Asia-Pacific Pyongyang’s cycle of provocation and negotiation: A dispassionate analysis October 21, 2019 0 Image Credit: Pyongyang by Jen Morgan/Flickr; Licence: CC BY-ND 2.0. Written by Nah Liang Tuang and Shawn Ho. In a recent commentary entitled ‘Handshakes and Missiles:…
North Korea North Korean denuclearisation: Verification in a quid pro quo framework February 19, 2019 0 Written by Nah Liang Tuang. Apparent significant progress in North Korean denuclearisation should be treated with cautious optimism. If Pyongyang's sincerity can be verified, there…
India Tactical Weapons, Strategic Aims: Countering Indian Military’s Conventional Superiority and Cold Start Doctrine September 26, 2018 0 Written by Rizwan Zeb. Historically, India followed a military doctrine defined as “a non-aggressive, non-provocative defence policy based on the philosophy of defensive defence.” According…
International Relations A Realistic Analysis of the Third ROK-DPRK Summit September 24, 2018 0 Written by Liang Tuang Nah. Following the recently concluded summit in Pyeongyang between President Moon Jae-in of South Korea and Chairman Kim Jong-un of North…
India Nuclear weapons during India-Pakistan Crises: A Historical Reader August 30, 2018 0 Written by Rizwan Zeb. Since the 1980s, nuclear weapons have figured prominently in Indo-Pakistan conflicts. Even before the overt nuclearization of both countries in 1998,…
India The Do’s and Don’ts of Denuclearization: The Subcontinent Edition August 13, 2018 1 Written by Rohan Thomas John. In May 1998, India and Pakistan made the leap from nuclear capable to nuclear-armed states within two weeks of each…
Asia Nationalism, the Hindu State and Nuclear Power July 11, 2018 0 Written by Shreya Singh The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has been rhetorically assertive on nationalism, security, defense and geopolitical issues. This assertive stance seems to…
Nuclear Weapons Pakistan: A Reluctant Nuclear State, 20 Years After? June 28, 2018 0 Written by Rizwan Zeb. Twenty years ago, on May 28, Pakistan conducted its first nuclear tests in response to Indian nuclear tests on May 11…
North Korea Middle powers showing initiative: North and South Korea getting it done June 4, 2018 0 Written by Liang Tuang Nah. On 24 May, President Trump called off the planned 12 June summit with Chairman Kim Jong-un of North Korea, to…
Nuclear Weapons India and Pakistan: Nuclear Tensions Unresolved January 30, 2018 1 Written by Rizwan Zeb. Responding to a question regarding Pakistan’s nuclear weapons at the annual air force day press conference held in 2017 by the…
