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The case against weaponising water
Defence and Security Feb 10, 2017

The case against weaponising water

With growing water scarcity across many parts of the world, competition over access to this vital resource has been known to spark conflict. Following the September 2016 Uri attack in India, the government made plans to retaliate against its neighbour by exercising its right to ...

The road to Mekong: the India-Myanmar-Thailand trilateral highway project
Neighbourhood Feb 07, 2017

The road to Mekong: the India-Myanmar-Thailand trilateral highway project

As India places the Mekong sub-region among its priorities under the country’s ‘Act East’ policy, the ongoing India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway project––currently the only land connectivity project between India and the Mekong countries and the wider Southeast Asian region––could prove to be a game changer. It ...

Somalia: A failed state?
Developing and Emerging Economies Feb 06, 2017

Somalia: A failed state?

It will not be an exaggeration to say that almost all the countries in Africa face some form of conflict. Yet, most of them have managed to survive, and some—like South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo—have even evolved into reasonably successful states. However, ...

How to mis-understand trade
Indian Economy Jan 23, 2017

How to mis-understand trade

Trade relations between Europe and India require new eclectic and dynamic ways of thinking. This brief examines hurdles in mainstream policy thinking that block the way for imagining and doing trade differently. ...

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Sobir Kurbanov

Sobir Kurbanov

Sobir Kurbanov is an international development expert and fellow at Nightingale Int. with over 20 years of experience in partnership-building, complex market reforms, program management, and teaching policy reform, public sector economics, and industrial policy across Eurasia. His expertise spans ...

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Vlad Paddack

Vlad Paddack is a Senior Analyst at AKE International and a Fellow at Nightingale Int., specialising in Eurasian security and political affairs, with a particular focus on Russia, Ukraine, Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia. His work examines the ...

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