COMMENTARIES
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Talking Turkey: The Attempted “Coup†and Its Aftermath
Murli Menon · 12 Aug, 2016 · #5099 · Commentary
Several years ago, when Turkey opened up its borders, indiscriminately, by declaring visa free regimes with seven neighbouring nations, the beginnings of a troubled existence in the future virtually triggering a “Turkish Spring" of so...
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Jammu & Kashmir: Political Solution Required
Intekhab Khan · 10 Aug, 2016 · #5098 · Commentary
Kashmir is on the boil again. Hizbul Mujahideen commander Buran Wani’s encounter on 8 July 2016 has fuelled the current wave of violent protests across the valley. The incident invigorated chants of Azaadi, which began to resonate across l...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
