Over the course of the 1970s and ‘80s, the threat posed by state-sponsored international terrorism to the United States grew exponentially. The Gaddafi regime, which seized power in Libya … Read the rest
Month: March 2014
Moving the debate beyond the place of tactical intelligence in counterinsurgency warfare, Confronting the Colonies considers the view from Whitehall, where the biggest decisions were made. It reveals … Read the rest
As India’s voters go to the polls in a few weeks, they will be faced with one additional choice on their electronic voting machines – the option to reject … Read the rest
2014 will see the end of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) mission in Afghanistan after 13 years of intervention. Following early successes by US troops in removing the … Read the rest
There’s a Health Care Crisis in India. Not my words, but those of Jean Drèze and his long-time writing partner, the Nobel-Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen. Compared to other countries in … Read the rest
By Frank Douglas Aigner
In the annals of airpower, the Soviet air campaign in Afghanistan is curiously little-studied. Given its length, 1979-1989, its place as part of a major conflict … Read the rest
India is now headed to its sixteenth general election in April-May of this year. Much of the contestation will be about the state of the country’s economy, the quality … Read the rest
By Alexander Crothers
On the 19th October 2010, the recently installed coalition government published the results of its Strategic Defence & Security Review (SDSR); setting in motion a process that … Read the rest
Craig Murray visited the Institute of Asia and Pacific Studies on the 14th November 2013 to deliver the annual Tomlinson lecture on the subject of ‘Misunderstanding Central Asia- … Read the rest
By Bettina Renz.
Over the course of only a century airpower has developed into an indispensable instrument of warfare. It has caught the imagination of writers since the early days … Read the rest