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Since the turn of the 21st century, the world has refocused its attention on Africa’s attempts to deal with the challenges of national, regional and global security. There...
Imran Khan’s visit to the U.S. and its impact on Sino-Pakistan ties
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Creating an Ecosystem of RMB in Pakistan
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Troubled Path to the NPT RevCon 2020
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The NPT PrepCom 2019 concluded on May 10 after two weeks of deliberations on nonproliferation challenges, aiming to pave the way for the NPT Review Conference (RevCon) in 2020. The...
Pakistan’s OIC Push: A Step in the Right Direction
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The 17th Extraordinary Session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers on Afghanistan, held in Islamabad last week, was as...
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The Indian Air Force Chief, Air Chief Marshal V.R. Chaudhari recently discussed the possibility of a “short and swift war”. He said,...
Explaining Sri Lanka’s Easter Bombings
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On April 21, 2019, a series of suicide bombings devastated churches and hotels in SriLanka. Multiple sites within three different cities (Batticaloa in the east...
The Cyber Dimension of the Russia-Ukraine Conflict – Unpacking the Early Phase
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Reading Between the Lines of Afghan Agreements
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