Short and Swift “Air War”: A Reality Check for India
Shahid Alvi
The Indian Air Force Chief, Air Chief Marshal V.R. Chaudhari recently discussed the possibility of a “short and swift war”. He said,...
The Geopolitics of Sri Lanka’s Economic Crisis
Akhil Bery
Sri Lanka is in the midst of the worst economic crisis since independence. Power shortages in some areas are lasting up to...
The Runaway Indian Missile: A Fact Sheet
Shahid Alvi
The launch and landing of India’s BrahMos missile deep inside Pakistani territory is a unique incident between the two nuclear-armed neighbours...
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...