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The Delhi Blast and Pakistan’s Proxy War: Why Another Clash Looks Likely

OPINION — South Asia has once again returned to the global spotlight after a suicide bombing struck the heart of India’s capital on November 10. The [...] More

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Can India and Pakistan be Brought Back from the Brink of War?

Can India and Pakistan be Brought Back from the Brink of War?

EXPERT INTERVIEW – One week after a deadly terror attack, India and Pakistan stand at the precipice of military conflict, and as one scholar and [...] More

Expert Q&A: Trump Meets Modi – where “MAGA” and “MIGA” Collide

EXPERT Q&A – A critical bilateral summit between the leaders of the world’s largest democracies was overshadowed this week, nearly drowned out by the [...] More

How the World’s “Middle Powers” Will Influence Future Conflict

OPINION — U.S. President Joseph Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met at the White House last week amidst a rapidly deteriorating [...] More

Who's Paying Attention to The Maldives? Hint: China is.

OPINION — The newly elected President of the Maldives, Mohamed Muizzu, recently gave India until March 15th to remove its 80 troops from the islands. [...] More

While India Cuts Deals with the US, its heart is likely with Russia

EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — The United States believes it has secured India as a strategic ally in the Indo-Pacific region. There will certainly be mutual [...] More

To Isolate Russia, the West May Need the Global South.  But is Modi Listening?

To Isolate Russia, the West May Need the Global South. But is Modi Listening?

CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING — A burgeoning inside-outside strategy against Russia may have seemed a bit more apparent on Thursday as the U.S. Congress [...] More

How Can Blinken's Bold Plan for Afghanistan Succeed?

How Can Blinken's Bold Plan for Afghanistan Succeed?

Tim Willasey-Wilsey, Cipher Brief Expert[rebelmouse-image 60322659 expand=1 dam=1 alt="Tim Willasey Wilsey" site_id=26883708 is_animated_gif="false" [...] More

How will China Respond to India's Himalayan Defiance?

Cipher Brief Expert Tim Willasey-Wilsey served for over 27 years in the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office. He is now Visiting Professor of War [...] More

Are We Ready for Another Shock?

Are We Ready for Another Shock?

OPINION — “Black swans” are events that arrive as unwelcome surprises and have significant effects on nations and societies. They can upend the [...] More

Cold War Fears May be Driving China's Belligerence on Kashmir

Cold War Fears May be Driving China's Belligerence on Kashmir

India says 20 of its soldiers were killed in a clash with Chinese troops along a disputed border in the Himalayas. Tensions have been escalating over [...] More

The Real Danger in a Quiet Escalation of Tensions Between China and India

The Real Danger in a Quiet Escalation of Tensions Between China and India

As the world focuses on the immediate threat of the coronavirus pandemic, China is exercising its muscle over territorial claims. As The New York [...] More

What we're learning about National Security from COVID-19

What we're learning about National Security from COVID-19

As of this writing, Johns Hopkins, is reporting more than 432,438 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the US, and nearly 1.5m confirmed cases [...] More