Book Reviews

The book, titled Strategic Reckoning: Perspectives on Deterrence and Escalation Post-Pahalgam-May 2025, is edited by Prof Dr Rabia Akhtar, a leading Pakistani scholar and strategic analyst specializing in nuclear security, strategic stability, and …

In his book SimPolitics: America’s Quest to Solve Politics with Computers, Fenwick Mckelvey critically examines the use of computer simulations and political forecasting in contemporary American history using primary archival …

Synthetic biology is a field that continues to develop quickly and that has introduced unprecedented developments in medicine, agriculture, environmental sustainability, and biotechnology among others. These innovations have also created …

Nuclear Arms Control in South Asia: Politics, Postures & Practices written by Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal traces the changing pattern of India-Pakistan rivalry in a nuclearized regional political order and …

Jammu and Kashmir: The Forgotten Narrative from Distorted Origins to Denied Freedom, written by Saud Sultan, provides a comprehensive analysis of the partition of the sub-continent and its consequences, and …

AI, Automation, and War: The Rise of a Military Tech Complex is a book by Anthony King that offers a detailed and critical account of artificial intelligence (AI) in modern …

In 2022, G20 leaders announced at a summit in Bali, Indonesia, that “the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons is prohibited,” repeating the declaration made by Soviet leader …

Cyber Warfare and Navies contends that contemporary maritime power, both military and commercial, is now inseparable from digital networks, rendering it susceptible to large-scale cyber disruptions that can reverberate throughout …

The book “Atomic Dreams: The New Nuclear Evangelists and the Fight for the Future of Energy”, authored by Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow, and published on April 8, 2025, by Algonquin Books, provides a closer examination of …

Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Kashmir: A Tale of Unending Atrocities, by Muhammad Yousaf Malik, provides a comprehensive, rights-based analysis of the Kashmir conflict, situating it within the frameworks …