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...
Changing Tack on Kashmir
Syed Ali Zia Jaffery
An impassioned, historic speech by Pakistan’ premier Imran Khan at the United Nations General Assembly(UNGA) in 2019, was a...
A Relationship that Was Not to Be
Raoof Hasan
The canvas of foreign policy is as vast as one’s mind may stretch it. Forever studded with possibilities, it encompasses multiple options,...
Pakistan, GSP+, and the International Criminal Court
Ayesha Malik
Pakistan’s next tranche of GSP+, which allows for tariff-free trade to the European Union(EU), will now reportedly be contingent on its ratification...
Feminism, Foreign policy and Hope
Maria Bastos
The study of foreign policy is currently facing important challenges mostly associated with forecasting the world order. Those challenges imply an imbalance between two nexuses operating at different...
Kissinger in China Preserving his Diplomatic Legacy: A Centennial Milestone
Rabia Akhtar
The historical significance of Henry Kissinger's visit to China and subsequent meeting with the Chinese President Xi Jinping cannot be overstated. As...
Fake News and Political Rhetoric: The Foreign Policy Challenge
Zainab Dar
The rise of post truth politics, wherein, the politicians rely on using rhetoric to win the elections and influence public opinion has become a prominent feature of politics...
Beyond the UN Blitz on Kashmir
Syed Ali Zia Jaffery
Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Imran Khan was a man on a mission in his maiden appearance at the United Nations General Assembly(UNGA), last month. As unprecedented as...
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...
Navigating Pakistan’s Security Challenges Through Emerging Technologies
Bilal Ghazanfar
Recent trends indicate that the nature and conduct of war are transmuting as emerging technologies (ETs) have revolutionized military strategies and tactics....
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High Energy Laser Weapons: A Boon for Pakistan?
Safia Mansoor
In 1960, Theodore Maiman, an American physicist and engineer, invented the Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of...
Making a Case for the Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline
Haider Ali
In the complex tapestry of South Asian geopolitics, the Iran-Pakistan (IP) Gas Pipeline project stands out as...
Mapping Emerging Trends in Space Warfare
Safia Mansoor
"Space is a war-fighting domain, just like the land, air, and the sea”
Former...