Security & Conflict
AWS: A Threat to International Humanitarian Law or a Necessary Technological Evolution?
“A killing machine that does not rely on human commands to choose and eliminate its targets” sounds like something out of a dystopian movie....
Countering Militancy, Curtailing Terrorism: Pakistan’s Imperative Security Paradigm
From the coast and inland areas of Balochistan to the mountainous terrain up north, incidents of violence are on the rise. While the majority...
How the Taliban Have Inspired Global Terrorism and What to Do About It
The March 22nd’s spectacular complex terrorist attack on the Crocus City Hall, twelve miles west of Kremlin, in Moscow is hardly new or surprising...
How would the new NATO leader manage alliance amidst the Ukrainian conflict or Trump’s re-election?
While traditionally conducted behind closed doors, elections for the NATO Secretary General are now facing the demands of a changing public diplomacy landscape, calling...
The Enigma of Terrorism
Decades upon decades, and here is Pakistan, still battling with acts of terrorism. Following the formation of the new government, the country has received...
Pakistan has run out of patience with the Taliban over terrorism
Pakistan’s patience with the Taliban has run out. Islamabad is increasingly willing to violate Afghanistan’s sovereignty to combat deadly terror attacks. This is indicative...
Nuclear War and Anti-Reason
“The rational is not thinkable without its other, the non-rational, and it never appears in reality without it.” -Karl Jaspers, Reason and Anti-Reason in...
Balancing Interests: Can the US Reconcile Drone Sales with Regional Stability in South Asia?
On 1st of February, 2024 pentagon released a statement disclosing details of an upcoming military deal (MQ-9B deal) between U.S. and India. The statement...
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps: Defining Iran’s Military Doctrine – Book Review
‘The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps: Defining Iran’s Military Doctrine’ by Alma Keshavarz dives into a powerful organization that is based in Iran called the...
The Logic of China’s global security initiative – seeking for common security
Over the past years, China has reiterated the concept of “common security” as a core principle applied to international relations. Since sovereign states act...