Six-Party Talks: Geneva meeting shrugs-off “strategic patience” but parsimoniously Not engaging North Korea is no more seen as an option even as it continue to build its nuclear capabilities. Preeti Nalwa | November 13, 2011 | IDSA Comments
Will Cooperative Security Work in South Asia? While the cooperative security approach has not succeeded in resolving conflicts in South Asia, it might work when it comes to resolving human security related issues. Arvind Gupta | November 13, 2011 | IDSA Comments
Is America finally withdrawing from Iraq? Obama has skilfully reaped the political benefits of ordering a ‘technical’ withdrawal and ending the US mission in Iraq, whilst not only retaining the substance of the US posture and presence but immeasurably strengthening it. R. S. Kalha | November 11, 2011 | IDSA Comments
Kim’s Russia Visit: Evaluating Diplomatic Currency It is apparent that both Russia and North Korea are seeking diplomatic currency. But so long as North Korea’s nuclear weapons programme remains an unresolved issue, Russia’s plan for a trans-Korean gas pipeline, however mutually beneficial that may be, is likely to remain unachievable. Rajaram Panda | November 09, 2011 | Issue Brief
Queering the ‘Pitch’ of Pakistan Politics At a time of such monumental, even existential, challenges, if all that Pakistan can come up with is a vacuous demagogue like Imran Khan, then its future is pretty bleak. Sushant Sareen | November 08, 2011 | IDSA Comments
Ukraine’s Flirtation with China and Russia’s Quest for a Eurasian Union Ukraine has resisted Russian attempts to draw it into a closer political and economic embrace and has instead explored a closer association with the EU, NATO and even China. Recent developments indicate a turnaround in the Ukrainian attitude and may portend a closer relationship with Russia and the CIS states. Smita Purushottam | November 04, 2011 | Issue Brief
Istanbul Conference on Afghanistan: A Feeble Attempt at a Regional Solution It will not be fair to assess the success or failure of the Conference at this stage. The fact that there was an attempt to forge regional cooperation on Afghanistan was a positive but feeble step. Smruti S. Pattanaik , Arvind Gupta | November 04, 2011 | IDSA Comments
Nepalese PM’s Visit to India: “Qualified Success” Prime Minister Bhattarai’s visit will definitely help in dispelling some of the mistrust between India and the Maoist regime in Nepal. Anshuman Behera | November 04, 2011 | IDSA Comments
Universality, Multilateralism and Many-Lateralism Does the changing nature of the international order in the 21st century influence the nature and forms of multilateralism? And if yes, how does it impact the United Nations, an institution at the apex of the multilateral process, but which in some crucial respects still reflects the international order of the mid-twentieth century? This is the question that this paper attempts to explore. B.S. Prakash | November 2011 | Strategic Analysis
Reforming the United Nations Any organisation established in the aftermath of the Second World War obviously cannot fulfil its functions, in a world that has changed so dramatically, without adapting itself to the contemporary realities of international politics and economics. When the United Nations Charter was promulgated on 26 June 1945, it reflected the immediate post-war situation and most importantly the international political balance of power that existed in 1945. Prakash Shah | November 2011 | Strategic Analysis
