The Geopolitics of Sri Lanka’s Crisis
Kashif Hussain
On October 26, 2018, Sri Lankan President, Maithripala Sirisena sacked Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe and replaced him with Mahinda Rajapaksa. Sirisena also dissolved the legislature and called for...
Beyond Peacekeeping: Exploring Pak-Africa Ties
Tughral Yamin
In the age of imperialism, the British colonist took a lot of Indian labour with them to Africa for developing infrastructure and settling the areas under the control...
Rise of the BJP
Arshad Mahmood
India’s first minister of law and justice, Dr. Ambedkar while talking to the Indian Constituent Assembly in 1949 made these historic remarks: “We must make our political democracy...
Under the #Twitter @ Overhang Twitterflections from the Pulwama-Balakot Crisis
Salma Shaheen
Twitter has been very instrumental in escalating and de-escalating tensions during the Pulwama Crisis of 2019 between India and Pakistan which started after a young Kashmiri attacked Indian...
Making Sense of Middle East’s Conflict Dynamics
Mariam Shah
Since October 7, 2023, the Middle East has seen a surge in conflicts and geopolitical tensions. The Israel-Hamas conflict, in which...
Iran in the Age of Multipolarity
Saeed Afridi
It can be argued that the demise of the US’ unipolar moment lay in the hastily ill-conceived ‘War on Terror’ in the wake of the World Trade Centre...
Indo-Pacific Geopolitics: Power, Presence, and Partnerships
Rabia Akhtar
https://asia.fes.de/news/geopolitical-competition-indo-pacific
Take a look at the fascinating map depicting the geopolitical competition in the Indo-Pacific...
Deepfakes, AI & Digital Soldiers: Challenges of Cross-Domain Coercion for Pakistan
Rabia Akhtar
Let’s begin by asking a question: Why would ANY state not want to achieve capabilities where it could advance its strategic interests by evading attribution or risk of...
Interview with Dr. Adil Najam, Dean of the Pardee School of Global Affairs...
Climate and Security:
“Water is Pakistan’s Biggest Security Challenge”
Prof. Adil Najam is the founding Dean of Boston University’s School of International Affairs, the Pardee School. He was the former Vice...
The Freedom House Index of Democracy
Sergey Radchenko
Earlier this year, the Freedom House (FH) published the latest democracy index. The conclusions are disheartening. We are in the 12th consecutive year of decline in global freedom....