Tag: Military

The Role of the US in Liberal International Order: An Analysis of Crisis and Cooperation in the West Asian Politics

Development of liberal internationalism emerged when Woodrow Wilson, after World War I (1919), tried to build a type of order through the ‘Treaty of Versailles’ so that liberal democracies could be established in every part of the world to maintain peace and justice. A similar kind of effort was also made by Franklin. D. Roosevelt…

How International Relations Theories Explain the Impact of the US Withdrawal from Afghanistan

The United States withdrew its armed forces from Afghanistan in August 2021 concluding its two decades of military engagement in the region. The decision made by the Biden administration generated significant controversy leading to heated discussions on the timing, nature and potential ramifications of the United States’ withdrawal. This essay analyses the United States’ withdrawal…

Innovations in Military Technology: The Role of AI and Autonomous Systems in Modern Warfare

The battles between Israel and Hamas, Russia and Ukraine, and Azerbaijan and Armenia have drawn attention to the employment of cutting-edge technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), in warfare, particularly the deployment of lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS). India ranks third1 in G20 countries in AI-based startups. Make in India in Defence and Digital India — to…

Strengthening ASEAN’s Response: Reassessing the Five Point Consensus on Myanmar

On 24 April 2021 the ASEAN Leaders’ Meeting was convened at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta, with the view to reach a consensus on the situation in Myanmar apart from other issues such as community building efforts, recovery from the COVID19 pandemic, and other pressing issues of common interest to all ASEAN Member States. On…