An Organic State Policy | Editorial
The new National Security Policy is making vibes. It confirms the notion that Pakistan is a forward looking nation-state, quite …
Read MoreReinvigorating SAARC By Inamullah Marwat
One of the key challenges that states face across the globe is how to effectively deal with Collective Goods’ Problems. …
Read MoreNordic Model of Education and Pakistan By HR Ahmad/Kulsoom Ghias
Children are born and the world is already there for them to find the essence of life. Through the stages …
Read MoreRussia-West Talks | Editorial
WHILE for the most part the parleys between Russia and the Western alliance this week may simply be talks about …
Read MoreNew Security Policy Seeks ‘Peace’ With India By Kamran Yousaf
Peace with immediate neighbours and economic diplomacy will be the central theme of the country’s foreign policy in the new …
Read MoreIran-US: No Exit? – OpEd By Joseph Solis-Mullen
To borrow from that wiliest of ex-bishops turned statesmen, Charles de Talleyrand, George W. Bush’s decision to invade Iraq was …
Read MoreOmicron Has Arrived | Editorial
With the coronavirus again spreading at the fastest pace in about six months, it’s clear that the Omicron variant has …
Read MoreEconomy and National Security By Dr Moonis Ahmar
The 220 million people of Pakistan would have been prosperous and secure if the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) had …
Read MoreNational Security Policy By Dr Tehmina Aslam Ranjha
On 27 December, 2021, at the occasion of the 36th meeting of the National Security Council headed by the Prime …
Read MoreTaliban’s Choices | Editorial
AS the Afghan Taliban regime tries to win international recognition, it must confront one plain truth: is it willing to …
Read MoreCovid Exposed Many Educational Shortcomings By Rozina Asif
COVID 19, like all other industries, has affected the education sector in various ways. Students from privileged backgrounds, supported by …
Read MorePakistan, GCC Horizon | Editorial
Pakistan enjoys a broadened wavelength of commonalities with the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). For decades this special relationship has …
Read MoreForeign Policy Challenges Ahead By Maleeha Lodhi
FIVE key areas will be the main focus of Pakistan’s foreign policy in the year ahead. Relations with China and …
Read MoreBorder with Afghanistan | Editorial
THE military spokesman has reiterated that the fencing of the border with Afghanistan will continue despite the recent incidents where …
Read MoreDialogue With GCC | Editorial
Some serious developments have been set in motion due to a delegation-level meeting between Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and …
Read MoreEurope Strong and Safe (To Deter Russia, America Must Help Revive the Region’s Security Architecture) By Ivo H. Daalder and James M. Goldgeier
Russian President Vladimir Putin wants the world to believe that the seeds of today’s conflict in eastern Ukraine were planted …
Read MoreUS-Russia Rivalry Over Ukraine & NATO’s Expansion By Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi
UKRAINE has been pivotal to determining the scope of relationship between Russia and the US. Russia’s security policy makers have …
Read MoreAfghanistan and the Durand Line By Inam Ul Haque
Pakistan has finally told the interim government of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) to restrain its lower ranking officials involved …
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