Publications

This paper analyzes the changes made to China’s conscription system since 2001, which have progressively made it easier to enlist college students into the military. The author argues that the driving...chevron_right

This paper discusses the African Union’s 2014 Convention on Cyber Security and Personal Data Protection and examines how the African states should respond to cybercrime. The author provides an overvie...chevron_right

This paper examines how regional economic communities (RECs) deal with peace and security issues in post-conflict Africa, focusing on the Southern African Development Community (SADC). The author argu...chevron_right

This paper examines some of the main political issues that could affect Nepal in 2015 as well as the key developments that occurred in the country's domestic politics and foreign relations during 2014...chevron_right

This paper discusses the state of insurgency in Northeast India and provides a forecast on what factors could have an impact on peace initiatives and the activities of insurgent groups in the region i...chevron_right

This paper looks at some of the main political and foreign relations issues that could affect countries and regional institutions in Southeast Asia in 2015, with a particular focus on those relating t...chevron_right

This paper examines the state of the Communist Party of India‐Maoist (CPI‐Maoist) in India and its conflict with the Indian state. Among other issues, the author examines 1) the ideology of CPI‐Maoist...chevron_right

This paper looks at some of the key issues that could affect foreign relations and the political landscape in the Asia-Pacific during 2015 and reviews some of the main developments in the region durin...chevron_right

This paper discusses some of the domestic and geopolitical events involving Bangladesh in 2014 and how the trends observed in these areas may continue into 2015. In particular, it explores the possibi...chevron_right

This paper looks at some of the main political and security issues that could affect Pakistan in 2015. In particular, the author focuses on 1) civil-military relations in the country; 2) potential dev...chevron_right

This paper looks at some of the main political and security issues that could affect Pakistan in 2015. In particular, the author focuses on 1) the nature of party politics in the country; 2) the count...chevron_right

This paper makes a set of forecasts regarding the geopolitical events which may occur in West Asia in 2015. More specifically it looks at: 1) the implications of the rise of the terrorist group Islami...chevron_right

This brief sets out a series of recommendations for the Indian government on how it can address the development problems which are evident in the northeast of the country. This includes 1) controlling...chevron_right

Looking at the events, incidents and trends which took place in the Indian Ocean region in 2014, this paper makes some predictions on what events may occur in the region in 2015. More specifically, th...chevron_right

Women and youth represent the vast majority of the population in most countries in the Sahel. Yet their exclusion from decision making processes persists, maintained by a range of factors that widen t...chevron_right