West Asia : Complex Geopolitical Equations in West Asia
Since the assassination of Iranian Maj Gen Qassem Suleimani on 3 January 2020, there has been much speculation about US-Iran conflict escalating into a...
CHINA : How China Accesses Highly Classified US Research
On 28 January, the Department of Justice announced three separate cases in a single press release – charges against Dr Charles Lieber and two...
US-Iran Rivalry : Can Iran Crisis Lead to a Wider War?
Iran's pledge to exact a 'crushing revenge' on American forces in retaliation for the killing of Quds commander Maj Gen Qassem Soleimani can leave...
PANDEMIC: Post-Covid Hostility Towards China
On 21 April 2020, India approved a set of new financial regulations subjecting FDI from countries that it shares contiguous borders with to government...
GEOPOLITICS: Opportunities Ahead For India in US-China Trade War
When Joseph Chamberlain, the popular British statesman from the 19th Century, wrote his speeches, he most likely did not think that one of his...
RUSSIA-UKRAINE – Wargaming Scenarios: Strategy and Options (Part 2)
Analysis of Precedents
If Putin decides to go to war what options does he have? To empirically analyse these options let us take a look...
Pandemic Ruthlessly Exploited by China
The Chinese government spent weeks denying and downplaying the severity of its growing coronavirus outbreak that eventually spread to the rest of the world....
Why Ukraine Matters?
Russia feels promises on NATO expansion belied
Ukraine is the second largest country in Europe, with a population of 43.8 million. With rolling plains and...
RUSSIA-UKRAINE – Wargaming Scenarios: Military-Technical Factors (Part 1)
Backdrop
The roots of the current military crisis in Ukraine can be traced back to the events surrounding the breakup of the former USSR. The...
DISARMAMENT – New START Treaty Now in Force
Russian Parliament Approves Nuclear Treaty Extension
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (dubbed New START) was to expire on 5 February. After taking...