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Global Outlook Articles by Robert Mizo

Robert Mizo is an Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Delhi, India. He holds a PhD in Climate Policy studies. His research interests include Climate Change and Security, Climate Politics, Environmental Security, and International Environmental Politics. He has published and presented on the above topics at both national and international platforms. Robert has recently been a Japan Foundation Indo-Pacific Partnership (JFIPP) Research Fellow based at the Toda Peace Institute, Tokyo.

The Emerging Quad 3.0: Prioritizing a Hard Security Agenda

By Robert Mizo  |  12 July, 2025

While it remains to be seen how the Quad evolves under the new US administration, it is of interest to see if (and how) the other three partners can keep alive the pursuit of public goods they had previously championed.

The Quad’s Deepening Maritime Cooperation

By Robert Mizo  |  09 October, 2024

The Quad’s collective deepening of engagement in the maritime domain continues to be ensconced within the larger goal of a free and open Indo-Pacific and rules-based international order.

India’s Climate Calamities

By Robert Mizo  |  07 August, 2024

The devastating calamities India has faced over the past few months certainly seem to suggest that climate change is already manifesting and has come to alter, if not tear asunder, human lives.

Climate Change: The Missing Agenda in India’s Recent Elections

By Robert Mizo  |  14 June, 2024

The recently concluded general election in India was shrouded in irony. The six-week long voting period coincided with one of the worst heat waves yet recorded, but there was hardly any discussion of climate change or environment-related issues in the public political discourse.

The Quad, Maritime Security, and Climate Change

By Robert Mizo  |  15 May, 2024

The Quad has an opportunity (and a need) to revamp itself as a bigger, more durable platform by engaging with diverse concerns of the region, including non-traditional ones, particularly climate change.

Leaky Roof: Melting Himalayas in the ‘Asian Century’

By Robert Mizo  |  15 March, 2024

The roof of the world is leaking; melting to be more precise. The fragile Himalayan ecosphere is facing an imminent threat from warming temperatures induced by climate change. This will not only have ecological consequences but will alter, if not destroy, the lives of millions living downstream across political boundaries and cultures.

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