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    New Strategic Comment

    Turkey’s diminishing policy options in Syria

    Ankara currently appears caught between its inability to realise its regional objectives with respect to Syria and its refusal to moderate them, but may soon find political compromise unavoidable.

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    New Report

    The US and Russia in the Asia-Pacific

    The product of over two years of Track II dialogue, this new report was launched at IISS-US where participants discussed how the US and Russia both depend on developments in the Asia-Pacific for their future prosperity and security.

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    Survival: Global Politics and Strategy

    The Decline and Fall of the Arab State

    The malaise of Arab states was triggered by domestic battles, but made possible by global changes in the nature of sovereignty, argue Ariel Ahram and Ellen Lust in the latest issue of Survival.

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The Military Balance 2016

The annual assessment of the military capabilities and defence economics of over 171 countries. It is an indispensable handbook for anyone conducting serious studies of security policy and military affairs.

New features of Military Balance 2016

ASIA’S LATENT NUCLEAR POWERS

Adelphi Book

Asia's Latent Nuclear Powers

Under what conditions would the democracies in Northeast Asia seek to join the nuclear weapons club? 


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Vijay Shankar with Rahul Roy-Chaudhury

Deterrence at Sea

India's Evolving Options

Vice Admiral (Retd) Vijay Shankar offered insights into India's nuclear deterrent at sea and the new Arihant class submarines.


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Evolution of the Cyber Domain: The Implications for National and Global Security

Strategic Dossier

Evolution of the Cyber Domain

Cyber security has become a focal point for conflicting domestic and international interests, and increasingly for the projection of state power. This Dossier charts and contextualises the key developments and trends that have shaped the cyber domain since the 1950s.

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