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Critical Analysis of “New Wars” Thesis
World War II ended in 1945 and the battlefield shifted from West i.e., Europe to the third world countries. Third world countries are referred as the Global South and West is denoted as the Global […]
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Book Review: Why Nations Go to War
Why Nations Go to War, 11thedition by the author John G. Stoessinger, published by Cengage Learning in the year 2010. It is a unique book for the students of IR. The reflection of author John […]
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Pak-US Relations in the Light of the Changing Afghan Dilemma
The creation of Pakistan presented the nascent state with a plethora of problems as every newly born country confronts. Pakistan has made territorial security the top most priority in its foreign policy. This was the […]
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Analyzing the Afghan War
The bombing of the world trade center and the refusal of the Taliban to hand over Osama Bin Laden to the USA became the instant causes of the US war in Afghanistan. Looking back on […]
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AirPower and the Future Warfare
There is a famous byword of field Marshal Bernard Montgomery that “If we lose the war in the air, we lose the war and we lose it quickly.” But if we retell the same proverb […]
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U.S Exit and Impending Chaos in Afghanistan
After spending two decades on the rugged terrains of Afghanistan, another superpower has edged close to making its final exit from the often denominated ‘graveyards of empires’ that is Afghanistan. The U.S’ association with Afghanistan […]
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Letting Go of Afghanistan, Easier Said Than Done!
No one would be new to the 20year long on going war of 21st century. With the American troop withdrawal now set on 4th of July, Afghan war transcends into a transitional phase. In a […]
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Why the American Desperation On Securing Bases In Pakistan?
Background Afghanistan, of course. As a sequel to the 9/11 attack on American soil, the USA initiated a war codenamed Operation Enduring Freedom against the Taliban government in Afghanistan. The military aim of dismantling the […]
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US withdrawal from Afghanistan: A Dilemma for Pakistan
Afghanistan has plunged further into turmoil as American forces rush to leave. The emerging crisis has an aspect of inevitability about it. The Afghan Taliban has accelerated its military attack as a result of the […]
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India-US Enhanced Strategic Partnership: Where does it stand today?
During the cold war, India and the Soviet Union have remained strategic partners of each other since the major bulk of the Indian defence needs were fulfilled by the latter. Likewise, even today India remains […]