Interview with Dr. Adil Najam, Dean of the Pardee School of Global Affairs...
Climate and Security:
“Water is Pakistan’s Biggest Security Challenge”
Prof. Adil Najam is the founding Dean of Boston University’s School of International Affairs, the Pardee School. He was the former Vice...
Grand Strategy And The Challenge Of Reaching AD 2100
Illhan Niaz
The comprehension of the total assets at the disposal of a state in relation to rational objectives vital for survival and prosperity and modified by the total capabilities...
US NPR: The New Nuclear Arms Race
Adil Sultan
The 2018 US Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) that has once again increased the salience of low yield theatre or the tactical nuclear weapons (TNWs) in the US military...
Pakistan Census 2017: What does the data indicate?
Farhan Hanif Siddiqi
Pakistan held its sixth census in 2017 which put Pakistan’s population at 207.7 million people with an average annual growth rate of 2.4% over a period of...
Deterrence, Compellence and the Cold Start Doctrine
Syed Ali Zia Jaffery
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...
The NSS and the QCG: Sustainability for Afghanistan post 2017.
Hamza Rifaat Hussain
The Trump administration’s national security strategy of 2017 with its South Asia section on page 50, prioritizes sustainable peace and stability in Afghanistan. The harsh wording against...
Book Review: NUCLEAR PAKISTAN Seeking Security and Stability
Edited by: Naeem Salik
Published by: The University of Lahore Press
The nuclearization of South Asia has merited a great deal of scholarship since the past two decades. Academic interests...
Developing Regional Consensus on Security
Umair Jamal
The rise of the Islamic State (ISIS) in Afghanistan has set off alarm bells throughout the region. The group’s likely defeat in the Middle East means the militant...
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Come September: Holding Stakeholders Responsible for the Chaos in Afghanistan
Rabia Akhtar
Exploring Competing Regional Interests
Before we explore potential openings in the competing interests of South and Central Asian neighbors that Afghanistan has, we need...
Debating Comprehensive Security in Pakistan
Syed Ali Zia Jaffery
Much before becoming the country’s premier, Imran Khan, delivering a keynote address at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit, said: “food security...
AMAN-21, Pakistan Navy, and the Narrative of Peace
Shabnam Fazal
With the increasing reliance of countries on Indian Ocean trade routes due to the rising energy needs, non-traditional maritime threats have increased tremendously....