Between Khrushchev and Khuhro: The Initial Explorations in Soviet-Pakistan Relations
Sergey Radchenko
Not long after coming to power in the wake of Joseph Stalin’s death, the First Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party, Nikita Khrushchev presided over a major turn...
Securitization of Pakistan’s Foreign Policy: A Necessary Approach?
Aisha Saeed
With the advent of the 21st century, geostrategic positioning of a country has regained its relevance in the national policy making. The post Cold War environment defused and...
Interview of Tahir Rasheed: Climate Change Is the Most Pressing Issue for Pakistan: Tahir...
Syed Muhammad Abubakar
Tahir Rasheed is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of South Punjab Forest Company (SPFC) – a subsidiary of the Forestry, Wildlife & Fisheries Department, Government of the...
The Might of Petro Dollar: Why Saudi Arabia Can Continue Its Atrocities in Yemen?
Paul Antonopoulos
Back in April 2018, The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres explained at a conference in Geneva that three-quarters of the Yemeni population were in desperate need of...
Trump Misses, Rouhani Hits: Calling the Curtains on JCPOA
Sina Azodi
Never Interfere with Your Enemy When He is Making a Mistake.
After months of speculation, President Trump finally announced his controversial decision last month to unilaterally withdraw the United...
Harnessing the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Tiger
Saba Shahid
It has already been established that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) offers Pakistan an opportunity for both economic and human development. However, we need to go beyond the...
The Kashmir Uprising
Farooq Hasnat
The ongoing insurgency in Indian occupied Kashmir (IOK) is nothing short of a third generation war of liberation. Like their grandfathers and parents, scores of Kashmiri men, women...
The Limits of China’s Foreign Influence: Lessons from the South Pacific
Maria Bastos
Research on maritime security and related politics has increased rapidly with China’s ambitious Maritime Silk Road Initiative (MSRI). While much attention has been paid to MSRI security challenges...
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....
One Door Closes, Another Opens
Pakistan Should Silently Celebrate Trump's Pullout From The Iranian Deal
Andrew Korybko
Trump’s withdrawal from the Iranian nuclear deal actually plays to Pakistan’s strategic advantage and should be silently celebrated by...
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Himalayan Harmony: The Evolving Geopolitics of the Sino-Indo Border
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The Canadian Saga and India’s Faulty Terrorism Mantra
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A few days after India's External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar, spoke against terrorism and extremism at the...