Pakistan at the UNGA: Invoking Multilateralism for its Security and Stability
Syed Ali Zia Jaffery
Every year, the United Nations General Assembly(UNGA) becomes a gala of international diplomacy in which all states vociferously tell allies, adversaries and the entire international community...
From Bilateral to Multilateral: CPEC as a Source of Regional Connectivity
Kishwar Munir
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is an inclusive project with an estimated value of $65 billion and has a great potential of integrating the regions i.e. Asia, Middle...
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...
Pakistan’s Diplomatic Challenges in the Middle East
Riaz Khokhar
One of the key challenges to Pakistan’s foreign policy relates to how it navigates its policy in the volatile Middle East. In this regard, balancing its relations with...
The Militarization of Outer Space
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As a young boy, in the days of black and white TV, I would wait for each new episode of the sci-fi serial Star Trek. Each journey of...
Trump’s Space Force and the Fate of The Outer Space Treaty
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The United States of America has always introduced novel initiatives like nuclear weapons, NATO, Missile Defense Shield, quarantine etc., in world politics which, in turn have spawned competition...
The Russian Footprint in Afghanistan
Ishaq Ahmed
Russian engagement and involvement in Afghanistan is not a new development. Previously from regime influence to invasion and currently pursuing its regional security objectives, the Russians have always...
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Whenever any region is decolonized, nations are reborn thereby learning to forget their past and try to buy their already sold integrity and freedom that had been...
Raffaello Pantucci, “We Love Death As You Love Life: Britain’s Suburban Terrorists” (UK: Hurst...
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We Love Death As You Love Life: Britain’s Suburban Terrorists is written by Raffaello Pantucci. Raffaello is Director, International Security Studies, Royal United Services Institute for Defence...
Af-Pak Cooperation & The Rise of IS in Khorasan
Hamzah Rifaat Hussain
It was election year in Pakistan and the Pakistan Tehreek Insaaf has formed the government in the center. The change of guard notwithstanding, the relationship between Kabul...
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