While nuclear deterrence, as a concept, stands widely credited with preventing large-scale interstate war, this study argues that it has instead entrenched a cycle of persistent mistrust and low-intensity conflict. Drawing upon the deterrence theory, concept of the security dilemma and the framework...

Extended deterrence has long served as the foundation of the United States' alliance architecture in the Indo-Pacific, providing security guarantees to partners such as Japan, South Korea, and Australia while reinforcing regional stability and non-proliferation. However, the strategic environment un...

For much of its modern strategic history, India has viewed security through a predominantly continental lens, focusing on land borders and territorial challenges. Yet India's geography tells a different story. With more than 7,500 kilometres of coastline and a central position in the Indian Ocean, t...

More than three decades after the collapse of the Soviet Union, questions surrounding Russia's role in the post-Soviet space continue to shape global geopolitics. Under Vladimir Putin's leadership, Moscow has consistently challenged aspects of the post-Cold War European security architecture while s...

Semiconductors have emerged as one of the most strategically significant technologies of the twenty-first century, underpinning everything from artificial intelligence and advanced military systems to telecommunications, electric vehicles, and critical digital infrastructure. As states increasingly ...

The consequences of major conflicts are rarely confined to the regions in which they occur. While the US–Iran conflict is centred in the Middle East, its effects have already begun to reverberate across distant regions through disrupted supply chains, volatile energy markets, rising transportation...