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Forging an Inclusive Maritime Nuclear Security Strategy
Competition in the Indo-Pacific threatens to disrupt regional stability. While the Quad aims to secure a free, open, and rule-based order, China views the group as an effort to contain its rise. Consequently, China seeks to advance its naval nuclear capabilities and expand its…
Setting an Ambitious U.S.-India Space Agenda
On January 31, the U.S. and Indian national security advisors met in Washington for the first convening of the initiative on critical and emerging technologies (iCET). Along with artificial intelligence (AI), quantum computing, 5G/6G, biotech, and semiconductors, space is a major focus area…
Inviting Indonesia to Become the Quad’s Inaugural Strategic Dialogue Partner
Since the Quad’s revival in 2017, Indonesia has been concerned that the grouping will undermine its traditional non-alignment and sideline ASEAN centrality in the region. Jakarta’s non-aligned foreign policy doctrine has helped it to skillfully sidestep formal security alliances, and…
Nepal in 2022: A Younger Generation Raises its Voice
Nepal has experienced political turmoil, a dire economic situation, and monumental foreign policy developments in 2022. The country hosted several high-level officials from India, China, and the United States this past year, navigating a more polarized geopolitical climate in South…
سری لنکا کی نادہندگی کا باعث چین کیوں نہیں ؟
سری لنکا کو اپنی آزادی کے بعد پہلی مرتبہ نادہندگی کا سامنا کرنا پڑ رہا ہے۔ ۱۲ اپریل ۲۰۲۲ کو سری لنکا کی حکومت نے اعلان کیا کہ ماسوا کثیرالجہتی بینکوں کے ، وه اپنے تمام غیر ملکی قرضہ جات…
Sri Lanka and the IMF – Will This Time be Different?
After months of economic turbulence, Sri Lankan authorities reached a staff-level agreement with the IMF for a 4-year program worth USD $2.9 billion this September. At the height of Sri Lanka’s economic crisis, power outages lasted for more than 12…