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When Pakistan was placed on a terrorist financing “grey list” by the Financial Action Task Force in February, Turkey was the only country to oppose the move. Both...
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Pakistan's National Security Policy which was officially released on January 14, 2022, starts with this enlightening statement by the...
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The Ukraine crisis has brought to the fore an age-old debate on the theory of realism. It attempts to assess...
Afghanistan: The Next Theatre in the U.S.-Iran Conflict
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Since the momentous events of the Iranian Revolution of 1979, ties between Iran and the U.S. have followed a predictable pattern, typified by acrimony and recrimination....
Mapping India’s Project Akhand Bharat
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India’s rapid drift towards extremism, as evidenced by the alarming rise of Hindu nationalism at home and irredentist proclivities in...
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Since the dawn of the Internet era, the role of digital media platforms during crises, conflicts, and war-like situations has increased precipitously....
The Beginning of the End of the Syrian War
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With Western and Gulf Arab powers investing hundreds of billions of dollars into toppling Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from power, it seems that the tragic war that has...
Militarization of Artificial Intelligence
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Disinformation: A Challenge for the International Community
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The Inevitability of the Emerging Nuclear Tetraplex
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The architecture is currently grappling with a range of multifaceted challenges due to the intricate strategic chain connecting several key countries....
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