The World This Week

The World This Week (TWTW) is a flagship publication of NIAS Global Politics and Area Studies initiative. Published every Sunday, it looks at major developments during the week. The main comments are in 700-800 words looking at three questions: What happened? What is the background? What does it mean?
Latest Publication

Trump-Xi Meeting I China Interests and Strategies in the US-Iran War I China-Vietnam 3+3 Strategic Dialogue I US Annual Threat Assessment 2026 Takeaways
Regional Roundups: From East Asia to the Americas
The World This Week #349, Vol 8, No 11, 22 March 2026
March 2026 | CWA # 2032

Global Politics Team

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Conflict Weekly

NIAS Conflict Weekly is a flagship publication of NIAS Global International Peace Research Initiative (IPRI). Published every Friday, it looks at major developments during the week. The main comments are in 700-800 words looking at the following three aspects: In the News, Issues in the background, and In Perspective.

Latest Publication
The US-Iran War, Week Three | Pakistan-Afghanistan Clashes | Continuing Israel-Hezbollah Confrontation
IPRI Team
20 March 2026
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GP Comments

GP Comments are in 800-1000 words, on contemporary developments relating to global politics and area studies. They are in the form of Explainer, Takeaways and Q&A.

The GP Comments is also a capacity building exercise; most of the authors are young scholars from NIAS and its partner institutions.
Latest Publication

Nepal after elections:
March 2026 | CWA # 2033

Mahesh Bhatta

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The World This Week

Trump-Xi Meeting I China Interests and Strategies in the US-Iran War I China-Vietnam 3+3 Strategic Dialogue I US Annual Threat Assessment 2026 Takeaways

March 2026 | CWA # 2032

Global Politics Team

Conflict Weekly

The US-Iran War, Week Three | Pakistan-Afghanistan Clashes | Continuing Israel-Hezbollah Confrontation

March 2026 | CWA # 2031

IPRI Team

Global Politics Review

State power, Entrenched authoritarian rule, Structural inequalities, Gender Constraints, and Restricted civic space in Middle East

March 2026 | CWA # 2030

Siddhi Halyur

Global Politics Review

Economic modernization without political liberalization, Legal systems as instruments of political control, Shrinking civic space and Sports Washing

March 2026 | CWA # 2029

Aishal Hab Yousuf 

GP Short Notes

This Week in History

This Week In History is a new initiative looking at historic developments from a contemporary perspective.

It aims to look at what happened on a particular day in history, provides a brief background, and analyse it implications for regional/global politics.
Latest Publication

28 August 1963
August 2025 | CWA # 1801

R Preetha

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Europe Monitor

January 2024
Europe Monitor #28 Vol. 04, No. 01

The EM January Edition consists of a Russia: De-ratifing the CTBT, Ukraine: Missile attacks, US divide over military aid and the Hungarian block.

December 2023
Europe Monitor #27 Vol. 03, No. 12

The EM December Edition consists of a record of key developments from the Ukraine War between Day 655 to Day 610 and short notes on contemporary Europe also form part of the edition.

November 2023
Europe Monitor #26 Vol. 03, No. 11

The EM November Edition consists of commentary on the Poland Elections 2023 and a record of key developments from the Ukraine War between Day 610 to Day 584 and short notes on contemporary Europe also form part of the edition.