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The USS Theodore Roosevelt, a formidable aircraft carrier, has concluded its six-month deployment in the Persian Gulf, marking a significant shift in the U.S. military...

Nine years ago ten militants “hailing” from the terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) landed on the shores of Mumbai. Trained in “military assault tactics”, their targets...

Introduction One of the principle fundamentals of ASEAN is its “non-interference” principle which plays a key role in its extensive interaction with member countries. The...

Since 9/11, the global press has exclusively covered all major conflicts, from Syria to Libya, to African Union joint task force against Boko Haram in...

Introduction Nations in the history of international relations have been engaged in conflicts, using “conventional” tactics, or through “non-traditional” means. Although, the global community is...

Today, the concept of international warfare has received a paradigm shift, moving away from its traditional concept, it has adapted the “globalization” extending the warfare...

Introduction Today, violent non-state actors are playing a “featured” role in the theories of international relations particularly in the domain of international law. International relations...

While China’s rise in Asia be peaceful? The question, no matter how naïve, has been the centre of discussion for various foreign policy experts. A...

After witnessing acute violence and terror during World War I and World War II, the west changed its policies towards peace and harmony, a mindset...

With ISIS taking the backdoor, their exit strategy included attacks on Paris, Brussels, Baghdad, Orlando, Istanbul and now Nice, France. Their actions have bewildered numerous...

Darfur has been boiling in conflict since 2003 when the Sudan Liberation Movement Army (SLM) and the Justice and Equality Movement Army (JEM) took up...

“Everyone’s worried about stopping terrorism. Well, there’s really an easy way: Stop participating in it.”  ― Noam Chomsky Post 9/11 shifted the world’s opinion on...

The Kurds and the Turks are united by land but defined by community. The Kurds are a sizeable community, living in Turkey, along with some...

"As a major recipient of U.S. tax dollars, UNRWA must take more robust measures to ensure its facilities are not being used to facilitate terrorism,”...

We define nuclear proliferation as the “spread of nuclear weapons, fissionable material, and weapons-applicable nuclear technology and information”. Right from the World War II, especially...

The refugee crisis is creating mayhem in Europe, with thousands of civilians seeking asylum, diplomacy is seen at its worst form. The term “Refugee” became...

Since the division of Korean peninsula, North and South Korea have been developing in different directions. To begin with, North Korea moved forward with its...

Introduction Today Separatist state movements (SSMs) poses one of the greater threats to the democratic governments in the world. Separatism is a process where a...

After gaining independence from the British in August 1947, India inherited all the ships, divisions and aircrafts from the British Indian army. Most of the...

The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, also known as the Second Kashmir War was one of the most important conflicts in the region of South-East Asia...

Special Emphasis on the Military Advisory Committee to UNPKF Since its creation, the demand for United Nations Peacekeeping Force has increased dramatically, while the United...

Operating from Syria, Iraq, Libya and other areas of the Middle East, the Islamic State and ash-Sham, (ISIL in short), has been on everyone’s lips...

For decades it was a matter of fact for the public that the right to fight was solely based on the decision of the government....

Terrorism is not a ‘rare occurrence’. The word ‘terrorism’ that we refer to today (which we are using regularly since September 11 attacks), refers to...

In June 2012, Assad forces shot down a Turkish reconnaissance jet. Agitated by this act, Turkey invoked Article 4 of the North Atlantic Treaty, inviting...

“Tout Est Pardonné” (All is Forgiven) - Charlie Hebdo issue no 1178 7th January 2015 was not just like everyday day for France. Around 11.30...

For hundreds of years, if not thousand, Japan has played a vital role in geopolitics. Located just off the coast of mainland East Asia, Japan...

Ukraine is situated in the Eastern part of Europe bordering Belarus, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia and Slovakia. It is home to almost 44.3 million...

Oxford dictionary describes Militarization as “preparation for an immediate combat situation or a violent conflict by nations or arms groups”. It can be of many...

Peacekeeping is a major tool in resolving conflicts and making the situation favourable for peace. Peacekeeping forces have been playing a very important role in...

If we look in the past or even in the current situation no state has ever been a threat towards national and international security. On...

The United Nations Security Council has given a top priority to eliminate the threat of Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL popularly known as...

Post-independence, India has witnessed many secessionist movements and has long suffered from extremist attacks. The very notion of secessionism disturbs the territorial integrity and unity...

Formed in the wake of the horrors of World War II and the Holocaust, the United Nations took as its primary mission the maintenance of...