Rise of America
Theodore Roosevelt and the Birth of American Global Ambition
Theodore Roosevelt became president in September 1901 at forty-two years old, following the assassination of William McKinley. He was the youngest person t…
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Rise of America
Rise of America
World War One and America's First Turn on the World Stage
When the guns of August opened in 1914 and Europe began tearing itself apart, most Americans wanted nothing to do with it. The war felt like exactly the ki…
Security
The Cyber Frontier: India’s Vulnerability to Digital Warfare
Geopolitics isn’t just about soldiers on a mountain; it’s about hackers in a basement. India has faced massive cyber attacks—the 2018 UIDAI breach, t…
Military
The War at Sea: U-Boats, Convoys, and the Battle of the Atlantic
The Atlantic Ocean became a killing ground. German U-boats hunted in wolf packs, sinking merchant ships carrying supplies to Britain. At the start of the w…
Maritime Security
The Indian Ocean: Why Diego Garcia Keeps Strategic Planners Awake
The Indian Ocean is India’s backyard, but there are a lot of guests staying over. Diego Garcia, a tiny island in the Chagos Archipelago, hosts a massive…
History
The Forgotten Front: Africa's Role in World War II
When we think about World War II, our minds often go straight to Europe and the Pacific. But there was another crucial battleground that rarely gets the at…
Rise of America
World War Two: The War That Made America the Dominant Power on Earth
When the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor brought the United States into World War Two on December 7, 1941, America was militarily unprepared but industrial…
Foreign Policy
Understanding Look East vs. Act East: What Changed?
The shift from ‘Look East’ to ‘Act East’ was more than just a name change. In the 90s, ‘Look East’ was about simply opening up to Southeast Asi…
Rise of America
The Civil War: The Crisis That Defined What America Would Be
By 1860, the United States had been arguing about slavery for most of its existence. The founders had known it was a contradiction and had mostly chosen to…
History
Pearl Harbor: The Day of Infamy
December 7, 1941. A date which will live in infamy. Roosevelt's words captured the shock. The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor without warning. Two waves of…
History
The Bomber War: Civilians in the Crosshairs
By 1945, the concept of civilians being safe from war was dead. Strategic bombing had turned cities into battlegrounds. The British bombed Germany at night…
Multilateralism
SCO vs. Quad: Where Does India Really Belong?
Being a member of both the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and the Quad is like being friends with two people who absolutely hate each other. It’…
Military
War Machines: The Tanks That Defined World War II
There's something about tanks that captures the imagination. These massive machines of steel and firepower. The Germans started the war with the Panzer III…