Analysis
US Withdrawal from Afghanistan
The US President Joe Biden plans to withdraw all US troops from Afghanistan until September 11, a decision that would mark an end to the US’s longest 20 years war after the terrorist attacks that […]
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Blooding, War Crimes and a Sorry State of “Sorry” – A Poststructuralist Lens
On 19 Nov 2020, Chief of the Australian Defence Force Angus Campbell released the findings of The Brereton Inquiry. The inquiry report, directed at finding the conduct of Australian armed forces in Afghanistan, found credible […]
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Revitalizing Cricket Diplomacy with Afghanistan
In his first meeting with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan, U.S. President Donald Trump introduced him as one of the greatest athletes in his sport. Undoubtedly, PM Khan is widely-regarded as one of the all-time […]
Analysis
How Regional Imperatives Influenced Pakistan’s Foreign Policy Towards Afghanistan
The peaceful future of Afghanistan is subject to the regional environment, with Pakistan playing a dominant role. Likewise, an unstable Afghanistan does not serve the growing interest of Pakistan in Afghanistan and Central Asia. However, […]
Analysis
Mapping Pakistan’s Foreign Policy Challenges
In a recent conversation at the Atlantic Council, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on National Security Division and Strategic Policy Planning Cell, Dr Moeed Yusuf categorically said that Pakistan wants to advance economic diplomacy, so […]
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“The Fate of Terrorism and Extremism in Pakistan”
Analyzing the terrorist activities in Pakistan over the last 2 decades, a visible decline can be observed since 2013. Terrorism grew from 2000 to 2013 and was at its peak, but it decreased from 2013 […]
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Indian Policies: A Stumbling Block in the Rise of South Asia
“Every neighbouring state is an enemy and the neighbouring state’s neighbour is a friend.” ― Kautilya, The Arthashastra South Asia is one of the most important regions of the world. It is home to one-fourth of […]
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Reorientation of Pakistan’s Policy Towards Afghanistan
Pakistan policy towards Afghanistan is in the process of reorientation primarily due to rapidly changing regional geo-political dynamics and strong realization in Islamabad to achieve stability in the region. Despite having common cultural, traditional and […]
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Understanding Proxy Wars: A Middle Eastern Case Study
The end of WW2 gave birth to a new concept of warfare – cold war. This new warfare was the result of the higher cost of the traditional and conventional inter-state rivalry as a handful […]
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Why the US is Failing to Bring Peace in Afghanistan
An excessive delay in intra-Afghan talks has threatened the Afghanistan peace process that was set in motion after a landmark agreement between the US and the Taliban. Signed on 29th February, it laid the roadmap […]