RPI Director Deepa M. Ollapally gave a talk entitled “Comparative Foreign Policies of Rising Powers” to more than 200 students and faculty at Christ University…
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On September 14, 2019, a large oil processing facility in Saudi Arabia was incapacitated in a drone attack. The Saudi Aramco facility in Abqaiq is…
Continue reading Policy Alert: Rising Powers Rattled by Attack on Saudi Oil Facility
In the field of early childhood development, the wellbeing of primary caregivers has increasingly received attention as a means to ensure that they are providing…
In the past few years, my professional work and academic studies with specialization on early education exposed me to the importance of maternal/caregiver wellbeing and…
Heads of state from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States convened in Biarritz, France, for the annual Group of…
Continue reading Policy Alert: G7 Leaves Rising Powers Frustrated
Increased use of contraception can delay childbearing, space births, and limit completed family size. This results in a decline in fertility leading to economic improvements,…
Over half of women and almost a quarter of men in India are anemic.Although pregnant women have the highest prevalence of anemia and are often…
The police are a primary stakeholders when it comes to mitigating violence against women (VAW), such as rape, sexual assault, and domestic violence. More importantly,…
Continue reading From the Field: The Unheard Voices of the Police
One of most the exciting things about going to the field is the anticipation: you meet new people, visit new places, have new conversations, and…
Continue reading From the Field: Conversations on Violence against Women
On July 10-11, 2019, representatives from China, Russia, and the United States convened in Beijing to discuss and coordinate their efforts in the Afghan Peace…
Continue reading Policy Alert: Rising Powers Change Power Equation in Afghanistan Peace Process
RPI Director Deepa Ollapally spoke at a Women in International Security roundtable entitled “Gender and Great Power Competition Policy” at the Embassy of Liechtenstein on…
On June 28-29, 2019, delegations from the member states of the Group of Twenty (G20) convened in Osaka, Japan, for their annual summit amidst heightened…
Continue reading Policy Alert: Rising Powers Convene in Osaka for G20 – What’s the Scorecard?
On May 31-June 2, 2019, the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) hosted the eighteenth Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore. The annual meeting serves as…
Continue reading Policy Alert: China and US Spar at Shangri-La Dialogue
RPI Director Deepa Ollapally was interviewed by India Abroad to weigh-in on India’s foreign policy in the wake of the BJP’s landslide electoral victory in May…
Continue reading Scholars See BJP Electoral Victory as a Product of Modi’s Charisma
The 2019 Indian elections concluded last week with a landslide victory for incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata party (BJP). The BJP secured a…
Continue reading Policy Alert: Rising Powers Respond to Modi’s Landslide Victory
