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

Afghan Foreign Minister's and UK Prime Minister’s Visits to India

The World This Week #329 & 330 Vol 7, No 38 & 39 12 Oct 2025
October 2025 | CWA # 1827

GP Team

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Conflict Weekly

GP Comments

CW Note

Madagascar: Gen Z protest over socio-economic discontent

October 2025 | CWA # 1829

Rizwana S Banu

CW Note

Breakthrough in Gaza: Trump’s 20-Point Plan, A New Opening, and Its Challenges

October 2025 | CWA # 1828

Brighty Ann Sarah

The World This Week

Afghan Foreign Minister's and UK Prime Minister’s Visits to India

October 2025 | CWA # 1827

GP Team

Conflict Weekly

A Breakthrough in Gaza and Protests in Madagascar

October 2025 | CWA # 1826

IPRI Team

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.