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  • Dateline Colombo
    Death and Democracy
    Asanga Abeyagoonasekera    ·   09 Aug, 2016    ·    #5097    ·    Commentary    ·   Column
    In 1991, even when half a million American troops were a few hundred kilometers away from Baghdad, President Bush restrained from invading Iraq. This was a wise move on his part - to control Saddam Hussein’s aggression, by stopping the inv...
  • Eagle Eye
    Need the World Worry over Trump's Foreign Policy?
    Chintamani Mahapatra    ·   08 Aug, 2016    ·    #5096    ·    Commentary    ·   Column
    Never before did the American foreign policy draw so much limelight during an election year in the US as it has now. Likewise, the global anxiety over the outcome of a presidential election in the US has become more palpable today than ever in t...
  • The Myth of ‘Homegrown Terror’- II
    The Islamic State in Bangladesh
    Angshuman Choudhury    ·   04 Aug, 2016    ·    #5095    ·    Commentary    
    The assessment in the first part of this analysis leads to the assumption that the Dhaka attack was a manifestation of a new, hybridised terror dynamic in Bangladesh that involves at least some degree of international involvement, in this case t...
  • Brexit: Quo Vadis the European Deterrent?
    Marie Pavageau    ·   04 Aug, 2016    ·    #5094    ·    Commentary    
    Despite the fact that the majority of London and Scotland wanted to remain in the European Union (EU), Brexit is now a fait accompli. Perhaps one of the most important long-term consequences of this will be the impact of Brexit on European secur...
  • THAAD and South Korea-China-US Dynamics
    Rahul Raj    ·   02 Aug, 2016    ·    #5093    ·    Commentary    
    After much speculation and discussion, South Korea and the US have finally reached a crucial decision to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) system. The American-made missile defence system has been a sensitive issue both dome...
  • East Asia Compass
    China’s Game on North Korea
    Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra    ·   02 Aug, 2016    ·    #5092    ·    Commentary    ·   Column
    It was a strange moment of diplomacy in Laos when North Korea tried to bring about a revision in the chairman’s statement issued at the 23rd ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF). The statement was issued on 27 July after the conclusion of the two-da...
  • India’s ‘Soft’ Counter-Terrorism: Lessons from Singapore
    Husanjot Chahal    ·   02 Aug, 2016    ·    #5091    ·    Commentary    
    In May 2016, the Delhi Police released four youth reportedly indoctrinated with Jaish-e-Mohammed’s (JeM) ideology after organising a set of counselling sessions, including weekly visits to a psychologist and a Muslim scholar. It was one of...
  • The Next Terror Attack in India: Discerning the Trends
    N Manoharan & Prachita Singh    ·   01 Aug, 2016    ·    #5090    ·    Commentary    
    The recent terror attacks in Nice, Munich, Iraq and Kabul indicate certain dangerous trends: lone wolf, suicide/suicidal, cost effective, unexpected, and mass casualties. Are these trends applicable to India? And what could be the nature of next...
  • Maritime Matters
    Towards a North Arabian Maritime Partnership
    Vijay Sakhuja    ·   01 Aug, 2016    ·    #5089    ·    Commentary    ·   Column
    An Indian Coast Guard (ICG) delegation led by the Director General visited Karachi in July to hold discussions on coastal security, among other issues, with the Maritime Security Agency (MSA), the national safety and security agency of Pakistan....
  • Super Majority in Japan: Implications for the Constitution
    Shamshad A Khan    ·   27 Jul, 2016    ·    #5088    ·    Commentary    
    Post-war Japan has been mostly ruled by the polity that believes that the current Constitution was drafted during the Allied Powers’ occupation and is therefore an imposition. They have argued to change the Constitution, especially the cla...
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