Analyzing Pakistan’s National Security Policy
Uswa Khan
Pakistan's National Security Policy which was officially released on January 14, 2022, starts with this enlightening statement by the...
Gilgit-Baltistan in the Crosshair: Know Your Enemy
Muhammad Sharreh Qazi
‘Know the enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles you will never be in peril. When you are ignorant of the enemy, but know yourself, your...
The Stalemate: Implications of Afghanistan’s Stalled Peace Process on U.S.–Pakistan Relations
Sahar Khan
Afghanistan’s peace process is experiencing some hiccups. After two successful joint conferences between Afghanistan and regional players in Kabul in February and then Tashkent in March, it seems...
Book Review | India’s Surgical Strike Stratagem: Brinkmanship and Response
Author:Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal
ISBN: 978-969-23370-0-7
Ahmed Saeed Minhas
The book, ‘India’s Surgical Strike’s Stratagem: Brinkmanship and Response’ has been authored by one of Pakistan’s ace nuclear South Asia scholars, Zafar Nawaz...
The Illogic of Regime Change
Cheryl Rofer
As the United States withdraws from the Iran nuclear deal (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, JCPOA) and John Bolton takes his place as Donald Trump’s National Security Advisor,...
Trump’s Space Force and the Fate of The Outer Space Treaty
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The United States of America has always introduced novel initiatives like nuclear weapons, NATO, Missile Defense Shield, quarantine etc., in world politics which, in turn have spawned competition...
Defeating TTP: An Appraisal of Pakistan’s Counterinsurgency Operations
Shahzad Akhtar
The insurgency by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of Pakistan was crushingly defeated by the Pakistani military. The TTP’s stronghold in Bajaur...
Afghanistan’s Election Could Do More Harm Than Good
Rupert Stone
Afghans went to the polls on September 28 to vote in their country’s fourth presidential election since 2001. The election, which had been delayed twice already, may not...
Pakistan, Lawfare, and the Fight for Kashmir
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Post-U.S. Withdrawal Afghanistan: A New Strategic Power Corridor
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