North Korea’s Nuclear Ambitions | M Omar Iftikhar
Regional conflicts have always been on the rise during the post-2nd World War as new boundaries were made and allies …
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How should we measure poverty? It is a question that has created enormous controversy in the developing world including Pakistan. …
Read MorePakistan in the New Great Game | Ayaz Ahmed
The New Great Game introduced by Ahmed Rashid in the 1990s is centred on the Central Asian energy politics which …
Read MoreWhy Obama is Wrong About Pakistan | Munir Akram
Who wants peace in Pakistan? IN his final State of the Union address, US President Obama predicted a decade of …
Read MorePakistan’s tricky foreign policy balancing act | Kamran Yousaf
ISLAMABAD: There has never been a dull moment in Pakistan. Who would have thought that after harbouring hostilities for much …
Read MoreIs Pakistan Ready for a Take-Off? | Prof Ahsan Iqbal
The latter half of the 20th century has seen many countries successfully emerge as regional powerhouses. Unfortunately, Pakistan has been …
Read MoreAmerica Should Get Its Nuclear House in Order | Lawrence J. Korb
There is no doubt that the United States and the international community should be concerned about the latest nuclear test …
Read MoreRegional Issues: Pakistan in Perspective | Tariq Khalil
ATTACK in Paris was a horrible incident indeed, a tragedy not only for the French but also for the civilized …
Read MoreCharsadda Attack: Pakistan Still at War | Mahwash Ajaz
On a seemingly quiet winter morning, on a fairly slow news day, armed gunmen, fully equipped with suicide vests, slipped …
Read MoreThe Economics of Peace | Dr Akmal Hussain
A new configuration of international relations is emerging in this region: old adversaries are becoming aware of new opportunities of …
Read MorePakistan, The Peacemaker | Nasim Zehra
As images of scattered dead bodies, of destroyed cars and damaged buildings flash on Pakistani television screens with the rising …
Read MoreNuclear Security Summits | Beenish Altaf
THE fourth and final meeting of the initiative — Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) 2016 will be held on March 31-April …
Read MoreWhat is Islamic Economics? | Dr Asad Zaman
The answer to this apparently simple question is surprisingly complex. This article can only provide a brief sketch. Early in …
Read MorePML-N’s Privatisation Agenda
One hears contrasting views whenever one pontificates over the policies and performance of the PML-N government. There is one view …
Read MoreWill South Korea Rethink Its Nuke Policy? | Gordon G. Chang
On Monday, a “US official” speaking anonymously to Reuters, said the Pentagon was not thinking of reintroducing nuclear weapons to …
Read MoreThe Chinese Plans to Nuke America | Lyle J. Goldstein
When one reads enough Chinese naval literature, diagrams of multi-axial cruise missile saturation attacks against aircraft carrier groups may begin …
Read MoreAmerica: A Superpower in Search of a Grand Strategy | Harry J. Kazianis
While we might not want to admit it, father time will catch up with us all. But know this: good …
Read MoreHas Democracy Failed in Pakistan? Not Quite | Aamir Butt
‘Oh democracy has failed in Pakistan and military rule has been better”, is a common thought prevalent among Pakistanis. The …
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