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With Western and Gulf Arab powers investing hundreds of billions of dollars into toppling Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from power, it seems that the tragic war that has...
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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...
Defeating TTP: An Appraisal of Pakistan’s Counterinsurgency Operations
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Pakistan’s Diplomatic Challenges in the Middle East
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Book Review: Brokering Peace in Nuclear Environments: U.S. Crisis Management in South Asia
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South Asia has been prone to crises ever since the inception of India and Pakistan. This volatile theatre has been vitiated as both countries have gone...
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