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The Thin Blue Line or the Heavy Hand?
The arrest of more than 700 people during Palestine Action demonstrations has rekindled the debate. These arguments revolve around how to balance state security and individual freedoms in the UK. Heavy policing, frequent raids...
The Chinese Dream or Strategic Deception? Navigating the Harmony–Hegemony Dilemma
In 2012, when President Xi Jinping first coined the term “Chinese Dream”, it was seen as a patriotic call for national revival, a promise...
Peace Through War: Western Pressure and Iran’s Turn to the East
After Israel’s attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities on June 13, 2025 (Operation “Sunrise of the Lions”), the U.S. once again demonstrated its willingness for...
SAARC AI Framework: Setting Guardrails for Artificial Intelligence in South Asia
Authors: Dr Muhammadi and Mr. Yasir Hussain*
Authorities around the globe are rushing to craft rules and regulations for the use of AI technologies, sparking...
America’s Exit from UNESCO: A Blow to Global Peace, Education, and Cultural Cooperation
The recent decision by the United States to exit from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has drawn global condemnation and...
Forecasting the Next World War—Between Theory and Practice
Winston Churchill famously said, “Those who do not learn history are condemned to repeat it.” The truth is, even when we do learn history,...
Trump and the Presidency as a Business Empire
On June 16, 2015, Donald J. Trump descended the golden escalator at Trump Tower and declared his candidacy for the U.S. presidency. This theatrical...
Alaska Summit: Vladimir Putin’s Media Triumph
The summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump at the Elmendorf-Richardson military base in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15, 2025,...
From Floors to Futures: The Untold Revival of a Karachi Slum School
Pakistan’s education emergency hides in plain sight. Over 22.8 million children languish outside classrooms—the world’s second-highest out-of-school population. In slums like Karachi’s Chanesar Goth,...
Why Cannot Washington Afford to Look Away?
Until recently, the economic relationship between Pakistan and the United States was overshadowed by waves of aid and security cooperation. However, the global economy is changing. Strategic engagement now relies...