The Debt Toll Booth: A Modular Solution to Addressing Sovereign Debt Crises
Policy proposals on sovereign debt must both match the scale of the challenge and be implementable within existing political constraints.
Data, Dashboards & Trackers
Research papers, white papers and analytical reports from leading think tanks and research institutes. Pick a category and a geography to narrow the list; each entry links to the publisher's own page.
BEYOND BRAHMOS — ADVANCING THE INDIA-PHILIPPINES DEFENCE INDUSTRIAL AND TECHNOLOGY COOPERATION
Keywords: Indo-Philippines; Defence Industry Cooperation; Defence Technology; Indo-Pacific; South China Sea; Maritime Cooperation The India-Philippines BrahMos missile deal of 2022 made headlines globally.[1] It announced the arrival of India, hitherto known as the world’s largest arms importer,[2]…
IndiaChinaDefenceNaval & MaritimeMissiles & Nuclear
Read at National Maritime Foundation
INDIA-DENMARK COOPERATION ON GREEN SHIPPING, MARITIME DECARBONISATION, AND ENERGY TRANSITION
Background The transition towards low-emission shipping is beginning to alter the foundations upon which maritime economies compete. Each initiative carries forth a consequential wave, reshaping the priorities and requirements of stakeholders across the wider maritime ecosystem. The challenge…
IndiaNaval & Maritime
Read at National Maritime Foundation
A Phased Agenda for U.S.-ROK Shipbuilding Cooperation
U.S.-ROK cooperation on shipbuilding should be structured so that it strengthens U.S. maritime industrial capacity, makes commercial sense for Korean shipbuilders, and survives the political and regulatory constraints on both sides.
USANaval & Maritime
Read at RAND Corporation
What Canada Knows About American Power
Smaller powers cannot go it alone, but Canadian history shows that integration with the United States will not always be benign.
Emerging military and security technologies
SIPRI monitors key developments in science and technology.
Dual–use and arms trade control
SIPRI promotes dual-use and arms trade controls through research, publications, seminars and capacity-building activities.
Ethiopia’s crises could redraw Horn of Africa
Trouble has erupted in Ethiopia again, and it is not just another Ethiopia-Tigray war. It is the convergence of several conflicts, within Ethiopia, Sudan and Somalia, compounded by the involvement of external powers. Somalia sits at the intersection of a wider Red Sea rivalry involving Egypt…
India
Read at Gateway House
CLAWS Cyber Newsletter | September 16 – 30 2026
For Accessing Previous Archival Set of the Cyber Index refer : https://cyberindex.substack.com/ The September 16–30, 2026 edition of the CLAWS Cyber Newsletter highlights a volatile convergence of AI weaponization, escalating supply chain vulnerabilities, and the global race for hardware…
IndiaCyber & Intelligence
Read at Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS)
New life for IMEC
The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor, currently stalled due to conflicts in the Gulf, may be an answer to the disrupted energy flows from the Persian Gulf. The proposed route, which connects the interior of Saudi Arabia to the Arabian Sea on one side and the Mediterranean Sea on the…
India
Read at Gateway House
MahaVISTAAR: Scaling Agricultural AI
India’s Digital Public Infrastructure is spawning important services in agriculture which, when combined with Artificial Intelligence, is giving access to the country’s remotest and most linguistically diverse farmers. The state of Maharashtra is a case study in how this works, at scale and…
IndiaCyber & Intelligence
Read at Gateway House
The Silent High Ground: India’s Space Warfare Imperative
Abstract Space is no longer merely an enabler of military operations. It is becoming a contested operational domain in its own right. Satellites now support navigation, communications, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, missile warning and precision targeting. The loss or disruption of…
IndiaMilitaryMissiles & NuclearCyber & Intelligence
Read at Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS)
Land Will Be the Currency of Victory in India • #GoodGenerals
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Papers/Study - IPRI
IPRI is one of the oldest non-partisan think-tanks on all facets of National Security including international relations & law, strategic studies, governance & ...
PakistanNational SecurityGeopolitics
Read at Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI)
India’s Counter-Terror Policy ‘PRAHAAR’ and Narco-Terrorism: A Security Assessment
Abstract In February 2026, India’s Ministry of Home Affairs released its first comprehensive National Counter-Terrorism Policy and Strategy— ‘PRAHAAR’, which advocates a “zero tolerance” approach to terrorism and internal security. The policy is based on seven core pillars that focusses on…
IndiaNational Security
Read at Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS)
Schools, Cell Phones, and AI: Q&A with Melissa Kay Diliberti
Melissa Kay Diliberti, an associate policy researcher at RAND, discusses recent findings from RAND that can help parents and policymakers better understand what challenges schools are up against.
World
Read at RAND Corporation
The Russia Stability Tracker
While the group’s experts agreed that Putin and his regime maintain a firm grip on power, there is now less certainty about Russia’s domestic stability.
Squandering Attraction: How the Second Trump Administration is Undermining American Soft Power
Soft power on its own is insufficient to meet U.S. national security needs, but hard power also has its limits. Soft power allows for more effective and efficient use of hard power than hard power alone, as it encourages cooperation and compliance which deters the need for hard power.
Saudi Arabia’s Yemen Dilemma – A Critical Analysis
Introduction Shortly after the first round of US airstrikes on Iran, Ansar Allah, or the Houthis, as they are more commonly known, declared to join the conflict on Iran’s side. In reality, they largely kept themselves out of the conflict until the attack on the Houthi delegation returning from the…
CLAWS – Cyberpeace Chair of Excellence | Essay Competition 2026
🌐 Theme: Strategic Communication in the Digital Age How can India safeguard its cognitive security, counter AI-enabled disinformation, strengthen digital sovereignty and shape strategic narratives in an increasingly contested information environment? 🎓 Open to students, researchers, armed forces…
IndiaMilitaryGeopolitics
Read at Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS)
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