Will Africa’s Long-Serving Leaders Survive the People-Power Wave?
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Two long-serving African leaders were shaken late December 2018 and early January 2019. They are president Omar Hassan al-Bashir and president Ali Bongo of Sudan and Gabon...
Renaissance in the Gulf: America’s Bastille or China’s Awakening?
Muhammad Sharreh Qazi
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Three Routes to Pakistan’s Containment by India and the US
Andrew Korybko
The US-Indian Strategic Partnership aims to “contain” Pakistan in three ways that go beyond the conventional model of fomenting instability within its borders.
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Pakistan and the Post-Covid World Order
Syed Rifaat Hussain
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Indo-Pacific Geopolitics: Power, Presence, and Partnerships
Rabia Akhtar
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Take a look at the fascinating map depicting the geopolitical competition in the Indo-Pacific...
Revisiting Pakistan’s Nuclear Restraint
Mansoor Ahmed
State behavior is largely a product of rational decision-making based on a careful cost-benefit analysis. Countries pursuing crash covert nuclear weapon programs are less likely to remain sensitive...
Another Ray of Hope? US in Search of a Political Compromise in Afghanistan
Qadir Khan Yousafzai
The Afghan imbroglio is becoming more complex by the day. Kabul was jolted with yet another suicide blast on a ceremony celebrating the birth of the Holy...
Pakistan-Africa Relations: Appraisal and Future Prospects
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Pakistan-Africa Relations
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Pak-U.S. Relations: Looking Beyond Afghanistan
A View from Islamabad
Syed Ali Zia Jaffery
In 2018, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan articulated his vision of seeing Pak-U.S. ties as dignified, and based on mutual trust, respect, and...
Under RSS’ Modi, India is No Longer Rising
Adil Sultan
India’s shift from ‘secularism’ to ‘fascism’ is a result of the overriding influence of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) ideologues within the BJP hierarchy that has exposed the...
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