Deciphering India’s Quest for U.S. Civil Nuclear Technology
Sameer Ali Khan
India’s G-20 Sherpa, Amitabh Kant, has called for unfettered access to U.S. nuclear technology, to pursue Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) by...
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...
Dollars to Spend, Drones to Leave Behind: America’s Post-Withdrawal Conundrum
Muhammad Sharreh Qazi
“In conclusion, the arms of others either fall from your back, or they weigh you down, or they bind you...
Hangor Day: A Glorious Reminiscence
Hassan Zaib
After gaining independence, Pakistan realized that, in order to endure and safeguard . freedom, it ought to attain a strategic wherewithal to thwart malicious designs of its enemy....
Terrorism then and now: the shifting sands of terrorist violence in Pakistan (2001-2018)
Muhammad Feyyaz
The typical non-state terrorism indiscriminately targeting the civilians erupted in Pakistan following the US invasion of Afghanistan during October 2001. It was predominantly sectarian prior to this war....
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 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...
Four Decades of War in Afghanistan
Qadir Khan Yousafzai
Afghanistan has not been in the midst of war for the past 17 years but for 39 years. The devastating war was brought to the country when...
Terrorist Safe Havens in Afghanistan Threaten Pakistan
Rahimullah Yusufzai
Jamatul Ahrar and TTP operating against Pakistan from their bases in Afghanistan.
There has been enough evidence of the transnational composition of militant groups operating in different parts of...
“Let’s get rid of all these things”: Europe and the end of the INF...
Giordana Pulcini
The demise of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, sanctioned in early February by the US and Russia’s announcement that they will suspend their obligations under the pact,...