India is considered to be the largest democracy in the world and on the verge of becoming one of the super-nations on Earth alongside the United States and China. But while India’s economic future may be global, its security issues are very much local.
Read More »Saudi Arabia and its Eastward Shift
Mohammed Bin Salman is demonstrating Saudi Arabia’s intention to create a strategic counterweight to its ties with western partners.
Read More »“1 in 5 million”: Serbia’s struggle for democratic rights and freedoms
Even if the current protests fail to achieve their goals in the short-term, they are yet another signal that the status quo is unfeasible in the long-term. With European Union candidate status come Western-level demands and expectations – and the Serbian people's tolerance for a self-serving leadership has reached its limit.
Read More »Reflections and Projections – Human Security Issues in 2018 and 2019
With the first month of 2019 already concluded, the triumphs and shortfalls of 2018 appear increasingly distant, with new issues and priorities quickly taking their place. However, with many governments only recently returning to full function after their New Year breaks, now is an opportune time to reflect on the year that was and contemplate what lies ahead for 2019.
Read More »HSC Senior Fellow comments on the potential withdrawal of the US from the INF Treaty
HSC Senior Fellow, Rowan Allport, has had a comment piece looking at the potential impact of the termination of the Intermediate Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty published in Foreign Policy magazine.
Read More »UK Parliamentary Defence Committee publishes HSC evidence to INF Treaty withdrawal inquiry
The House of Commons Defence Committee has published the HSC's evidence to the committee's inquiry into the potential end of the Intermediate Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty.
Read More »Naturally Extremist Disasters: The Threat of Poor Response to Natural Disasters
Since 1970, the number of natural disasters across the world has more than quadrupled. However, for countries or regions with pre-existing political instability, social vulnerabilities and radical group activity, the cost of reconstruction is only one of many potential problems which will need to be rectified.
Read More »HSC Senior Fellow gives commentary on Modernising Defence Programme report
An HSC Senior Fellow, Dr Rowan Allport, has had a comment piece published by UK Defence Journal. In it, he gives his analysis of the UK Government's recently published Modernising Defence Programme report - a document intended to point the way ahead for UK defence policy.
Read More »HSC Senior Fellow comments on NATO’s Maritime Strategy
An HSC Senior Fellow, Dr Rowan Allport, has had a comment piece published by DefenseOne. In it, he provides an overview of the HSC's recently published report 'Fire and Ice: A New Maritime Strategy for NATO's Northern Flank'.
Read More »A year of ‘anything goes’: the Western Balkans in 2018
When it comes to the Western Balkan countries, the essentials from the point of view of the European Union seem to have become having a West-oriented government, and not declaring war against one of their neighbours. Every step forward is rewarded with a distant promise, and every step back is reacted to with a vague warning.
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