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Conflict has been one of the most recurrent themes in history. It is apt to assert that war has been an oft-used instrument by actors to...
Terrorism over the Internet
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In Pakistan, the internet penetration is rising with the passage of time. Freedom House reports that as of 2017, internet penetration stands at 15.5%. According to an estimate,...
Renaissance in the Gulf: America’s Bastille or China’s Awakening?
Muhammad Sharreh Qazi
“China is a sleeping giant. Let her sleep, for when she wakes, she will move the world.”
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Of Sanctions and Defiance
Rabia Akhtar
The U.S. non-proliferation policy utilizes economic, political and military sanctions enshrined in non-proliferation legislation to deter proliferation behavior in countries around the globe. Three laws –– the Symington...
Rebranding Nuclear Disarmament: Assessing Role and Impact of The Nuclear Ban Treat
Sitara Noor
International efforts to achieve global nuclear disarmament are as old as the nuclear weapons development. The United Nations General Assembly’s first resolution in 1946 established a commission to...
Deconstructing the Growing Islamic State Threat to Afghanistan
Claude Rakisits
It has been over three months since the Taliban walked into Kabul and reclaimed the reins of power on August 15, 2021...
Indian ASAT Capability and its impact on South Asian Strategic Stability
Ahmed Saeed Minhas
The 27th of March 2019, will be remembered as an important day in the proliferation history of the outer space arena. On this fateful day, India tested...
Taliban Won the War: What Lies Ahead?
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Pulwama: Two Years On
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As with any political party in power, the Indian election of 2019 was critical for the Bharatya Janata Party (BJP), for it wanted a stronger showing than before....
The Russo-Indian Partnership & the Changing Balance of Power in Eurasia
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Russia and India's "global partnership" is tilting the balance of power in Eurasia against China as Moscow opens up doors for New Delhi in the Arctic, Northeast Asia,...
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