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...
Making Sense of the Saudi-Iran Deal
Sheharyar Malik
The surprise deal between Saudi Arabia and Iran is making headlines across the globe. However, more than this diplomatic breakthrough, it is...
Internalizing Blue Growth Initiatives in Pakistan
Rutt Syed
Blue Economy is a globally-nascent concept. Although the idea of Blue Economic growth is being discussed internationally for the past several...
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,...
The Spread of Hindutva: From Emotional Governance to Transnational Concerns
Rehan Rasheed
In today's complex global landscape, we confront multifaceted challenges of human security, strengthening democracies, averting conflicts, and countering terrorism. These challenges underscore...
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...
Mapping India’s Project Akhand Bharat
Saima Aman Sial
India’s rapid drift towards extremism, as evidenced by the alarming rise of Hindu nationalism at home and irredentist proclivities in...
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...
Israel, Hamas, and the Two State Solution: A Story of Levant’s Tragedy
Muhammad Shareh Qazi
The ongoing spell of hostilities between Hamas and Israel is diminishing all the prospect of peace in the Levant. The continuous...
Crude Threats and the Politics of Oil Production
Javed Hassan
In March 2020, at an OPEC+ meeting, Saudi Arabia pushed for a crude oil production cut of 1.5 million barrels per day...