China & India In Central Asia: Competition Or Convergence?
Andrew Korybko
It is quite probable that India’s growing role in Central Asia via its US-approved Chabahar Corridor to the region will lead to increased competition with China there. But...
SCO Summit 2022: A Pakistani Perspective
Fazal Elahi Bilal
The 22nd summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization's heads of states took place in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on September 15–16, against the...
Strategic Overview of the Nuclear Pakistan
Mansoor Ahmed & Maimuna Ashraf
India and Pakistan completed 20 years of overt nuclearization last year. During these two decades, Pakistan achieved several milestones required to qualify as a modern...
From Keystrokes to Conflicts: Safeguarding Pakistan’s Cyber Sovereignty
Nidaa Shahid
In an era dominated by innovative advancements in the technological and cyber domains, the concept of warfare has undergone a significant change....
Reimagining Pak-U.S. Relations
Rabia Akhtar
Remarks on ‘Pakistan-U.S. Ties’ by Prof. Dr. Rabia Akhtar, Director CSSPR, University of Lahore, given at the Third Public Hearing of the...
Pakistan-China Cooperation and India’s Strategic Anxiety
Rabia Akhtar
The issue of strategic stability in South Asia is a trilemma between Pakistan, India, and China, not just a dilemma between India...
Assessing Iran’s Possible Nuclear Breakout
Mansoor Ahmed
The U.S. withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in 2018 and the recent assassination of Gen. Qasim Soleimany has generated fears of a possible Iranian...
Investigating Subcontinental Crises
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Nearly two decades after the last bilateral conflict at Kargil, India-Pakistan tensions simmer amidst continued instability in Kashmir and ongoing terror attacks perceived by India...
US-Pakistan Relations Won’t Thrive, But They’ll Survive
Michael Kugelman
Washington and Islamabad aren’t bound to be besties. But they can still find ways to work together.
If there’s one truism about U.S. foreign relations, it’s that America is...
Resetting Pakistan-Iran Relations
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One of the biggest foreign policy challenges for Prime Minister Imran Khan since his assumption of power last August has been Pakistan’s Middle East policy. The...
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