A Reading of History for Societal Transformation
Salman Bashir
History is an inexact science and depends on the inclination and the time period of those who record it. Yes, science is not only a social or anthropological...
Appraising Operation Sunrise – Challenges in Counter Terrorism
Salma Malik
The month of July holds a special significance in Pakistan’s complex war against militancy and terrorism. A decade and a year back, the sitting regime of general Pervez...
Deterrence, Compellence and the Cold Start Doctrine
Syed Ali Zia Jaffery
Conflict has been one of the most recurrent themes in history. It is apt to assert that war has been an oft-used instrument by actors to...
Oral History Interview with Amb.Shamshad Ahmad Khan, Former Foreign Secretary of Pakistan
Amb. Shamshad Ahmad Khan is Pakistan's former Foreign Secretary, who currently is the Chairman of the Lahore Center For Peace Research (LCPR). In his illustrious 4-decade long career, he...
Pakistan’s Peace Narrative and Pak-U.S. Relations: Time for a Revisionist Discourse
Syed Ali Zia Jaffery
Doha, a city in the thick of geopolitics of the GCC since 2017, played host to several rounds of talks between the United States and the...
Trumpting the Withdrawal From Afghanistan
Salma Malik
Afghanistan once again lives up to its part-legend part-mythical reputation of unceremoniously ousting foreign invaders. Whether it was the documenting of the fatal siege of Kabul Residency that...
The NSS and the QCG: Sustainability for Afghanistan post 2017.
Hamza Rifaat Hussain
The Trump administration’s national security strategy of 2017 with its South Asia section on page 50, prioritizes sustainable peace and stability in Afghanistan. The harsh wording against...
Pakistan-US Relations in “Naya Pakistan”
Andrew Korybko
The rise of Imran Khan as Pakistan’s Prime Minister might have been thought by some to herald a sea change in policy towards the US, but Islamabad will...
Pakistan’s Place in a Changing World
Moeed Yusuf
The Evolving Global Order
The world has moved from its unipolar moment into multipolarity; China has arrived; Russia has resurged; and the era of singular U.S. dominance is over....
Pakistan’s Modi Dilemma
Rifaat Hussain
By winning a clear majority in the Indian general elections held last month, the NDA coalition led by Bhartia Janta Party (BJP) under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has...
