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

President Xi Jinping's address on CPC’s 105th anniversary
PM Takaichis’s India visit
The World This Week #361-362, Vol 8, No 23-24, 05 July 2026
July 2026 | CWA # 2178

NIAS 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
Anti-immigrant Protests in South Africa
NIAS Global Politics Team
3 July 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

The ‘Power of Siberia 2’ pipeline: 
July 2026 | CWA # 2179

Avaneesh S | Avaneesh S is an intern at NIAS. Currently, he is pursuing his master’s in history at Pondicherry University.

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The World This Week

President Xi Jinping's address on CPC’s 105th anniversary

July 2026 | CWA # 2178

NIAS Global Politics Team

TWTW Note

PM Takaichi's India visit: 

July 2026 | CWA # 2177

Deb Dutta | Deb Dutta completed his graduation from the Department of Political Science, Sir Aurobindo International Centre of Education (SAICE), Puducherry. He is currently an intern at NIAS.

TWTW Note

President Xi Jinping's address on CPC’s 105th anniversary:

July 2026 | CWA # 2176

Acsah H | Acsah H is a postgraduate student at the Department of Geopolitics and International Relations, Manipal Institute of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts, MAHE, Manipal, Udupi. She is currently a research intern at the National Institute of Advanced

Conflict Weekly

Anti-immigrant Protests in South Africa

July 2026 | CWA # 2175

NIAS Global Politics Team | NIAS Conflict Weekly, Vol. 7, No. 339, 03 July 2026

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.