Making Sense of the Indo-US Alliance By Moneeb Ahmad Barlas
“International politics, like all politics, is a struggle for power”, says Hans Morgenthau. In this struggle for power, states are …
Read MoreUS-Turkey Row | Editorial
THE US misses no opportunity to squeeze the Muslim countries. After Iran and Pakistan, it is now threatening to impose …
Read MorePakistan’s Economic Crisis and the IMF By Yousuf Nazar
Pakistan’s incoming Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan recently Tweeted “President Erdogan and the people of Turkey know we are praying …
Read MoreNorth Korea Vows To Retain Nuclear Knowledge By Bryan Harris
North Korea has said it will retain its nuclear knowledge in comments likely to strain an increasingly tense relationship between …
Read MoreEconomy And IMF By Dr Vaqar Ahmed
The end of fiscal year 2018 saw Pakistan’s current account deficit widening to a record high USD 18 billion. This …
Read MoreUS Responsibility as a Nuclear Power By Reema Shaukat
SEVENTY-three years have passed since USA for the very first time used nuclear bombs. On August 6, 1945 the US …
Read MoreReviewing Foreign Policy By Ali Sarwar Naqvi
As the newly elected government assumes the reins of power, it is an appropriate moment to review our foreign policy, …
Read MoreTurkey-US Spat | Editorial
FEW US presidents have shaken up the international order as much as the current incumbent of the White House. While …
Read MoreResetting Foreign Policy Agenda By Javid Husain
The advent of a new Imran Khan-led PTI government offers a welcome opportunity to reconsider existing internal and external policies …
Read MorePak-Russian Dream of Eurasia By Mahzaib Khan
Strategists of the 21st century have been looking at Russia as a supreme balancing power in the Eurasian supercontinent due …
Read MoreThe War To End All Wars By Hasan Aftab Saeed
It’s coming Warning: satire ahead. The author bears absolutely no responsibility in the event of it being taken up by …
Read MoreThe Strategic Thinking That Made America Great By Melvyn P. Leffler
In the last few weeks, U.S. President Donald Trump has criticized key allies, called the European Union a foe, and …
Read MorePakistan And Japan Move Closer By Dr Ahmad Rashid Malik
Japan has the potential to become an important trading partner of Pakistan. In 2015, Japan emerged as the 8th largest …
Read MoreThe Next Syria Showdown By Seth J. Frantzman
In the first week of August Russian Military Police began to establish eight observation points along the Golan heights overlooking …
Read MoreReclaiming Global Leadership By John Kasich
The international system that the United States and its allies created after World War II has benefited the entire world, …
Read MoreSouth China Sea and the US Role By Imtiaz Rafi Butt
ON June 27, 2018, the US Secretary of Defence James Mattis made international headlines accusing China of militarisation, coercion and …
Read MoreCapitalising Pak-ASEAN Economies By M Nawaz Khan
PAKISTAN has followed its look East policy, which it calls the “Vision East Asia” aimed at building partnerships with the …
Read MoreRevitalising Nuclear Security By Gulshan Rafiq
Over the past decade, there has been significant development in ensuring that stockpiles of the essential ingredients of nuclear weapons …
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