Was Kargil a Nuclear Crisis?
Rizwan Zeb
In his paper documenting US’ diplomacy during the Kargil conflict, Bruce Riedel claimed that the Americans had reports that Pakistan was preparing its nuclear missiles for a possible...
Pakistan Politico Interview with Moeed Yusuf
In August 2019, the Prime Minister established the Strategic Policy Planning Cell (SPPC) in the National Security Division housed in the Prime Minister’s Office. The Division acts as the...
Balakot Strikes: Escalation Pathways and Crisis Management Takeaways
Saima Aman Sial
Crisis is a situation between states which is characterized by surprise (sudden, unexpected) and poses a threat (potential to harm the interest of a state), which requires...
The Abrogation of Article 370: A Need to Revisit Alistair Lamb’s Analysis of the...
Saba Shahid
India’s recent repeal (5th August 2019) of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution indicates the Modi government’s aggressive stance towards the issue of Kashmir and takes it several...
Pakistan Navy in Ghana: Orchestrating Goodwill Gesture
Ubaid Ahmed
Pakistan’s ‘Look Africa’ policy to extend its impressions in Africa is a marvel step. Pakistan has had profoundly established, memorable and enthusiastic bond with African countries which dates...
Statement of Sardar Masood Khan, President Azad Jammu and Kashmir, at the ...
The OIC Independent Human Rights Commission (IPHRC) published a comprehensive and seminal report in March 2017 on the human rights situation in the Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir. We...
Of Irresponsibility and War-Fighting: India’s No, First Use Doctrine
Syed Ali Zia Jaffery
In the midst of mounting tensions between nuclear-armed rivals, India and Pakistan, apprehensions about deterrence stability on the Sub-Continent have risen. Days after the start 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...
The Kashmir Catastrophe
Brian Cloughley
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the U.S. President Donald Trump have much in common, not least, the extensive use of Twitter to communicate their thoughts, policies and...
Mutual Vulnerability and Risk Reduction in South Asia
Hannah Haegeland
The current state of affairs in Kashmir and resulting heightening of India-Pakistan tensions provide daily examples of escalation risks. Since 1998, the low-probability, high-cost risk of escalation across...
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AM-350S: Advancing Pakistan’s Air Defense and Strategic Independence
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Pakistan's unveiling of the AM-350S long-range 3D air surveillance radar at the IDEAS 2024 defense exhibition marks...
Trump 2.0: A New Chapter or the Same Old Story for Palestine?
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Republican candidate Donald. J. Trump’s stunning victory in the recent U.S. presidential election marks an...
Himalayan Harmony: The Evolving Geopolitics of the Sino-Indo Border
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In the shared Himalayan border region between China and India, change is coming. After six decades of...