Marty’s Oppenheimer
Rabia Akhtar
“In some sort of crude sense which no vulgarity, no humor, no overstatement can quite extinguish, the physicists have known sin; and...
Pakistan’s Nuclear Tests: Twenty Years On
Salman Bashir
Pakistan’s nuclear tests on 28 and 30 May 1998 marked a watershed in the nation’s quest for security. The devices tested conformed to weapon configuration capable of delivery....
Balakot, Nuclear Weapons and Deterrence
Syed Ali Zia Jaffery
The induction of nuclear weapons in South Asia has given primacy to the concept of deterrence in the strategic discourse between arch-rivals, India and Pakistan. Bilateral...
Pakistan’s Nuclear Odyssey 1998 to 2018
Adil Sultan
May 28, 2018, Pakistan celebrates the 20th anniversary of its nuclear weapons tests that were conducted in response to India’s decision to an become overt nuclear weapon state...
Trump’s Space Force and the Fate of The Outer Space Treaty
Waqas Iqbal
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 Spread of Hindutva: From Emotional Governance to Transnational Concerns
Rehan Rasheed
In today's complex global landscape, we confront multifaceted challenges of human security, strengthening democracies, averting conflicts, and countering terrorism. These challenges underscore...
Internalizing Blue Growth Initiatives in Pakistan
Rutt Syed
Blue Economy is a globally-nascent concept. Although the idea of Blue Economic growth is being discussed internationally for the past several...
Gilgit-Baltistan in the Crosshair: Know Your Enemy
Muhammad Sharreh Qazi
‘Know the enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles you will never be in peril. When you are ignorant of the enemy, but know yourself, your...
Israel, Hamas, and the Two State Solution: A Story of Levant’s Tragedy
Muhammad Shareh Qazi
The ongoing spell of hostilities between Hamas and Israel is diminishing all the prospect of peace in the Levant. The continuous...
Orphans and Castaways – Legacy of the U.S. Exodus from Afghanistan
Salma Malik
As the eventual date for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan is now just around the corner, the reality that this...