Is a Changing Saudi Arabia Eager for Trump – or Not?
…and tourism. Though these steps undoubtedly improve life for elites inside the country (i.e., those who can afford the tickets), it is not clear whether it can differentiate Saudi Arabia…
“One Last Chance” for Pakistan
…from Coalition Support Funding and denied Pakistan preferential terms for big-ticket military purchases. U.S.-Pakistan relations now seem to be in a post-transactional phase. The Trump administration is calling on Pakistani…
A Normal Nuclear Pakistan
…– albeit far below its capabilities. Like Pakistan, it has flight-tested many new nuclear-weapon-capable delivery vehicles. New Delhi has two big-ticket items – a new class of nuclear-powered submarines and…
Opportunities and Challenges in U.S.-India Strategic Relations
…technology. This mismatch in expectations has hamstrung collaboration. American interlocutors suggested that the focus of DTTI should move away from big-ticket items to co-development of smaller platforms and nascent technologies…
TRANSCRIPT – South Asia 2025: A Year of Shocks and Shifts
…which was more or less the same on Iran. So we are seeing India running with these half measures. Yes, Mr. Putin was in Delhi, but we didn’t really see the big ticket defense deals…
Taiwan’s Squandered Defensive Potential
…big-ticket warplane and warship projects toward swarms of drones and mobile anti-air and anti-ship missile units capable of denying China a quick victory. However, these reform advocates remain systematically marginalized…
Anastasia Likhacheva: Surviving “Sanctions from Hell”
…stuff that is complicated and it requires long and persistent work. Are there any big ticket items or small, easily achievable compromises? Anastasia Likhacheva: Well, small, easily, achievable. It’s not…
Continental Drift? India-Russia Ties After One Year of War in Ukraine
…the war has delayed the delivery of prized S-400 air defense systems. Fears over Russia’s ability to deliver big-ticket items in the future may also explain India’s decision to suspend…