US Withdrawal from the INF & Future of the Non-Proliferation Regime
Moiz Khan
One after the other, Trump administration has been leaving international organisations, breaking deals and withdrawing from international arms control treaties. The list includes, US withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific...
Disinformation: A Challenge for the International Community
Shahneela Tariq
The extensive disinformation campaign, revealed by EU DisinfoLab's Indian Chronicles, has posed a challenge to the international community. It now has to work towards creating more binding arrangements to...
Of Villains and Heroes: Role of Narratives in Conflicts
Rizwan Zeb
In Akira Kurosawa’s classic Rashomon, different characters narrate their perspective of the story. Vantage Point treats the plot and its execution in a similar way. The story of...
India’s Strategic Paralysis & Counterforce Temptations
Rabia Akhtar
India’s counterforce capabilities and deterrence equilibrium in South Asia is a subject which continues to agitate minds of strategic thinkers in the region and around the world. One...
Terrorist Safe Havens in Afghanistan Threaten Pakistan
Rahimullah Yusufzai
Jamatul Ahrar and TTP operating against Pakistan from their bases in Afghanistan.
There has been enough evidence of the transnational composition of militant groups operating in different parts of...
Militarization of Artificial Intelligence
Shaza Arif
Artificial Intelligence is very difficult to define, however the most elementary way of defining it would be: To program machines in such a way that their efficiency surpasses...
Battle of Perceptions: Understanding the End of the Afghan War
Palwasha Khan
‘Countries have to take care of themselves…. You can only hold someone’s hand for so long’ President Donald J. Trump on Afghanistan March 6, 2020
America and the Afghan Taliban...
Terrorism then and now: the shifting sands of terrorist violence in Pakistan (2001-2018)
Muhammad Feyyaz
The typical non-state terrorism indiscriminately targeting the civilians erupted in Pakistan following the US invasion of Afghanistan during October 2001. It was predominantly sectarian prior to this war....
Is Pakistan Ready for the Nuclear Suppliers Group?
Sameer Ali Khan
The discussions over extension of Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) membership to non-NPT Nuclear Weapon States (NWSs) tend to overly focus on differing perspectives on the criteria. This...
The Quantum Race: Quantum Technologies for National Security
Ji Yeon-jung
Global powers are now shifting their attention to acquire strategic technology for future warfare. The quantum technologies that are critical to securing strategic dominance are opening a new...
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Pakistan remaining in the Financial Action Task Force’s grey list, despite its unprecedented progress in implementing...
Nuclear Strategy, Regional Nuclear Powers, and Washington’s Proliferation Woes
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In his seminal book entitled “Nuclear Strategy in the Modern Era” U.S. nuclear scholar...
Changing Tack on Kashmir
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An impassioned, historic speech by Pakistan’ premier Imran Khan at the United Nations General...