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THE FUTURE OF AFGHANISTAN
The great Peloponnesian war was a war of choice and became a major cause for the destruction of the Greek civilization, murder of thousands of Athenians and Spartans, and engulfing the then region in perpetual […]
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Covid-19 & Wastewater: Mitigating the Outbreak Using Wastewater-based Epidemiology
In times when making it out alive is based on luck, getting tested for coronavirus has become an essential tool to save lives. The unavailability of enough kits and inefficacy of swab tests has made […]
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Land Defense Industries: The Challenge of Integrating Systems
Integrated combat systems represent the new generation of warfare equipment, and they differ fundamentally from their predecessors. Military gear was simply juxtaposed and coordinated, for many centuries. They are now in charge of their own […]
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Public Execution-Is the demand too farfetched?
By Islamic law, Rape is an offense against the state and murder an offense against the individual. This means while murder can be forgiven but rape cannot be. The recent gang rape on Motorway Lahore […]
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Industrial Sector of Pakistan: An Analysis of Its Exports
This article analyzes the industrial sector of Pakistan in terms of how the government is helping facilitate industries in manufacturing and export. Pakistan is an import and consumption-led economy and there is an effort to […]
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Contextualizing the Five Years of Russian Intervention in Syria
This month marks the fifth year of Russian “intervention by invitation” in Syria. The concept of “intervention by invitation” has gained vitality since the turn of the century. Starting with the US intervention in Iraq […]
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South China Sea as a Potential Flashpoint
Strategic features in maritime domain can be classified by position, strength and resources Alfred T. Mahan South China Sea has all the characteristics to be called a strategic waterway. It extends from the Strait of […]
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What it takes for Pakistan to mend ties with Saudi Arabia?
Last month, Pakistan’s foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, in unprecedentedly blunt comments, criticized Saudi Arabia for its perceived lack of support for Islamabad’s interests in the disputed Kashmir region and threatened to call a separate […]
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Foreign Policy Options for Pakistan in Central Asia Post COVID-19
“… geography shapes not just history but also destiny.” – Tim Marshall This quote shows that the land on which we live has always shaped us. It has shaped the wars, power, politics and social […]
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Emerging Doctrines and Technologies in South Asia: Implications for Strategic Stability
(Remarks made at the 2nd meeting of the IISS Missile Dialogue Initiative hosted by IISS London, 7-9 Sep 2020) India and Pakistan are improving their nuclear inventories and developing new weapon systems, but the scope […]