Why the leadership of NATO is eager to convert a European country into another Syria, Libya or Afghanistan is unclear. The more things change, they say, the more they remain the same. There were several from the professional and business classes who fled Iraq under Saddam Hussein to safer locations. Over the years, since …
Alternate reality seems to have infected Atlanticist media as much as it has officialdom in NATO capitals. Apart from those who live in a reality manufactured by themselves, it has been some time since the concept of war was expanded to include hybrid and unconventional warfare. Judged by this standard, which is far more …
The CCP leadership is calculating that assistance to Russia provided in the event of a kinetic conflict involving NATO would not result in any except token sanctions against China. The manner in which the White House has become obsessed with telegraphing its anxieties about an “imminent and unprovoked” invasion of Ukraine by Russia is …
On 20 January 2022, Joe Biden completed one year in the White House as the 46th and current President of the United States. From the moment Biden announced his candidacy for Presidency on 25 April 25 2019, one of the most speculated issues in the strategic community had been what would be his approach towards …
Sri Lanka today has become one of the pivotal points for the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). No surprise that Xi Jinping visited Sri Lanka in 2014, becoming the first Chinese leader since 1986 to visit the country. Beijing is hopeful that it can leverage its increasing closeness to Colombo to strengthen its foothold …
To Beijing’s relief, Washington is no longer focusing on the PRC as the principal threat to the US. The Biden White House has resurrected the Cold War 1.0 fixation on Russia (then the USSR) as the primary enemy of humanity and freedom. After much talk about continuing the Obama-era pivot to the Indo-Pacific from …
Xi is fashioning his expansionism through the Japanese method of kaizen. As much as what is being sought to be accomplished by him and the rest of the Communist Party of China (CCP), Xi Jinping is relying on the long-time propensity of the leaders of major democracies to make wrong strategic choices, and formulate …
The recent drone attack on the United Arab Emirates (UAE) fuel depots by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels has caused escalation in the protracted conflict in Yemen and has underlined existing challenges in the region. The attack, which led to three casualties (two Indians and one Pakistani), marred the UAE’s image as a safe tourist cocoon …
The 6th Plenary session of the 19th Central Committee was recently concluded in Beijing between November 8 and November 11, 2021. The session was attended by 151 alternate members and 197 members of the Central Committee. Party Plenums are seen as important events which highlight the direction which the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will adopt …
India’s commitment to ‘All Alignment’ has added credibility to the view that the Quad has no relation to security. This is in contrast to AUKUS, which is entirely about security, and which it would be beneficial to the Quad members to integrate into a more formalised and capable alliance. There has been a swift …
