Saudi Arabia’s Yemen Conundrum: No End in Sight Riyadh’s military intervention has neither forced the Houthis to the negotiating table nor has it restored the Hadi government in Sa’naa. Md. Muddassir Quamar | November 09, 2016 | IDSA Comments
Caribbean Air Arms Requirements Offer an Opportunity for India India can become a player of significance as its current MR/ LTA – the Dornier Do-228 – is admirably suited to meet the requirements of Caribbean Air Arms. Sanjay Badri-Maharaj | November 07, 2016 | IDSA Comments
ICANN57: A Backgrounder This backgrounder examines the current structure of ICANN, the intricacies of the IANA transition, and the way it will impact the architecture of cyberspace in the future. Natallia Khaniejo | November 04, 2016 | Backgrounder
2017 Conference to Outlaw Nuclear Weapons: Time Ripe for a Stand-Alone Disarmament Instrument? The First Committee vote is a culmination of a long-drawn campaign and marks a dramatic shift in the affairs of the non-proliferation regime. A. Vinod Kumar | November 04, 2016 | Issue Brief
Can Stronger Regional Partnerships Help The UN Promote Global Stability Though no one questions the promise of regional partnerships, there are many impediments in practically achieving it as is evident from past partnership missions of the UN. Rajeesh Kumar | November 04, 2016 | IDSA Comments
The Domestic Linkages to Eurasian States’ Perception on Global Politics: ‘Normative Idioms’ versus Empirical Practices Eurasia’s preponderance in global politics is gaining because of its location, resources, as well as mosaic population having diverse ethnic backgrounds. Since the invasion by the Mongolians in the 13th century, Eurasia as a geopolitical unity, attempted by Chengiz Khan, has been the foundation for Russia’s policies towards this region, which has been a hotbed of competition among the Persian, Turkic and Russian Tsarist empires, and the British Empire also competed for influence in the region. Nalin Kumar Mohapatra | November 2016 | Strategic Analysis
The New Role of Russia in the Greater Eurasia Key ideas associated with Eurasianism were developed in the 19th century. The narrative of classical Eurasianism in the 1920s was developed to explain that Western civilisation was not superior to other civilisations. Eurasia is the middle continent between other parts of Europe and Asia. There are historical, geographical, and cultural impetuses here which push nations to different forms of association. However, the dissolution of the USSR gave birth to new ideologies and political theories of Eurasianism. Mark Entin , Ekaterina Entina | November 2016 | Strategic Analysis
Need for Persevering with the Dialogue Process in Jammu & Kashmir It is essential that the dialogue process continues and additional steps are taken to resolve the deep sense of alienation presently prevailing among the civil society in the Kashmir Valley. Gautam Sen | November 01, 2016 | IDSA Comments
Russian Strategy towards the Post-Soviet Space in Europe: Searching for Balance between Economy, Security, and Great Power Attractiveness After the Ukrainian crisis and Russia’s actions in Crimea and Donbass, there is a growing lack of understanding about Russian interests in the post-Soviet space. Russian authorities have been accused of having a desire to expand its territory, trying to re-Sovietise the region, and using neo-imperial approaches of doing business with its neighbours. However, the genesis of Russian strategy towards post-Soviet space is much more complicated. Andrei Skriba | November 2016 | Strategic Analysis
FOCAC 2012 – Sino-African Ties Surge Ahead FOCAC 2012 went well beyond numbers and initiated the process of addressing serious concerns of a mature relationship by moving away from the narrow constraints of economic transactions. Sneha Bhura | November 2016 | Africa Trends
