SAGAR – Security and Growth for All in the Region – is the Indian maritime policy laying out a framework for maritime cooperation with other littoral countries in the Indo-Pacific.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi elaborated […]

Violent Extremism (VE) is being widely identified as one of the most significant security challenges facing the global community. Although the United States, with the support of its international partners, has devoted tremendous resources in […]

In the history of humanity, it has never been more dangerous to be a front-line humanitarian than it is now. The reasons include increase in the intensity of natural disasters, wars that continue to ravage, […]

The Russia-Ukraine war was perceived as a modern conflict between two technologically advanced states. Many analysts were of the view that this would be a high-tech war where both countries would employ their state of […]

A ‘False flag operation’ occurs when elements within a government stage a secret operation, whereby government forces pretend to be a targeted enemy while attacking their own people or targets. The attack is then falsely […]

Sanctions have been a long-used tool in conflict and foreign policy. In one form or another, they are the first wrench in the tool chest used by states in order to produce a favorable outcome. […]

Tensions in the Korean Peninsula are escalating as North Korea continues to conduct intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) tests and threaten the interests of the United States and its allies in the region. The US and […]

Ukraine is listed among the world’s largest exporters of corn, wheat and sunflower oil, and its on-going war with Russia has stalled the supply of these food products. Before the war began, Ukraine’s corn was transported to […]