Summary The strategic and economic characteristics of the Persian Gulf have made it of critical importance to all the states bordering its coastline, as well…
Topic: South Asian Security
Summary The breakup of the USSR created a Central Asian security complex or sphere of influence consisting of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Since…
Summary Nations around the world are uncertain and anxious about Iran s intentions in the Middle East and the wider global arena. Its current president,…
Summary Religion, nationalism, ethnicity, economics, and geopolitics all are important in explaining Iran’s goals and tactics in its relationship with the outside world, as are…
Abstract This article argues that political/security arrangements in the Persian Gulf based on balance of power are incapable of preserving security or stability. Balance of…
Abstract The article discusses the foreign policy of the government of Iran, as of January 2010. It focuses on the antagonistic relationship between Iran and…
Summary The Persian Gulf, important because of its vast energy resources, emerged into the limelight of geopolitics at the time of the British Labour government’s…
Summary North Korea possesses nuclear weapons, while Iran is poised to acquire them in the next decade. How the United States and other nations seek…
Summary This is a groundbreaking analysis of China’s territorial disputes, exploring the successes and failures of negotiations that have taken place between its three neighbours,…
Summary This book argues that community can exist at the international level, and that states dwelling within an international community have the capacity to develop…
Summary More than a decade has passed since the end of the Cold War, but Asia still faces serious security challenges. These include the current…
Summary South Asia is one of the most volatile regions of the world, and India’s complex democratic political system impinges on its relations with its…
Summary Stephen Philip Cohen can rightly be called the doyen of South Asian security analysis, especially traditional security concerns in the region and advocacy on…
Abstract India is on the verge of becoming a great power and the swing state in the international system. As a large, multiethnic, economically powerful,…
Summary South Asia, which consists of eight states of different sizes and capabilities, is characterized by high levels of insecurity at the inter-state, intra-state, and…
