Month: October 2017
Catalonians had a referendum on the 1st of October as a step towards the separation from Spain in the hopes of an independent, free republic. Whilst the referendum did take place, it was dismissed on several grounds, one being that ...
Catalan lawmakers voted on Friday to declare independence from Spain but Madrid moved swiftly to quash the breakaway bid in a sharp escalation of a crisis causing jitters in secession-wary Europe. As thousands of pro-independence activists cheered outside, the regional parliament ...
Despite the announcement by the Hamas leadership that it was willing to disband the administrative committee for the Gaza Strip, which was founded six months ago as an act of defiance against PA President Mahmoud Abbas, the road to Palestinian ...
This article is a continuation of the previous article : Impact of SSBN on security : A case of India Part I DOCTRINAL REQUIREMENT Are SSBNs commissioned? SSBNs are commissioned not because the enemy has it but because the doctrine determines ...
This paper looks at SSBNs (Ship Submersible, ballistic, nuclear) with India in mind. India planned to build nuclear-enabled propulsion in the 1970s and launched its SSBN; INS Arihant on July 26, 2009 (Kumar, 2009). Before this India has operated two ...
This Article is a continuation of Pakistan : In search of Strategic Depth in Afghanistan Part I : http://www.young-diplomats.com/pakistan-search-strategic-depth-afghanistan-part/ Contemporary/More recent issues Today the mother of all problems is the sanctuary issue; Afghan Taliban are safe in Pakistani territory (Khalilzad, 2017). ...
Time has proved that Pakistani-US relation is the marriage of convenience after the America’s new Islamabad-restraint policy is unveiled. Unsurprisingly, it has brought Islamabad to boil and Pak-US relations has pledged to a new low. Pak-US relations has mainly floated ...
In the year 1947, Pakistan came into being. From conception to legal existence, this was one of the fastest creations of a modern state. There were strong claims, of all its citizen belonging to one nation, but it lacked many ...
The fallout from the UK referendum that ended in victory for those wanting the country to exit from the European Union (EU) is still reverberating around the world. But what does it mean for Africa? The decision will fundamentally affect ...
By: Calvin Khoe “Know your enemy, know yourself; in hundred battles, you will never be in peril” — Sun Tzu Year of 2017 provides relentless uncertainty of security situation for the global community, especially for East Asia region. The core ...