Making Sense of Middle East’s Conflict Dynamics
Mariam Shah
Since October 7, 2023, the Middle East has seen a surge in conflicts and geopolitical tensions. The Israel-Hamas conflict, in which...
Rationalizing Pakistan’s Quest for a Sea-based Deterrent Force
Saima Aman Sial
On 9th January, 2017, Pakistan test fired a sea-variant of Babur cruise missile, with a range of 450 km, from an underwater movable platform. The ISPR Press...
India’s Bloc Politics: A Challenge for the SCO
Mobeen Jafar Mir and Maryyum Masood
The West is apprehensive about the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)’s expansion into a formidable regional organization in Eurasia,...
Post COVID-19 World Order: How Different Will It Be?
Adil Sultan
The COVID-19 pandemic, termed as a “nuclear war in slow motion”, has exposed the global leadership crisis and the vulnerability of the international community to deal with the...
Strategic Stalemate in Afghanistan
Jaweria Waheed
Seventeen years of war in Afghanistan have resulted in a strategic stalemate plagued with a stalled peace process. Afghanistan is strategically important and is a fulcrum of power...
Trumpting the Withdrawal From Afghanistan
Salma Malik
Afghanistan once again lives up to its part-legend part-mythical reputation of unceremoniously ousting foreign invaders. Whether it was the documenting of the fatal siege of Kabul Residency that...
Persistent Conflict between NWSs: South Asia vs the Korean Peninsula
Christoph Bluth
It has been a long-standing axiom in International Relations that nuclear powers do not go to war with each other. This belief is particularly strong among advocates of...
Global Military Outlook : Implications for Pakistan
Syed Rifaat Hussain
Emerging trends
The modern state system which first emerged in Europe in the late 17th century, the Westphalian system, gradually spreading to the rest of the world, is...
Why Turkey Cannot Save the Day in Afghanistan
Rupert Stone
As the US withdraws from Afghanistan, Turkey is stepping up to the plate. In April, it agreed to host a peace...
Pakistan-China Coordination on Afghanistan
Ghulam Ali
US President Donald Trump made a surprise visit to Afghanistan on 28 November. Last year, his Administration started negotiations with Taliban and then cancelled them, rather suddenly. Trump...
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