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Our latest geostrategic research publications
At SIGA Centre, our latest geostrategic research publications unpack how shifting power balances, emerging technologies and regional flashpoints are reshaping global security. Drawing on expertise across defence, diplomacy and economics, these studies translate complex dynamics into clear, actionable insights for policymakers, industry and students. From cyber and space strategy to Indo-Pacific maritime competition, each report is grounded in rigorous analysis and an Australian perspective. By engaging with our latest geostrategic research publications, you can stay ahead of strategic risks, identify new opportunities for cooperation, and inform long-term planning. Explore our collection and download full papers, briefs and commentary to support your work in an increasingly contested world.
The Sanctions Paradox: Why America Punishes India for Russian Oil It Now Wants for Itself
Why does the United States penalise India for buying Russian oil while allowing certain Russian diesel transactions? This geopolitical analysis examines the 2025–2026 US–India trade tensions, Russian oil sanctions, American tariffs, India's strategic autonomy and energy security, and European Union LNG exemptions. Explore how economic sanctions, oil prices, trade dependencies and national interests shape global energy diplomacy and the credibility of Western sanctions policy.
Dr. Vikas Bhardwaj
Oct 2015 min read
Toward a Rules-Based Indo-Pacific: Quad as the Central Gear of Multi-Layered Cooperation
Explore how the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad)—Australia, India, Japan and the United States—can strengthen a rules-based Indo-Pacific through maritime security, regional cooperation and economic resilience. This strategic analysis examines ASEAN, IORA, RCEP, UNCLOS, India's SAGAR and MAHASAGAR initiatives, and Quad partnerships addressing geopolitical competition, freedom of navigation, regional stability, digital governance and sustainable development.
Prakriti N
Oct 118 min read
To what extent are economic sanctions an effective tool for securing national interests?
Explore whether economic sanctions effectively protect national interests and advance foreign policy objectives. This international relations analysis examines US sanctions on Russia over Ukraine and China's economic coercion against South Korea over THAAD. Drawing on Realism, Liberalism and Constructivism, it evaluates sanctions effectiveness, economic warfare, geopolitical power, trade restrictions, national security, sanctions evasion and the limits of coercive diplomacy.
Prakriti N
Oct 1010 min read
Conflict Management in the Israeli-Palestinian Landscape: A Pragmatic Approach
This analysis examines why conflict management remains more viable than conflict resolution in contemporary Israeli–Palestinian negotiations. It evaluates ceasefires, humanitarian access, prisoner exchanges, confidence-building measures and shuttle diplomacy led by Egypt, Qatar, the United States and the UN. The study explains how power asymmetry, political fragmentation, regional geopolitics and mediator constraints shape negotiations while preserving pathways towards de-esc
Prakriti N
Sep 168 min read
The Political Economy of Sanctions Resistance and Strategic Convergence
This article examines how China, Russia and North Korea are building a shared anti-Western agenda through sanctions resistance, alternative financial systems, strategic balancing and coordinated narratives. Using a political economy lens, it explains how Western sanctions may accelerate authoritarian cooperation, deepen asymmetric interdependence and encourage an emerging geo-economic counter-order challenging Western financial dominance and the liberal international order.
Prakriti N
Sep 156 min read
From G7 Dominance to BRICS Consensus
India is neither abandoning the West nor joining an anti-Western bloc. Modi’s diplomacy is creating a strategic bridge across competing powers—but can India turn access to every table into lasting global influence?
Dr. Vikas Bhardwaj
Sep 1511 min read
The Militarization of Outer Space and the Structural Limits of Multilateralism (UNOOSA)
This analysis examines how anti-satellite weapons, military space commands and commercial mega-constellations are transforming outer space into a contested security domain. It explains why UNOOSA, COPUOS and the 1967 Outer Space Treaty face structural limits in regulating space militarisation amid dual-use technology, strategic mistrust and state sovereignty, while proposing realistic reforms through ASAT norms, transparency, space traffic management and public-private cooper
Prakriti N
Sep 1510 min read
Can Dharma Stand Alone? Examining Its Links to Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and Christianity
Countries, Governments, Societies, Organisations, Families, and People may identify with various religions and faiths around the world or may be atheists and non-believers. Yet, if they want to survive with peace and harmony, they must live the life of Dharma.
Prakriti N
Aug 5, 202515 min read
SIGA Journal of Geostrategic Affairs (SIGA-JGA)
SIGA-JGA (SIGA Journal of Geostrategic Affairs) is the flagship bi-annual publication of the SIGA Centre, Melbourne, Australia dedicated to advancing informed discourse on international relations, defence strategy, and cognitive warfare, with a special focus on the Indo-Pacific region. Rooted in Indian wisdom and global strategic insight, the journal brings together scholars, policymakers, and practitioners to present well-researched articles, policy analyses, and expert comm
SIGA R&A Wing
Jul 12, 20253 min read
The Russia–Ukraine War: Impacts on European Security, NATO, and the Global Order
Explores the ongoing Russia–Ukraine war through the lens of European security, NATO cohesion, and the shifting global order. Beginning with Ukraine's historical relationship with Russia and the geopolitical fallout from events such as the 2014 Euromaidan Revolution and the 2022 full-scale invasion, the article examines the war's impact on EU stability, refugee flows, and energy dependency. It further analyzes NATO's revitalization, internal tensions, and expansion to include
Roshni A. Nasar
Jul 11, 202510 min read
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