CBMs in post-Cold War South Asia
Written by P.R. Chari for the Regional Center for Strategic Studies, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Reprinted with permission. General.CBMs are recognizable as “arrangements designed to enhance…assurance of mind and belief…
Assassination of Quds Force General Stirs Right-Wing Anger in Iran
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In the Blindspot: Security and Chinese EV Exports to the Global South
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Environmental Factors Driving Migrants Into Afghanistan’s Cities
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Religion-Related Violence: Moving Beyond Commemoration to Action
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Handling Indo-Pak logjam, Punjab CMs on both sides must initiate thaw
…possible, is likely to come from Punjab, as Prime Minister Vajpayee intuited. India’s economy, shackled by Nehruvian dogma, was on the ropes until then Finance Minister Manmohan Singh and Prime…
Revising The UN Peacekeeping Mandate In South Sudan
…struggled to protect civilians within and beyond its protection of civilians (POC) sites. This report by the Stimson Center and the Australian Strategic Policy Institute examines the challenges the U.N….