How the Mecca Pact Shifts the Middle East’s Military Balance By Mark Kimmitt
The combination of Turkish industry, Saudi wealth, and Pakistani military know-how could create a formidable new defense industrial base. On …
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What the US Navy Can Learn from Iran By Christopher A. Preble, and Marie-Louise Westermann
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz underscores the need for US strategists to reframe what it means to exercise …
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Beyond The American Umbrella: A New Strategic Triangle Takes Shape by Raza Rumi
The Saudi Arabia-Türkiye-Pakistan defence pact is a watershed in regional security because it brings together three major Muslim states with …
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The Ticking Clock on the Strait of Hormuz By Thomas Wright
Back in June, at the closing press conference for the G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains, Donald Trump explained why he had …
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America’s 10-Year Rule Just Ended By Christopher Carroll
The Iran war has run a live audit of the American arsenal. The example of Interwar Britain shows how little …
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Quetta mine tragedy – a warning for Pakistan By Syed Mohammad Ali
Barely a week after the recovery of the final bodies from the Sorange coal mine near Quetta, Pakistan's latest mining …
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Donald Trump’s Saudi Nuclear Gamble By Mohammed Ayoob
Opening Saudi Arabia’s path toward uranium enrichment may put Saudi nuclear development on US terms, or it could trigger a …
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Rethinking governance in Pakistan by Tahsin Shah
EVERY few years, Pakistan revisits the debate on creating new provinces. The interior minister’s recent proposal to establish smaller administrative …
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Kashmir: What Does International Law Say? by Asif Mahmood
On 5 August 2019, India revoked Article 370 of its Constitution, abolished Kashmir’s special status, and unilaterally declared Kashmir to …
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Rethinking governance in Pakistan – Tahsin Shah
EVERY few years, Pakistan revisits the debate on creating new provinces. The interior minister’s recent proposal to establish smaller administrative …
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The Dawn of American State By Aaron Bartnick
President Trump’s massive trade and investment deals risk creating a fiat economy. In an August 5 interview with CNBC, President …
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A Power-Driven Foreign Policy By Tod Lindberg and Corban Teague
The question is no longer whether we should have a “power-based foreign policy,” but rather how we most effectively assert …
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Flood Accountability
IN just a few weeks, Pakistan has been struck by its worst flooding since 2022, with Punjab facing devastation on …
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Crop Devastation
THE devastation unleashed by the floods across Punjab — with Sindh facing a similar situation — is nothing short of …
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Can Iran’s Isolated Regime Survive? By: Joshua Yaphe, and Farid Mirbagheri
With its proxies shattered and its people disillusioned, can Tehran restore its power in the region after the Twelve-Day War? …
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Who Will Defend the Liberal World Order? By: James Holmes
If international law no longer serves as its own barrier to cross-border aggression, well-armed alliances need to stand up for …
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Pakistan doesn’t need provinces; it needs its Constitution By Durdana Najam
The tragedy is that the political elite and the establishment have treated these constitutional clauses as optional The sudden enthusiasm …
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SCO — Elephant and Dragon By Aneela shahzad
There is one Elephant in the room that is trampling on the framework The SCO Summit ended with a joint …
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