. Philip Reid | | Occasional Papers
Aerial Drones in Future Wars: A Conceptual Perspective Aerial drones are fast making way into military operations. With further advancement of technology, their role in warfare is set to increase exponentially. The new generation aerial drones promise to be at the centre stage of military operations in future warfare, in both lethal and non-lethal roles. Atul Pant | | Occasional Papers
Makran Gateways: A Strategic Reference for Gwadar and Chabahar The spirit of 'Connectivity', a salient motif in early-twenty first century international relations (IR), has provided an amenable context for a review of geo-determinism in IR theory and the defence of classical geopolitical models as analytical frameworks. No contemporary case study is perhaps more admissible in this regard than the scramble for connectivity leadership in Central and South Asia. Philip Reid | | Occasional Papers
The Acquisition of Rafale Aircraft: Facts and Concerns That Ought To Be In the Public Domain The acrimonious debate in the public space on the acquisition of Rafale aircraft has been primarily focused on a few issues. The debate does not inform the public about the long, arduous and complex nature of the programme and the joint effort invested in it. The uniqueness of this programme is also not in the public domain. It does not specifically inform the lay person as to the rationale for restricting the numbers to two squadrons, and carries on oblivious of the collateral effect it may have on future acquisition programmes. Vinay Kaushal | | Occasional Papers
