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...
Indian Missile’s Red-Carpet Treatment
Rabia Akhtar
Pakistan needs to think of all the alternative scenarios in the wake of the firing of this accidental missile that landed in...
Pakistan’s OIC Push: A Step in the Right Direction
Hassan Aslam Shad
The 17th Extraordinary Session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers on Afghanistan, held in Islamabad last week, was as...
Dollars to Spend, Drones to Leave Behind: America’s Post-Withdrawal Conundrum
Muhammad Sharreh Qazi
“In conclusion, the arms of others either fall from your back, or they weigh you down, or they bind you...
Nuclear Strategy, Regional Nuclear Powers, and Washington’s Proliferation Woes
Syed Ali Zia Jaffery
In his seminal book entitled “Nuclear Strategy in the Modern Era” U.S. nuclear scholar Vipin Narang argues that, a...
Industrial Minds, Commercial Weapons: Who Would Lead Future Wars?
Muhammad Sharreh Qazi
“AI doesn't have to be evil to destroy humanity – if AI has a goal and humanity just happens in the...
AMAN-21, Pakistan Navy, and the Narrative of Peace
Shabnam Fazal
With the increasing reliance of countries on Indian Ocean trade routes due to the rising energy needs, non-traditional maritime threats have increased tremendously. To combat these threats, states-led...
The JCPOA and Biden’s Mounting Iran Challenge
Hassan Aslam Shad
Use of force and the threat thereof has been the predominant theme in U.S.- Iran relations since the Iran hostage crisis of 1979. The future trajectory of...
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...
Hangor Day: A Glorious Reminiscence
Hassan Zaib
After gaining independence, Pakistan realized that, in order to endure and safeguard . freedom, it ought to attain a strategic wherewithal to thwart malicious designs of its enemy....
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