Air Defense in South Asia
The May 2025 crisis between India and Pakistan thrust air combat into the South Asian spotlight. Global interest has further intensified given the significant airpower dimension of the March 2026…
7 Issues to Watch at UNGA 80
…COVID-19 crisis and attendant “crisis of global governance,” last year’s Summit of the Future galvanized attention worldwide, through its chief outcome, the Pact for the Future, on rebuilding trust and…
North Africa Regional Outlook: April 1, 2026
…Frontline: Press Freedom and the Security Crisis in the Sahel International Press Institute feature documenting how the Sahel security crisis is devastating press freedom, with journalists across Mali, Burkina Faso,…
The Ukraine Crisis: Beijing’s Support of Russia and Its Limit
Consistency and Changes in China’s Position In comparison to China’s reaction at this point during the Crimea crisis, a consistent pattern is evident. As a theme, China has called for…
Terrorism in India
…Indian and Pakistani military forces began to demobilize the almost one million troops that stood ready to fight during the ten month-long duration of this crisis. Following this crisis, Polly…
SAV Q&A with Asanga Abeyagoonasekera: Sri Lanka’s Economic Crisis – Part 2
On July 15, Asanga Abeyagoonasekera spoke with South Asian Voices Deputy Editor Isha Gupta on new developments in Sri Lanka’s economic and political crises, including how the protests will factor into Sri Lanka’s…
Lessons from Ebola: Preparing for the Next Infectious Disease Crisis
…the optimal emergency preparedness and public health response to an infectious disease crisis needs at least the following three components: policies that maximize the utility of available resources within the…
The Erosion of Pastoralism in the Sudano-Sahel
…energy to growing urban populations. 15Fred Pearce, “How Big Water Projects Helped Trigger Africa’s Migrant Crisis,” Yale Environment 360, October 17, 2017. Accessed December 12, 2019. https://e360.yale.edu/features/how-africas-big-water-projects-helped-trigger-the-migrant-crisis. In semi-arid zones,…