Security & Conflict
Blurring The Lines of War and Peace: Gray Zone Conflicts in New Era of Great Power Competition
Abstract: The nature of warfare has evolved continuously and in contemporary era the role of irregular wars along the spectrum of warfare has enhanced...
China-Pakistan defense partnership strengthened further
Under the very tense geopolitics over-all, where the tensions between China and the West deepen, Pakistan’s high level military delegation visited China on 09-12...
Crumbling CBM Frameworks and the Risk of Inadvertent Escalation
In 1962, the world witnessed the most precarious event in ages. The USA and USSR were engaged in a perilous standoff over the deployment...
Achieving Peace Through The Supply of Heavy Weapons
Peace, the most frequently used term in the chambers that lack the understanding of this five-alphabet word. Being Asian, am more concerned about my...
No Matter How Ukrainian Crisis Ends, China’s Arms Giants are Always Winners?
Russia’s military operation in Ukraine has changed the recent fortunes of the weapon industry, enabling it to make huge profits. The Russia-Ukraine conflict, which...
Terrorism, Radicalisation and Legitimacy
In discussions about fighting terrorism, the word "radicalisation" is often used, yet its meaning remains unclear. Focusing only on intellectual radicalisation risks assuming that...
Finishing the Job: Turkey Preparing For Military Operation in Syria
At its May 26 meeting, Turkey’s National Security Council (NSC) announced it was necessary to go on with current and prospective operations at the...
Global Terrorist Trends 2020 to 2022: An analysis
Over the years, the surging global trends have assumed varying characteristics between 2020 and 2022. While on the one hand, negotiations between the state...
Nuclear South Asia and Challenges to Strategic Stability
As he builds a theoretical explanation of Pakistan’s pursuance and acquisition of Nuclear Weapons, Feroz Hassan Khan in his seminal work on Pakistan’s Nuclear...
AUKUS: A Harbinger to Nuclear Race between India and Pakistan
In the latter half of the 2021, Washington initiated strategic trilateral defence pact with the UK and Australia, colloquially called as AUKUS. AUKUS is...