COMMENTARIES
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Defending Elections from Cyberattacks: A New US Information Security Strategy
Pieter-jan Dockx · 15 May, 2021 · #5768 · Commentary
In
2016, the US presidential election fell victim to Russian information warfare. In
an effort to influence the outcome, Kremlin-backed hackers stole and leaked
compromising documents from the Clinton campaign. This material was then spread
on...
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2010-2020: Decadal Trends
China’s Belt and Road Initiative: More Misses than Hits
Mahima Duggal · 14 May, 2021 · #5767 · Commentary
A fluid and evolving concept, the Belt and
Road Initiative (BRI) has been mired in controversy since its
inception. It has become a much-debated part of China’s ‘Going Global’ strategy and foreign policy calculus. As we enter a new
decade...
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Middle Kingdom
India’s Second Wave: The Geopolitical Drivers of China’s COVID-19 Assistance
Srikanth Kondapalli · 04 May, 2021 · #5766 · Commentary
As
India reels under the unprecedented onslaught of a virulent, mutant COVID-19
strain that is leaving death and destruction in its wake, 40 countries have
come forward to help with medical supplies. India has officially recorded over 20 millio...
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A 25-Year Pact with China: Iranian Public Opinion and Foreign Policy
Majid Izadpanahi · 30 Apr, 2021 · #5765 · Commentary
On 27 March, China’s Foreign Minister and
State Councillor, Wang Yi, and Iranian Foreign Affairs Minister Javad Zarif,
signed the Iran-China 25-year Cooperation Programme during the former’s visit
to Iran. This article gives an overview of ...
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East Asia Compass
US, China, and a Two-Pronged Japanese Foreign Policy
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra · 30 Apr, 2021 · #5764 · Commentary · Column
Japan continues to be the most important US
ally in the Indo-Pacific. This is despite the dilution of its ‘Indo-Pacific
strategy’ into the ‘Indo-Pacific vision’ over the past few years, and close cooperation
with China in addressing the...
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COVID-19 & Southeast Asia
Terrorism in the Philippines in 2020
Siddharth Anil Nair · 28 Apr, 2021 · #5763 · Commentary
By the first
quarter of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic had created conditions for greater population
control and surveillance, allowing Southeast Asian states seeking to dismantle
terror groups (TG) the opportunity to do so. While the pandemic had...
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ASEAN, China, and a Code of Conduct for the South China Sea
Vishal Bhadri · 27 Apr, 2021 · #5762 · Commentary
The Association of Southeast Asian
Nations (ASEAN) and China aim to draft the 2021 Code of Conduct (CoC) for the
South China Sea (SCS) in the midst of several long-running and escalating
disputes. The CoC is expected to be a regional framework ...
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Red Affairs
Chhattisgarh Massacre: Responding to Battlefield Setbacks
Bibhu Prasad Routray · 13 Apr, 2021 · #5761 · Commentary · Column
Within a span of less than two weeks, 28
security force (SF) personnel were killed in Chhattisgarh by left-wing
extremists from the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
The first attack, on 23 March 2021, involving
improvised...
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In Context: Aarogya Setu, Data Security, and the Right to Privacy
Vrinda Batra · 08 Apr, 2021 · #5760 · Commentary
With
over 150 million downloads, India’s Aarogya Setu is the world’s most downloaded
COVID-19 contact tracing app. Within the first month of its launch, it helped
identify approximately 600 COVID-19 hotspots around the country. However, a
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Strategic Space
Early Nuclear Indicators in the US’ Interim National Security Strategic Guidance
Manpreet Sethi · 05 Apr, 2021 · #5759 · Commentary · Column
President
Joe Biden's administration has been quick off the mark to retrieve control on
many domestic and foreign policy fronts: reining in the COVID-19 health
emergency, extending New START, reassuring allies on US commitment to extended
dete...
