The Smokescreen of Indian Uranium Deficiency
Nidaa Shahid
Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) has remained in the thick of things in every discussion and analysis related to India in the past few years, ever since India formally...
Tracing the Islamic State’s Threat
Qadir Khan Yousafzai
The genesis of the Islamic State (ISIS), the world’s wealthiest and the strongest terrorist group, is traced back to the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003. When...
The Salience of Pak-Afghan Border Management
Qadir Khan Yousafzai
The Afghan Parliamentary elections gained more traction and importance due to the completion of the second round of Afghan Taliban talks with the U.S. delegation in its...
Four Decades of War in Afghanistan
Qadir Khan Yousafzai
Afghanistan has not been in the midst of war for the past 17 years but for 39 years. The devastating war was brought to the country when...
Pakistan and the Post-Covid World Order
Syed Rifaat Hussain
While it may seem premature to announce the end of COVID-19, all indications are that this pandemic has entered its terminal phase. Since its outbreak in Wuhan...
Realism and the Russia-Ukraine Crisis
Nahl Ishtiaq and Attaullah
The Ukraine crisis has brought to the fore an age-old debate on the theory of realism. It attempts to assess...
Pakistan’s Place in a Changing World
Moeed Yusuf
The Evolving Global Order
The world has moved from its unipolar moment into multipolarity; China has arrived; Russia has resurged; and the era of singular U.S. dominance is over....
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...
Selective Activism: The Role of Pakistan’s Judiciary in Counterterrorism
Sahar Khan
Pakistan’s Supreme Court is known for its activism. In February 2018, the Supreme Court banned former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from leading the Pakistan Muslim League–N (PML–N) and reversed...
The Inevitability of the Emerging Nuclear Tetraplex
Rabia Akhtar
The regional security architecture in South Asia is currently grappling with a range of multifaceted challenges due to the intricate strategic...
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High Energy Laser Weapons: A Boon for Pakistan?
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Making a Case for the Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline
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In the complex tapestry of South Asian geopolitics, the Iran-Pakistan (IP) Gas Pipeline project stands out as...
Mapping Emerging Trends in Space Warfare
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"Space is a war-fighting domain, just like the land, air, and the sea”
Former...