How the UAE Engineers Global Influence through Public Diplomacy
The 21st century has redefined the nature of power. Public diplomacy and soft power have emerged as the defining and decisive currency of influence...
Ceasefire Extended, But Peace Elusive: U.S. Mediates Fragile Israel–Lebanon Truce
The conflict between Israel and Lebanon has been closely tied to the activities of Hezbollah, an Iran aligned armed group deeply embedded in Lebanon’s...
Trump Extends Iran Ceasefire Amid Fragile Peace Talks and Ongoing Tensions
The ongoing conflict between the United States, Israel, and Iran, which began on February 28, has evolved into one of the most destabilizing crises...
US Signals Optimism on Iran Talks as Ceasefire Deadline Looms and Tensions Simmer
The United States has expressed cautious optimism that negotiations with Iran will resume in Pakistan, even as uncertainty persists ahead of the ceasefire deadline....
Diplomacy in Motion: India’s Gulf Calculus Amid Regional Crisis
Warning against the rising interdependence in the international system, Ernst B. Haas had observed that “the kinds of systems change associated with rising interdependence...
Trump Pushes Lebanon and Israel Toward Historic Talks Amid Escalating War
A potentially significant diplomatic opening has emerged in the Middle East as Donald Trump announced that leaders from Lebanon and Israel are expected to...
War Back on the Brink as US Iran Talks Collapse After 21 Hour Showdown
After more than six weeks of intense conflict triggered by US and Israeli strikes on Iran, delegations from Washington and Tehran met in Islamabad...
Islamabad Talks on the Edge US Iran Deal Hangs in the Balance
Tensions between the United States and Iran have followed a turbulent trajectory since the Islamic Revolution, which reshaped Iran’s political order and severed formal...
The 90-Minute Miracle: How Pakistan Brokered the Impossible
Nobody had Pakistan on their bingo card for this one.
With just under ninety minutes left on President Donald Trump's deadline to destroy what he...
Pakistan Steps in as Power Broker in US Iran Crisis
Pakistan has emerged as a key mediator in ceasefire talks between the United States, Iran and Israel, hosting negotiations in Islamabad. The announcement of...