According to The New York Times, the European Union is contemplating "smart sanctions" against Russian oil imports, as per the statement by Valdis Dombrovskis, the European Commission's executive vice president. [1] The EU, on the 25th of A...
Formed in 1948, Israel is the Jewish nation amidst an Arab world. The development of a strong economy and arms Industry was a geopolitical necessity. Israel was surrounded by Arab enemies that never accepted its existence. For its survival,...
The purpose of this paper is to re-visit the Russia- Japan territorial conflict on the Kuril Islands. Kuril Islands dispute has been a contentious issue for both parties since the start of the Cold War. Disputed on the grounds of ownership ...
On 15 August 2021, the Taliban seized the capital of Afghanistan, and soon after this, it has brought almost all of it under its control. The siege began two weeks before the deadline set by the United States to retreat its troops following...
In the next few days, India would be hosting the Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida from 19 March 2022 to 20 March 2022. It has to be understood that India and Japan already share a long-lasting friendship and since 2000s, both the count...
The dynamic nature of international politics has its toll on the decisions that leaders take. Before the unfolding of the Ukraine Russia Crisis, and the sanctions that followed suit, Russia’s take on Crypto Mining was staunchly different to...
The Russian invasion of Ukrainian territory sparked a flurry of heated debates within and among the International Politics intelligentsia, but a large number of scholars agree that Russian belligerence arose in response to the West's unwill...
From a structural realist point of view, in an anarchic system, states are fearful and suspicious of each other due to their 'inscrutable intentions'. As a result, they constantly face security dilemmas where any step by a state to increase...
The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has announced to deploy machine gun-wielding robots along the Indo-China border. China with this tactic aims to guard the LAC region endlessly without rest, replenishment, or human casualty. The 21st centu...
‘Hanging up a sheep’s head but selling dog meat’ The aforementioned is an ancient Chinese saying which evidently highlights the strategic path followed by the Asian Dragon in contemporary world politics. More on the saying later but firstly...
Armed forces of various great powers and regional powers are now integrating drones into their force structures and operational doctrines. They are being deployed not only for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) purposes bu...
The current year is going to be highly significant for the diplomatic relations between Russia and Pakistan. The top leadership of both the countries were present at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics began on the evening of Februa...
