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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
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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...
Exclusive Interview with the President Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Sardar Masood Khan
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Revisiting Pakistan’s Nuclear Restraint
Mansoor Ahmed
State behavior is largely a product of rational decision-making based on a careful cost-benefit analysis. Countries pursuing crash covert nuclear weapon programs are less likely to remain sensitive...
Interview with Dr. Adil Najam, Dean of the Pardee School of Global Affairs...
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Prof. Adil Najam is the founding Dean of Boston University’s School of International Affairs, the Pardee School. He was the former Vice...
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