UNAMA Amplifies Taliban Civilian Casualty Claims Without Investigating Whether Struck Compounds Were Active TTP Terrorist Hideouts

SAT Commentary

Russia and Pakistan: Strategic Drivers of the Partnership at the Cusp of Shifting Global Order

Dr. Roxolana Zigon

UNSC chamber New York where Pakistan China BLA sanctions proposal was blocked

How Great-Power Rivalry Broke the UN Sanctions Regime

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From Ukraine to Gwadar, from a map drawn in 1904 to Pakistan's Arabian Sea coastline, classical geopolitics never stopped running the world.

From Ukraine to Gwadar, How Geography is Reshaping World Order

Haleema Khalid

Reducing national institutions to ethnic arithmetic ignores history, sovereignty, and the foundations of modern states.

If the Ethnicity of Soldiers Determines the Identity of an Army, What Makes a National Army

SAT Commentary

Kharjeeyat and the Ideological Grammar of Extremism in Pakistan

SAT Editorial Desk

On May 2, 2026, an X Space session was held under the title “One Year Later: Military Gains, Diplomatic Wins and Pakistan’s Position.” The discussion assessed Pakistan’s evolving strategic posture in the aftermath of developments following May 2025, with a focus on shifts in military credibility, diplomatic positioning, and international perception.

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Roundtables

At a SAT roundtable in Islamabad, key voices from policy, academia, and activism called for inclusive, strategic, and diplomatic approaches to the Kashmir crisis.

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Webinars

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Commentary

UNAMA Amplifies Taliban Civilian Casualty Claims Without Investigating Whether Struck Compounds Were Active TTP Terrorist Hideouts

SAT Commentary

There is a question that UNAMA has consistently declined to answer, and its continued silence on that question is itself a form of institutional failure.

If the Ethnicity of Soldiers Determines the Identity of an Army, What Makes a National Army

SAT Commentary

Reducing national institutions to ethnic arithmetic ignores history, sovereignty, and
the foundations of modern states.

Down The Line

How Great-Power Rivalry Broke the UN Sanctions Regime

SAT Web Administrator

The West’s blocking of BLA sanctions at the UNSC reveals how geopolitical competition is hollowing out the UN’s counterterrorism architecture, and what Pakistan must do next.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump walking side-by-side during a formal diplomatic event in Beijing.

Red Carpets, Red Lines, and the Beijing Summit

SAT Editorial Desk

Trump’s Beijing Summit with Xi reveals a fragile US-China reset shaped by trade, Taiwan tensions, and the Iran crisis.

Beyond the War: Re-imagining Security and Sovereignty in the Middle East

SAT Editorial Desk

The US-Israel war on Iran highlights the decline of unilateral American dominance in the Middle East and underscores the need for a regional security architecture led by Muslim states through diplomacy, sovereignty, and strategic cooperation.