Nuclear Responsibilities and Pakistan: Understanding Sensibilities for Future Engagement
Ali Mustafa
The BASIC-ICCS Nuclear Responsibilities Approach and Toolkit provides a new way to tackle the challenges posed by nuclear weapons in the modern era. It offers a...
Iran in the Age of Multipolarity
Saeed Afridi
It can be argued that the demise of the US’ unipolar moment lay in the hastily ill-conceived ‘War on Terror’ in the wake of the World Trade Centre...
The Runaway Indian Missile: A Fact Sheet
Shahid Alvi
The launch and landing of India’s BrahMos missile deep inside Pakistani territory is a unique incident between the two nuclear-armed neighbours...
Changing Dynamics of Air Warfare in South Asia
Kaiser Tufail
The Balakot strike by IAF on 26 February 2019, and PAF’s ‘Swift Retort’ a day later, can be considered watershed events in modern aerial warfare. Though the IAF...
Whither the International System Post Balakot Escalation?
Khalid Banuri
A substantial amount of opinions and reflections has been made in print and electronic media about the incidents that took place in South Asia during the last two...
ICJ’s Decision on Kulbushan Jadhav Case
Waqas Iqbal
In February 2019, India and Pakistan engaged in a limited aerial battle marking the Pulwama crisis. But the hype of Pulwama crisis overshadowed another ongoing legal battle between...
Pakistan and the Post-Covid World Order
Syed Rifaat Hussain
While it may seem premature to announce the end of COVID-19, all indications are that this pandemic has entered its terminal phase. Since its outbreak in Wuhan...
GW in its 5th Stage
Ramiz Ayaz Malik
Causing war is a natural instinct. It is always controlled by society and civilization. Power to rule is what drives this insatiable desire to create warfare. To...
Was Kargil a Nuclear Crisis?
Rizwan Zeb
In his paper documenting US’ diplomacy during the Kargil conflict, Bruce Riedel claimed that the Americans had reports that Pakistan was preparing its nuclear missiles for a possible...
Of Irresponsibility and War-Fighting: India’s No, First Use Doctrine
Syed Ali Zia Jaffery
In the midst of mounting tensions between nuclear-armed rivals, India and Pakistan, apprehensions about deterrence stability on the Sub-Continent have risen. Days after the start of...