AI and the Future of Warfare: An Ethical Dilemma?
Fareeha Shamim
Considered by many as a revolution in warfare, the emergence of new technologies and the incorporation of (AI) in the military by states are transforming the dynamics and...
The Paradoxes of Nuclear Deterrence
Michael Krepon
“Deterrence stability” has been the holy grail of nuclear arms control, the mechanism by which arms racing can be contained and stability in crises maintained. Advocates of strategic...
Faultlines: Deconstructing the Roots of Pakistan Security Threat Matrix
Zeeshan Shahid Khan
Pakistan has been in international headlines since the nuclear tests in 1998 were carried out in response to the Indian tests at Pokhran. The tests, although a...
Of Internal Reforms and External Connectivity:Strengthening Economic Security in Pakistan.
Javed Hassan
While national security of Pakistan is inextricably linked to its military preparedness, it has other dimensions that relate more to its economic health than keeping it secure in...
The Consequences of the Ukrainian Conflict on South Asia
Andrew Korybko
The latest stage of the Ukrainian conflict, which began with what Russia regards as its special military operation there but which Kiev...
Review Report: CPEC, A Transformation in Motion
Rabia Akhtar
Recently, ace China watcher, Andrew Small, authored report on the current status of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor(CPEC). At a time when geo-economics is challenging the preponderance of geopolitics,...
UNSC’s Report and Pakistan’s TTP Challenge
Tehmina Aslam Ranjha
On February 3, 2021, pursuant to Resolutions 1526 (2004) and 2253 (2015), the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) issued its twenty-seventh report on terrorism. The report acknowledged...
The 20th Anniversary of South Asia’s Overt Nuclearisation
Najmuddin A. Shaikh
The month of May this year marked the completion of two decades since India and Pakistan carried out nuclear tests and made the South Asian sub-continent publicly...
Rise of the BJP
Arshad Mahmood
India’s first minister of law and justice, Dr. Ambedkar while talking to the Indian Constituent Assembly in 1949 made these historic remarks: “We must make our political democracy...
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...