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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Chinese Water Projects in Tibet: A “Continental Challenge”
The management of transboundary water resources originating in Tibet has become a critical geopolitical and geo-economic issue in Asia. This issue brief examines China’s hydrological projects on the Tibetan Plateau […]
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Justice for the Rohingya: How Bangladesh and the International Community Can Uphold Human Rights
The Rohingya crisis stands out as one of the most severe humanitarian emergencies of recent times. Since Myanmar’s military crackdown in 2017, over 700,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh, escaping […]
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China, Russia and Undersea Cable Vulnerability: Shoring Up Protection
The global undersea cable network, carrying up to 99 percent of international internet traffic, faces increasing vulnerabilities. Recent incidents in the Baltic Sea and around Taiwan highlight the urgent need […]
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Repurposing the United Nations to Address the Climate Crisis on the Tibetan Plateau
The futures of people along China’s western frontier changed dramatically with the annexation of Xinjiang in 1949 and Tibet in 1950. When Communist China emerged from decades of isolation in […]
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Forecasting European Security in 2025: Will Transatlantic Ties Test Europe’s Indo-Pacific Limits?
In late December 2024, Finland—one of the latest entries to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)—seized an oil tanker, with alleged links to Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet,” on grounds of […]
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Pezeshkian Aims to Strengthen Relations with Japan in All Fields
Iran’s view of Japan correlates to the Masoud Pezeshkian government’s view of the international order and its economic and political needs. The Pezeshkian administration has a post-polar view of the […]
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Report of the Webinar: Climate Crisis in Tibet – Part I: CCP’s Tibet Takeover: Wither Global Climate Action?
This report is an outcome of the webinar titled “Climate Crisis in Tibet”, organized by the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs (SCSA-IPA) at the Institute for Security […]
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Can India Advance Peace in Ukraine?
KEY TAKEAWAYS India has carefully positioned itself as a peacemaker and facilitator between Russia and Ukraine. Its approach reflects a broader geopolitical balancing act and strategic autonomy. To play an […]
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India-Sweden Strategic Compass; November-December 2024 • Vol.3 • No.6
As we move forward to the year 2025, India and Sweden reflect on a year marked by major international events, ambitious environmental initiatives, and geopolitical challenges shaping the future of […]
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Navigating Power in Asia: Insights into Regional Order Japan’s Role as a Middle Power in Asian Diplomacy: An Interview with PROF. KEI KOGA
Kei Koga is an Associate Professor at the Public Policy and Global Affairs Programme, School of Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University (NTU). Concurrently, he is a Non-resident Fellow at the […]