States have been the most essential unit since the Treaty of Westphalia. The world has seen the entry of many new actors, but the state remains the most fundamental unit in international relations. The 9/11 attacks represent a major shift i...
Islamic State (IS) emerged as splinter group from a faction of Al-Qaeda in Iraq, during a chaotic conflict in 2003 after the United States led invasion. The vision, which still remains constant, is to establish an ‘Islamic Caliphate’, cover...
The suicide attacks on Easter Sunday a year ago by the nine suicide bombers belonging to National Thawheeth Jama'ath (NTJ), linked to Islamic State (ISIS), killing over 270 people and injuring several others, appears to be more closely link...
The deadliest suicide bombings in Sri Lanka’s recent history occurred one year ago on Easter Sunday shocking the island nation and the governments around the world. In the space of half an hour from 8:4...
During the year 1155, while Emperor Frederick Barbarossa was on a quest to conquer Italy, he chose to imply a remarkably unconventional strategy with regards to warfare. He is said to have dumped human corpses in water wells in an attempt t...
Kritika Karmakar analyses the reasons for increase in Islamic state sympathisers in Indonesia, and why few major religious organisations are subscribing to the concept of Islamic caliphate. Islamic State sympathisers have been on the rise, ...
Pankaj Jha argues that India’s approach towards national and international security is different from what is being professed by the European countries. This article highlights how perspectives from the European Union and its affiliate in...
