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Qassem Soleimani’s assassination triggered not a whirlwind, but tornadoes of response. Stocks plummeted and oil prices soared. Across the region and beyond, conference rooms and social media began buzzing with activity. Whispers of World War […]
In 2019, Pakistan’s foreign policy efforts focused on four major issues: the Kashmir crisis with India; the Afghanistan imbroglio; CPEC as a point of focus between the U.S. and China; and, the efforts to get […]
Since 9/11, US security and foreign policy discourse has been dominated by the narrative of defeating terrorism. US started many wars and carried out numerous military interventions for regime changes in Middle East, South Asia […]
The very purpose of the Quad – to serve a collective answer to the Chinese hegemonic attitude in the Indo-Pacific region – will remain ineffective unless India upgrades it to a military level, but the […]
North Korea is ramping up its nuclear strength with an accelerated push to induct new technologies in order to modernize its nuclear arsenals. Ever since Pyongyang tested its first nuclear weapon in 2005, Pyongyang’s nuclear […]
By definition, repressive states are those which subjugate their masses or a portion of society to suit their own agenda. The tools that may be used comprise draconian laws, a stymied justice system, which provides […]
Iran has been a thorn in the world’s side, particularly the USA and Israel, since the inception of its nuclear program in the 20th century. Viewed as a potential threat, many covert actions were taken […]
The latest twist in the torturous path to an Afghan peace has been the failure to implement the much anticipated prisoner swap as expected on 15 September, which was announced by the Afghan government a […]
The February 2019 military crisis has once again exposed the fragility of the India-Pakistan deterrence relationship that continues to remain under stress for various internal and external factors. The long history of wars and the […]
Writing reviews is complex business. One has to be reasonably familiar with the subject and do an unbiased appraisal. Since perfect objectivity was not a common commodity, the review is usually a personal view. But […]
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