Defense
Why the New START Extension May Not Work
Amid speculations about the fate of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) and the inevitable arms race linked to its failure, Russian President...
Saudi-U.S. Talks Focus on Defence, Israel Ties Hinge on Palestinian Statehood
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS) is set to visit the White House, his first trip to Washington since the 2018 killing of...
Stagecraft at Sea: Hybrid Warfare and the Risk of a Manufactured Maritime Crisis
In the restless waters between Karachi and Kutch, power is no longer measured only in ships or missiles but in narratives. The Arabian Sea,...
The Domino Effect: Why Losing Pokrovsk Would Be a Catastrophe for Ukraine
Russian forces are making gains in the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, targeting Ukrainian military formations and hindering their attempts to escape encirclement, according...
Between Hawks and Doves: A Precarious Tightrope of Kabul and Islamabad
The popular expression ‘pass the buck’ was first used in American poker games, where a player, to avert the burden of dealing, would pass...
China’s Hangor submarine delivery to Pakistan: assessing naval-power balance shift
Submarine induction:
Pakistan's naval power was claimed to be bolstered in mid-August 2025 when China gave Pakistan its third Hangor-class submarine. With their sophisticated sensors...
Europe’s Weakest Link: Arctic Security
A war is never confined to a single stage. Developments in Ukraine echoes in the Arctic, just as dynamics in the High North have...
Why Nuclear Testing Stopped and What Trump’s Order to Resume Could Mean
In a stunning decision, U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered the immediate resumption of nuclear weapons testing after a gap of 33 years an...
Russia Closes In on Pokrovsk: The Next Major Battle in Eastern Ukraine
Russia is tightening its grip around the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk in what could become one of the most consequential battles since Bakhmut....
The Normalization Trap: A Former Minister’s Warning on Taliban Diplomacy
For decades, Afghanistan has been dubbed the "graveyard of empires," but a more enduring and painful truth is its role as a chessboard for...