The Militarization of Outer Space
Tughral Yamin
As a young boy, in the days of black and white TV, I would wait for each new episode of the sci-fi serial Star Trek. Each journey of...
Trump’s Space Force and the Fate of The Outer Space Treaty
Waqas Iqbal
The United States of America has always introduced novel initiatives like nuclear weapons, NATO, Missile Defense Shield, quarantine etc., in world politics which, in turn have spawned competition...
9/11 & The New World Order
Mujahid Kamran
It was on September 11, 2001, that the event known as 9/11 took place. On this date, three buildings, WTC1, WTC 2 and WTC 7, located in the...
Responsibility and Deterrence in South Asia
Salma Shaheen
The notion of responsibility is the new black in the emerging nuclear world order that predominantly aims at reducing nuclear arsenal and minimizing their salience in security policies...
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...
From Badr-1 to PRSS-1: Pakistan’s Journey into Space
Ahmad Khan
Pakistan’s premier space agency, SUPARCO made 200 million plus Pakistanis proud once it launched a remote-sensing (PRSS-1) satellite and a technology evaluation satellite (PakTES-1A) on July 9, 2018....
Terrorism over the Internet
Talal Raza
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,...
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...
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...
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...