Between Khrushchev and Khuhro: The Initial Explorations in Soviet-Pakistan Relations
Sergey Radchenko
Not long after coming to power in the wake of Joseph Stalin’s death, the First Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party, Nikita Khrushchev presided over a major turn...
Strengthening Pakistan’s Nuclear Security Regime
Sitara Noor
Pakistan’s nuclear programme has remained under global scrutiny for potential nuclear security risks and associated challenges since its inception. Notwithstanding the perceived threats, Pakistan has a clean record...
Threat to Pakistan’s Internal Security by The Islamic State of Khorasan
Abdul Basit
The Islamic State of Khorasan (ISK) – the formal franchise of Islamic State (IS) terrorist group – surfaced in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region in 2015. Since then, the...
Securitization of Pakistan’s Foreign Policy: A Necessary Approach?
Aisha Saeed
With the advent of the 21st century, geostrategic positioning of a country has regained its relevance in the national policy making. The post Cold War environment defused and...
Interview of Tahir Rasheed: Climate Change Is the Most Pressing Issue for Pakistan: Tahir...
Syed Muhammad Abubakar
Tahir Rasheed is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of South Punjab Forest Company (SPFC) – a subsidiary of the Forestry, Wildlife & Fisheries Department, Government of the...
The End of Atlanticism?
Tughral Yamin
At the time that the Cold War ended and the Berlin Wall came down, I found myself attending the German Staff Course in Hamburg. Overnight our course material...
Of Villains and Heroes: Role of Narratives in Conflicts
Rizwan Zeb
In Akira Kurosawa’s classic Rashomon, different characters narrate their perspective of the story. Vantage Point treats the plot and its execution in a similar way. The story of...
Selective Activism: The Role of Pakistan’s Judiciary in Counterterrorism
Sahar Khan
Pakistan’s Supreme Court is known for its activism. In February 2018, the Supreme Court banned former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from leading the Pakistan Muslim League–N (PML–N) and reversed...
Appraising Operation Sunrise – Challenges in Counter Terrorism
Salma Malik
The month of July holds a special significance in Pakistan’s complex war against militancy and terrorism. A decade and a year back, the sitting regime of general Pervez...
The Might of Petro Dollar: Why Saudi Arabia Can Continue Its Atrocities in Yemen?
Paul Antonopoulos
Back in April 2018, The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres explained at a conference in Geneva that three-quarters of the Yemeni population were in desperate need of...
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High Energy Laser Weapons: A Boon for Pakistan?
Safia Mansoor
In 1960, Theodore Maiman, an American physicist and engineer, invented the Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of...
Making a Case for the Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline
Haider Ali
In the complex tapestry of South Asian geopolitics, the Iran-Pakistan (IP) Gas Pipeline project stands out as...
Mapping Emerging Trends in Space Warfare
Safia Mansoor
"Space is a war-fighting domain, just like the land, air, and the sea”
Former...