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

Zelenskyy's US visit
Newsmakers of the week
The World This Week #366, Vol 8, No 28, 01 August 2026
August 2026 | CWA # 2224

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
Escalating attacks in Pakistan I The Board of Peace Plan for Gaza
NIAS Global Politics Team
13 August 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

What is the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement?
August 2026 | CWA # 2246

Madhura Meenakshi Tanikella | Madhura Meenakshi Tanikella is an undergraduate student from the Department of Political Science, School of Liberal Arts, Alliance University, Bengaluru. She is currently an intern at NIAS.

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The World This Quarter

Sri Lanka (Apr-Jun 2026):

August 2026 | CWA # 2245

Arafaath Rahby | Arafaath Rahby is a Senior Project Officer at the National Peace Council of Sri Lanka.

The World This Quarter

Central Asia and South Caucasus (Apr-Jun 2026)

August 2026 | CWA # 2244

Athar Zafar  | Dr Athar Zafar is a Delhi based researcher; views are personal.

TWTW Note

President Min Aung Hlaing's Thailand visit

August 2026 | CWA # 2243

Adwaith Sankar | Adwaith Sankar is a final-year undergraduate student pursuing Political Science and International Liberal Studies through the NUS-Waseda Double Degree Programme. He is currently a research intern at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS).

Conflict Weekly

Escalating attacks in Pakistan I The Board of Peace Plan for Gaza

August 2026 | CWA # 2242

NIAS Global Politics 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.