Category Political studies

The Asia-Pacific Strategic Triangle: Untangling the India, China, US Relations on Conflict and Security in South Asia

The objective of this paper is to give insight into the debate over the strategic triangle and how it impacts conflict and security in South Asia.

From Blind Reliance to Contractual Convenience

By Arhama Siddiqa is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Strategic Studies One of the most talked about things from Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman’s visit to Pakistan in early 2019 was when, with the aim of inspiriting brotherly…

Huntington vs. Mearsheimer vs. Fukuyama: Which Post- Cold War Thesis is Most Accurate?

In the aftermath of the Cold War – a 45-year ideological struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union – several scholars forecasted the future of conflict and geopolitics post-1991.

The Requirement of the National Democratic project in Iraq post Daesh Terrorist Group Stage

This study aims at re-transmit the spirit of the national democratic project of Iraq post of the chaos left by the Daesh terrorist group stage

The most Dangerous five years in the history conflict over the Nile River

The paper represents a historical presentation of the events of the conflict on the Nile over a period of five years, from 2011 to 2015.

Saudi Arabia’s development of its strategy in the Red Sea

There is an integrated Saudi strategy regarding the Red Sea that the Kingdom applies persistently and strictly, the general lines of ...

Algeria: The making of a new republic?

Algeria is the largest country in the Arab world, Africa, and the Mediterranean basin, ranking 10th in the world in size; in the Islamic world, only Kazakhstan is bigger.

China’s rise, climate change and great power responsibility

The great power club is an exclusive social community; whereas some states are members, others remain outsiders.

Theorizing the Rise of the Second World and the Changing International System

This chapter aims at providing a theorization of the current world system on the basis of a systemic historical and structural vision.

Public policy and defence studies

This chapter introduces some of the key issues pertaining to the links between public policy analysis and Defence Studies.

Changing Perceptions of the EU at Times of Brexit

This volume brings together contributions that conceptualize and measure EU perceptions in the strategic regions around the world in the aftermath of the UK referendum.