Security & Conflict – Developing a Gender Lens
Salma Malik
Looking back in history, the last decade of the Cold War was a very happening time. As the curtain slowly drew on the Cold War, the world theatre...
Kashmir is Firmly on OIC and Global Agenda
Ahmed Quraishi
The most important challenge for Indian diplomacy on the festering conflict in Kashmir is to ensure that it is not raised at any forum outside India. Any discussion...
Unpacking the Afghan Conundrum
Sabtain Ahmed Dar
After spending around $1 trillion in Afghanistan, the United States is leaving that country without achieving the political and security...
High Stakes for Ankara in Syria
Qadir Khan Yousafzai
America had announced its troop withdrawal from the Middle East at the pretext of defeating ISIS however, we see that it has further entangled itself in the...
The Uncertain Future of Arms Control Post-INF
Waqas Iqbal
The advent of nuclear weapons has not only transformed the dynamics of world politics but also added new concepts in the fields of International Relations and International Law....
An Overview of the Afghan Conflict and Looking Ahead
Riaz Mohammad Khan
Since 1979, the Afghan conflict has deeply impacted Pakistan and Pakistan’s foreign relations, in particular its relations with the United States. A brief survey of how the conflict...
Agni-Prime: Read P for Pakistan
The successful test launch of India's 'Agni Prime', a new-generation nuclear-capable ballistic missile, marks a significant advancement in India’s strategic capabilities. This two-stage,...
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...
India’s Arihant SSBN: Should China be Worried?
Syed Ali Zia Jaffery
The Sino-Indo rivalry is old and multidimensional. The two nuclear-armed titans have been instrumental in charting out the security architecture of the region. Nuclear deterrence features...
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...