A New Approach to Indian Defence Procurement: Strategic Partnership

Defence Spending, Defense, Development, Diplomatic Relations, India, Margaret Polk, Procurement, Southeast Asia October 7, 2015 Margaret Polk

Margaret looks at India’s reformation of its future defence procurement

Is There a Possibility for Peace in Afghanistan?

Afghanistan, China, Diplomatic Relations, Emerging Security, Evan Blackwell, India, International Relations, ISIS, Islamic State, Pakistan, Peace & Security, Security, Uncategorized August 9, 2015 Evan Blackwell

Evan Blackwell considers the prospects for peace in Afghanistan.

The Ultimate Global Leaders’ Superlative Quiz

Asia-Pacific, Canada, China, Eastern Europe and Russia, Editors' Forum, Europe, Human Rights, India, Latin America, NATO, North Korea, Peace & Conflict Studies, Rights, Saudi Arabia, Security, Society, Southeast Asia, The Middle East and North Africa, The United States of America, Uncategorized, Victoria Heath, Western Europe, Women July 8, 2015 Victoria Heath

The world is your high school and its leaders, your classmates. It’s time to choose your Class Superlatives with this fun quiz. Judge away!

The Uber Advantage

Canada, Development, Eric Sabiti, India, Security, Trade and the Economy, Society, Technology April 21, 2015 Eric Sabiti

Eric looks into the legal dilemma surrounding Uber’s success, and its effects on traditional cab services as well as municipal and governmental by-laws.

India’s Rape Laws and the Uber Ban

Emerging Security, Human Rights, India, Rights, Rija Rasul, Society, Culture, and Security, Women in Security March 10, 2015 Rija Rasul

Uber, a Silicon Valley start-up that offers users easy access to cheap and reliable transportation, has become extremely popular worldwide. Recently, the government of Delhi banned Uber after a 26-year-old woman accused an Uber taxi driver of rape. The accused later confessed to the crime and was arrested. Sexual violence against women is rampant in […]

From Look East to Act East: Modi Reasserts India’s Foreign Policy

Emerging Security, India, International Relations, John Pollock, Security, Society, Culture, and Security January 30, 2015 John Pollock

The landslide election of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in May 2014, remains seven months on, a stunning display of popular democracy in India. In an election that lasted from April 7 to May 12th, 8,251 candidates contested 543 Lok Sabha parliamentary seats, in a country where voter eligibility surpassed 814 million people. The turnout, reported […]