Modernizing Chinese Finance
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Having worked as the Director of World Bank’s China Operations for seven and a half years, I developed an appreciation of how the Chinese leadership takes major...
Central Intelligence Agency and Drone Warfare: Maintaining Dominance Over Afghanistan
Muhammad Shareh Qazi
"If we maintain our faith in God, love of freedom, and superior global air power, the future looks good." General...
Industrial Minds, Commercial Weapons: Who Would Lead Future Wars?
Muhammad Sharreh Qazi
“AI doesn't have to be evil to destroy humanity – if AI has a goal and humanity just happens in the...
The Emerging Competition of Economic Corridors
Maryam Nawaz
The landscape of global politics has undergone a significant transition, as evidenced by the changing nature of great power competition over the...
Recalibrating Pakistan’s Lawfare for Kashmir
Ayesha Malik
If Ukraine’s lawfare moves after Russia’s invasion have taught us anything, it is that Pakistan’s response to India’s occupation and annexation of...
America’s Overstretch and Europe’s Growing Strategic Anxiety
Marc Saxer
Few security risks cause as much of a headache for the strategists in Beijing as the Strait of Malacca. Off the coast...
Pushing the Limits: Iran, the U.S. and the JCPOA
Cheryl Rofer
In May 2018, Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Israeli intelligence had stolen an archive of material on nuclear weapon research from Iran. Since then the Israelis have turned...
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...
The Self-Woven World Economy and Anti-Gravity International View
YU Xiao
The world economy is essentially a network, self-woven by desires, productions, and currencies. In the past millenniums, no matter the imagination or cognition, the world was tightly fastened...
The Errant Indian Missile and the Future of South Asia’s Crisis Management
Syed Ali Zia Jaffery
Earlier this year, an unarmed Indian missile fell 124 kilometers inside of Pakistani territory. The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) tracked...
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The Geopolitical Implications of Deglobalization
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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...