Politics
Trump, Kim and Diplomacy
On Sunday, 29th June, while attending the G-20 summit in Osaka, President Donald Trump tweeted: “If Chairman Kim of North Korea sees this, I would meet him at the Border/DMZ just to shake his hand […]
Economy
Afghan Peace Process: Regional Stakeholders Eyeing a Piece of the Afghan Pie
The last seventeen years of Afghan history have only witnessed inconsequential and trivial progress towards peace in Afghanistan. Hollow promises and ill-conceived rigid positions have often made progress in the peace process slow, if not […]
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Could CTBT Lead to India’s NSG Membership?
The 48-member Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) is deliberating the technical, political and legal aspects for admitting India and Pakistan into its folds. India, which has not signed the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) – a prerequisite […]
Analysis
Is America receding into self-isolation or is the balance of power shifting?
Since the end of Cold War and the obsolescence of the bipolar world order, global politics took a new and unprecedented turn. Realists in international relations thought surmised that because maintaining balance in a multi-polar […]
Environment
The Urgent Need for Climate Adaptation and Resilience in Pakistan
According to the Climate Risk Index for 2018 published by the German Watch Think Tank, Pakistan ranks as the world’s 7th country most vulnerable to climate change. This risk index analyzed the total damage caused […]
Environment
Water Scarcity: 5 Things Pakistanis Need to Understand
Pakistan’s scarcity issue is not only attributed to the shortage of water resources. On the contrary, it is the division and utilization of these very resources that must be rethought to prevent future disasters. Building […]
Analysis
Will the EU-3 Countries Stand-up to their JCPOA Related Commitments?
The Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) – commonly known as the Iran deal, met in Vienna on June 28, 2019 to discuss the implications of the U.S. sanctions and Iran’s […]
Politics
Political waves in South China Sea
Located in the Pacific Ocean, south of China, east of Vietnam, west of Philippines and home to presumably large oil reserves and natural resources., South China Sea holds the prominence in international politics, which is […]
Analysis
Is CTBT the Next Target for President Trump’s Administration?
The CTBT is a binding, yet not an in effect treaty, formulated in 1996. It imposes a moratorium on all nuclear testing for either military or civilian motives. The treaty has not entered into force […]
Analysis
Emerging Deterrence Challenges in South Asia
It is an accepted fact that deterrence is a dynamic concept, depending upon changes in policy, doctrine and technology. This reality is also recognized in the nuclear doctrines of Pakistan and India. In practical terms, […]