BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,384, May 20, 2026
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Pakistan is attempting to position itself as a mediator in the West Asia crisis during the conflict involving the United States, Israel, and Iran. This effort …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,385, May 14, 2026
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The April 2026 meeting between South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi marks a shift in India-South Korea relations from economic …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,376, April 20, 2026
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Indo-Pacific region is at the center of global geopolitical and geoeconomic dynamics. The region, encompassing pivotal powers such as Japan, India, China, and the United States, is a …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,374, April 14, 2026
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Israel in February 2026 was not just another diplomatic stopover. It represented a strategic reset that consolidates a shift from a procurement-based relationship …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,361, January 7, 2026
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Israel’s recognition of Somaliland was not an isolated diplomatic move but part of a broader strategic process of rewiring the regional order in the Horn of Africa. The Israeli …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,356, December 1, 2025
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: For nearly a decade, India has been shedding the vocabulary of strategic restraint. The cycle of responses to major Pakistan-based terrorist attacks, including Uri in 2016, Balakot in 2019, …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,346, May 25, 2025
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: In May 2025, following a deadly terrorist attack on Pahalgam in Kashmir, India suspended the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan, conducted strikes deep within Pakistani territory, and declared that …
Perspectives Paper No. 2,318, October 29, 2024
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The current strengthening of relations between India and Japan demonstrates a change in both countries’ foreign and security policy. Each side sees the other as an important element in balancing China …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,306, September 22, 2024
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The large protests that have occurred in Bangladesh in recent weeks in the wake of economic decisions by the Bangladeshi government have implications for India’s position in the region. …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,291, July 10, 2024
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: On May 5 of this year, India and Iran announced the renewal of their partnership at Chabahar Port in southeastern Iran. The strategic port is India’s gateway to Central …
