Publications
The Institute for Security and Development Policy regularly issues a variety of publications ranging from shorter Policy Briefs to more comprehensive studies in its Asia and Silk Road Papers series. Explore the different series below. If you’d like to contribute to our publications, please contact Jagannath Panda, Editor, at jpanda@isdp.eu, and read our submission guidelines.
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Europe, It’s Time to Wake Up on Research Security
Europe’s innovation scene is vibrant. It leads in automotive tech, green energy, and critical dual-use technologies. Yet, for all its brilliance, the EU is leaving its doors wide open. State-sponsored actors […]
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Russia is a systemic threat and Europe must wake up to face it
While travelling in Europe lately, it has become clear there are a couple of widespread beliefs that do not accurately capture the essence of the Russian challenge after its war […]
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China’s Security Engagement with Africa & The “Global South” Narrative
In recent decades, China has actively sought to position itself as a pivotal partner and emerging leader within the Global South. Despite the lack of clear consensus on the definition […]
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India’s BRICS Balancing Act
KEY TAKEAWAYS For India, BRICS is an avenue to promote its global leadership, strategic autonomy and multipolar vision. India’s relations with anti-U.S. BRICS states like Russia and Iran complicate U.S.-India […]
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China’s Great Retreat: Unpacking the Boom, Bust, and Strategic Withdrawal from Africa
China’s presence in Africa, once seen as a juggernaut of foreign investment and aid, is now experiencing an unmistakable and sharp decline. For the better part of two decades, China […]
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Will Kamala Harris Reignite Dialogue with North Korea if Elected in 2024?
Quid Pro Quo: Will Controlled Dialogue Make a Comeback? In late August, in her nomination acceptance speech, the U.S. Democratic presidential candidate for 2024, Kamala Harris, unequivocally talked about not cozying up […]
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Kamala Harris on North Korea: Change or Continuation?
Despite many efforts and different strategies, both previous and current U.S. administrations have been unsuccessful in preventing the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) from developing its nuclear and missile […]
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The Climate Crisis in Tibet: The Dalai Lama’s Warning
Earlier this year, at the ninth International Conference of Tibet Support Groups (TSGs) – a political advocacy meeting for raising awareness about Tibetan issues – held in Brussels, with over […]
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South Korea’s Indo-Pacific Strategy: A Ray of Hope or Losing Steam?
In late July, South Korea signed a memorandum on the Trilateral Security Cooperation Framework (TSCF) with the United States and Japan, a first-of-its-kind agreement that seeks to institutionalize trilateral defense […]
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Nepal Is Hardly China’s Best Bet in the Himalayas
In July, Nepal’s fractious politics witnessed yet another churning in a span of months: 72-year-old veteran politician Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli of the Communist Party of Nepal–Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN–UML) […]