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India’s policy options in Afghanistan By Dr. Vinay Kaura Department of International Affairs and Security Studies, Sardar Patel University After the Taliban was overthrown in 2001, India renewed ties with Afghanistan and began…

Croatia adapts to a changing world By Damir Krstičević, Anita Perešin and Anto Zelić Photos by Reuters Croatia’s new National Security Strategy outlines major national security interests and how to deal with them. The previous…

Cutting-edge F-35A Strike Fighters train with Eastern NATO allies By per Concordiam Staff On April 25, 2017, two U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters touched down at Ämari Air Base in Estonia. Three days later, two…

Book author, editor: Pauline Jones Published by: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2017 Reviewer: Diana Clark Gill Civil violence is worrisome no matter where it originates or where its proponents strike. But in the case of Central…

How states can marginalize hostile propaganda By Dr. Ieva Bērziņa Centre for Security and Strategic Research at the National Defence Academy of Latvia It’s not easy to differentiate between propaganda and strategic communication.…

Argentina’s multipronged assault on drug trafficking provides lessons for other nations By Martin Verrier Argentina’s national undersecretary of Counter Narcotics Policy, Marshall Center Alumni Drug consumption in Argentina…

A looming cyber warfare threat demands an overhaul of international law By Lt. Col. Brian Smith, U.S. Central Command Photos by The Associated Press Although some progress has been made over the past decade, current international law…

Coping with new challenges By Klaus-Dieter Fritsche, state secretary at the German Federal Chancellery, German commissioner for the Federal Intelligence Services With the end of confrontation between East and West came a long period when…

Russia seeks to recapture its imperial past by exploiting former Soviet countries By Dr. Stefan Meister German Council on Foreign Relations Discussing Russia’s attempts to influence former Soviet countries requires a thorough…

Societal divides pose a major threat to national security By Besa Kabashi-Ramaj, Centre for Research Documentation and Publication, Kosovo  |  Photos by Reuters The global security framework and geopolitics have shifted since the Cold…