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Libya’s Legitimacy Crisis: Hostage to the Skhirat Agreement
On 17 December 2015, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) joined Libyan delegations in celebrating the signing of the Skhirat agreement, or...
CIS at crossroads: the shift in geo-political dynamics
2016 was out of the ordinary year. The ‘skittish’ Donald Trump got elected as the 45th President of the United States. Britain voted to...
Don’t Whitewash the Sri Lankan State’s Many Crimes
A recent article in these pages examines the Sri Lankan government’s battle against the Tamil Tigers, the activities of the Tamil diaspora and more....
Our Failing Deterrence Equation: Choosing Appeasement Over Reaction
Pakistan is currently under the weight of numerous issues. It is undoubtedly one of the hardest times we have faced as a nation in...
The Sino-Indian conflict: Instability in South Asia
The Sino-Indian boundary originated in 1834, with the conquest of Ladakh by the armies of Raja Gulab Singh under the suzerainty of the Sikh Empire....
Macron’s Security Ambitions and Russia
French President Emmanuel Macron has his own vision about geopolitics and wants the EU to actively take part in the ongoing debate about international...
Confronting a Pandemic of Crises, Few Middle Eastern Leaders Step Up
A second wave of the coronavirus pandemic is raising its ugly head. It is putting Middle Eastern leaders at a crossroads as they struggle...
Nuclear Testing resurgence due to crumbling arms control frameworks
Recent media reports that China started nuclear testing and Trump administration is also mulling ideas to initiate nuclear testing is the precedent of extremely...
Too Hot To Handle: Stabilizing The European Union’s Near-Abroad
Climate Change is an immense topic in contemporary discourse, and where our talks often fall on pursuing green growth, circular economies and sustainable living,...
New UN report highlights link between gender, climate and security
Even as countries buckle under the devastating social and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, they must consider the links between gender inequality and...