Come September: Holding Stakeholders Responsible for the Chaos in Afghanistan
Rabia Akhtar
Exploring Competing Regional Interests
Before we explore potential openings in the competing interests of South and Central Asian neighbors that Afghanistan has, we need to know whether Afghanistan itself...
How Pakistan Went Nuclear
Samson Simon Sharaf
1996-97 was a politically unstable time for India. BJP despite emerging as the single largest party could not muster a majority in thirteen days. A consensus candidate...
The NSS and the QCG: Sustainability for Afghanistan post 2017.
Hamza Rifaat Hussain
The Trump administration’s national security strategy of 2017 with its South Asia section on page 50, prioritizes sustainable peace and stability in Afghanistan. The harsh wording against...
SCO Summit 2022: A Pakistani Perspective
Fazal Elahi Bilal
The 22nd summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization's heads of states took place in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on September 15–16, against the...
The Rafale Factor and Options for the PAF
Air Cdre Jamal Hussain (Retd)
The setback suffered by the IAF at the hands of its arch-rival the PAF on 27 February 2019, has led to serious introspection by the...
A Relationship that Was Not to Be
Raoof Hasan
The canvas of foreign policy is as vast as one’s mind may stretch it. Forever studded with possibilities, it encompasses multiple options,...
Militarized Hindu Nationalism & Sino-Pakistan Options
Rabia Akhtar
Do ideas or beliefs play a role in state’s maneuvers in the international system? As a realist, I believe that states are inherently rational and are not guided...
Beyond the UN Blitz on Kashmir
Syed Ali Zia Jaffery
Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Imran Khan was a man on a mission in his maiden appearance at the United Nations General Assembly(UNGA), last month. As unprecedented as...
Mapping Prospects and Roadblocks in the Afghan Peace Process
Rahimullah Yousafzai
Two positive developments in recent days have raised hopes after weeks of uncertainty that the implementation of the Taliban-U.S. peace deal signed in Doha, Qatar on February 29...
Tears for Fears: Silence of the Persian Lambs
Saira Baig
If the authorities in Iran have power to put down protests each time they spring up, the regime’s greatest weapon - fear - appears to have lost its...
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Deciphering Afghanistan’s and Pakistan’s Positions on the Iran-Israel Conflict
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The recent escalation of tensions between Iran and Israel has added to the intricacies of Middle...
The Geopolitical Implications of Deglobalization
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In the 1970s, détente between the United States and Soviet Union offered an opportunity to stabilize...
Agni-Prime: Read P for Pakistan
The successful test launch of India's 'Agni Prime', a new-generation nuclear-capable ballistic missile, marks a significant advancement in...