Will Bolton Get His War?
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An ardent believer of exhibiting American military might, John Robert Bolton, National Security Adviser to President Trump, wants his war with Iran. Bolton has put his own spin...
Pulwama and its Aftermath: Some Legal Aspects
Ali Sultan
In the present day and age, populist political regimes that feed on ethno-nationalism and identity politics, as typified by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP government in India, are...
The Pakistani-Saudi Agenda for the 21st Century
Ahmed Quraishi
There was not a single dull moment in the visit to Pakistan by Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman Al-Saud. It was an unusual visit from start to finish,...
Interview with Awais Raoof, Honorary Consul of Uganda in Pakistan
At 43, Awais Raoof is a young visionary. He is the Honorary Consul of Uganda in Pakistan, a successful social entrepreneur, Chairman Board of Governors, University of Lahore and...
Mapping the Blurring Lines of Warfare and Diplomacy
Khalid Banuri
“War has rules, but few of them involve fighting by the Queen’s rules.”
- Frank Borrelli 5th Generation Warfare
In the early 2000s, while delivering a talk to postgraduate students...
Sri Lanka’s 2018 Constitutional Crisis: The Rajapaksa Factor
Hamzah Rifaat Hussain
Chili powder, barbs being traded, harsh rhetoric and a deeply polarized island characterized Sri Lanka’s political landscape in the past week or so. With Mahinda Rajapaksa, the...
S-400: An Addition to India’s Ambitious Mosaic of Offense-Defense Capabilities
Maimuna Ashraf
India’s pursuit of advanced military technologies has enabled it to secure its place among the world’s top importers of conventional weapons over the past two decades. India has...
From One Jihad to the Next: The Life & Times of Jalaluddin Haqqani
Rahimullah Yusufzai
When the Afghan Taliban announced on September 3 that Maulvi Jalaluddin Haqqani had died from “natural causes” after a long illness, the loss was emotional and largely symbolic...
Pakistan Post 9/11: Seventeen Years of War, Death & Hate
Rabia Akhtar
‘Move away, get away from here. Hurry. Clear the area. There is a bomb here.’ A guy wearing a bomb suit shouts as he makes his way to...
Pakistan, Space and Non-Traditional Threats
Misbah Arif
In the 21st century, the traditional interstate security threat perception has been stretched out to include nontraditional issues like environmental degradation, climate change, health and social security. Comprehensive...
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Militarization of Artificial Intelligence
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Artificial Intelligence is very difficult to define, however the most elementary way of defining it would be: To program machines in such a...
The Kashmir Catastrophe
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India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the U.S. President Donald Trump have much in common, not least, the extensive use of Twitter to...
Mutual Vulnerability and Risk Reduction in South Asia
Hannah Haegeland
The current state of affairs in Kashmir and resulting heightening of India-Pakistan tensions provide daily examples of escalation risks. Since 1998, the low-probability,...