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Why Can Neither Washington Nor Tehran Talk Without Pakistan in the Room?
The 2026 war between Israel, the United States and Iran produced two outcomes that are easy to conflate but analytically distinct. The first was...
Can July 11 Prevent a Wider Middle East War?
Authors: Nazish Mehmood and Dr. Qasim Ali Shah*
With missiles firing from both sides and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s funeral ceremony underway, president Trump declaring the...
Indus Waters Treaty Crisis: Why South Asia’s Power Balance Is Shifting
Last month, Pakistan formally objected to India's Bhakara Dam expansion. This was the third major dispute filed under the Indus Waters Treaty in eighteen...
Pakistan Kills 29 Militants in Border Operation, Kabul Reports Civilian Deaths
Pakistan's security forces conducted operations along the Afghanistan border, reportedly killing at least 29 militants through ground and air strikes. Meanwhile, the Afghan Taliban...
Can Pakistan Turn Its Iran Peace Role Into an Economic Dividend?
Pakistan’s role in facilitating diplomatic talks during the Iran conflict has brought it international attention and praise from global leaders. The engagement, which included...
Afghanistan Claims Strikes in Pakistan as Border Tensions Escalate
Afghanistan's Taliban government said it carried out airstrikes against militant hideouts inside Pakistan, marking what would be one of Kabul's most significant cross border...
CPEC 2.0: Strategic Infrastructure or Strategic Vulnerability? A Geopolitical Reassessment
As the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) enters its second phase in 2026, marking 75 years of bilateral diplomatic relations, the project presents itself as...
Can Pakistan Sustain Its Rise as the U.S.-Iran Broker, or Is Its Mediation Success Merely Temporary?
Pakistan's emergence as a U.S.-Iran mediator in early 2026 presents a paradox: a genuine diplomatic achievement of considerable sophistication that simultaneously reveals institutional governance...
The Geopolitics of Critical Minerals: Competition for Resources in the Green Energy Transition
"Rejoice! For by God, they have handed their land over to us." And then the world saw how the Arab Commander turned a basket...
From Security State to Regional Mediator: Pakistan’s Surprising Diplomatic Moment in the middle of the Iran War
Out of the raging war in the Middle East and its geopolitical reverberations, a new geopolitical actor is rising. While major states like India...