US Strategic posture from NSS to NDS: The Future of US allies in the Asia-Pacific region

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Murad Ali

In December 2025 the Trump administration releases the National Security Strategy (NSS) 2025. A fundamental component of the report sets…

Rare Earths and the New Great Power Competition

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Rare Earth Elements (REEs) are those that have proven indispensable to modern technology, global and national security. Such minerals are…

The Shadow Over the Gulf

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by Muhammad Mohsin Iqbal The present confrontation in the Middle East has brought the international system to one of its…

The India–Israel Axis and the Erosion of International Norms

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The recent visit of Narendra Modi to Israel and his warm welcome by Benjamin Netanyahu is much more than a…

Iran’s Future Cannot Be Bombed into Submission

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The recent military strikes carried out by the United States and Israel against Iran represent one of the most alarming…

Beyond the headlines: Questioning the Saudi-Pakistan SMDA

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Amid the ongoing rising tensions in the Gulf, including recent missile and drone attacks originating from Iran that have struck…

Power, Presidency, and the Perils of Global Intervention

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by Muhammad Mohsin Iqbal Power has always tested the character of those who possess it. When authority falls into the…

Echoes of Deception: From USS Liberty to the Gulf Crisis

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There is a well-known proverb in Urdu which says that a thief may abandon the act of theft, but he…

The Erosion of Pakistan’s Strategic Patience in its Relations with Afghanistan

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Pakistan and Afghanistan – two countries with shared economic and security interests - have experienced a low trajectory in their…

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The Middle East today stands engulfed in a climate of extraordinary tension, where political calculation and military preparedness coexist uneasily…