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The ITIF report asserts that China acquired its position through deliberate strategic choices, massive investments, and “non-market driven” industrial policies
Abstract The twenty-first century has challenged the post-Cold War expectation that globalisation, economic interdependence and technological connectivity would produce a more peaceful and stable world. Instead, strategic competition has expanded across military, economic, technological…
The brief outlines the primary geopolitical, economic, and security developments defining September 2026. The issue highlights Europe’s intensified focus on defence preparedness in response to Russian hybrid warfare and drone activity, prompting NATO and the EU to bolster intelligence-sharing and…
The U.S. will host the 2026 G20 Summit on December 14-15, but South Africa is not invited – a departure from G20 norms and a rebuff to Africa, the Global South, and the G20 itself. Its historic term as the first African presidency in 2025 ended on a mixed note: despite a successful summit, tensions…
The nuclear relationship between China and the United States is increasingly shaped by widening perception gaps rather than deliberate strategic design.
The sustainability of the Mecca Accord is determined by its response to three geopolitical challenges represented by India, Iran, and Israel. The India test centres on preventing the export of South Asian conflicts to the Gulf, the Iranian test rests on institutionalising sustainable deterrence…
A fourth pillar of foreign policy would allow Canberra to work with, around, and sometimes against the great powers.
Setting the Context Maritime connectivity has emerged as an increasingly important component of national and regional economic and strategic policy. Yet, the growing prominence of the term has not been accompanied by a corresponding clarification of what maritime connectivity actually encompasses…
China has continued to manipulate material supply chains to achieve geopolitical advantages since then,
The recent BRICS Summit in New Delhi was declared a success. Its 140-paragraph New Delhi Declaration is the longest yet. With members divided over the Russia-Ukraine and West Asia wars, leaders avoided naming countries or taking positions, focusing on issues affecting the Global South and deepening…
In less than 60 days, India and China held four major bilateral dialogues, all targeted at finding a solution to the boundary issue whilst maintaining peace on the border. In August, they held diplomatic level talks, followed by discussions between the Special Representatives, culminating in a…
The stakes are high, not only for geopolitics, but for humanity's survival and agency. What, then, should U.S. strategy be? Should the United States pursue AI ...
Keywords: Saudi Arabia, Multinational Maritime Defence Alliance (MMDA), Indian Ocean, Red Sea, Maritime Security, Regional Maritime Security Architecture, Institutional Proliferation, India–Saudi Arabia Relations, India’s Indian Ocean Strategy, Maritime Interoperability The months of July and…
About the Monograph The narrative of ‘the return of geopolitics’ to the Pacific Island Countries (PICs) is gaining traction in the larger discourse of the Indo-Pacific, primarily driven by the… Continue reading India’s ‘Pacific Islands’ Outreach: Understanding Regional Narratives, Geopolitics &…
India’s AI ecosystem shows high potential but faces scaling, talent, and governance gaps; strategic investment, innovation, and inclusive adoption are key to unlocking its global competitiveness.
Pakistan geopolitical repositioning, US-Pakistan ties, India-Pakistan tensions, Operation Sindoor, China-Pakistan defence, Trump mediation, Iran-Israel conflict, Balochistan resources, Indo-Pacific strategy, strategic balancing
Developing strong, pragmatic and principled national security and defense policies.
In a world of rapid change, it is more important than ever that the United States addresses the most pressing challenges in coordination with its European…
The alliance has expanded with the addition of Finland and Sweden, the allies are spending more on defense, and NATO has enhanced its efforts to…
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