South Asia Times

Down The Line

As multilateral norms erode, global politics is entering an interregnum where power, security, and transactional alliances increasingly define the international system.

The Global Interregnum: The Old World Is Dying, and the New Struggles to Be Born

SAT Editorial Desk January 24, 2026

Pakistan’s decision to join Gaza’s Board of Peace exposes a stark dilemma: strategic engagement to influence outcomes, or moral complicity in a managed peace that sidelines Palestinians.

Realpolitik or Moral Complicity? Pakistan and Gaza’s Board of Peace

SAT Editorial Desk January 22, 2026

Afghanistan’s post-2021 economy has shifted toward informality, coercive revenue, and regional trade, shaped by isolation, sanctions, and political risk.

Afghanistan’s Post-2021 Economic Model

SAT Editorial Desk January 20, 2026

As instability spreads from Afghanistan’s north, Tajikistan faces renewed militant pressure, exposing the limits of regional security guarantees and Taliban governance.

The Return of Insurgency in Central Asia

SAT Editorial Desk January 19, 2026

Is an Islamic NATO emerging? Pakistan, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia explore a trilateral defense pact reshaping Middle East and South Asian security.

Toward an Islamic NATO?

SAT Editorial Desk January 18, 2026

Examining how superpower dominance has eroded international law, turning the rules-based order into a tool of hegemony.

The Hegemon’s Gavel

SAT Editorial Desk January 15, 2026

Durand Line shifts from frontier to hard border, reshaping jihadist networks, militancy, and Pakistan-Afghanistan’s security landscape.

Militancy, Borderization, and the Politics of a Frontier

SAT Editorial Desk January 15, 2026

How Sanctions, Militarized Economics, and Institutional Decay Broke Iran’s Currency

How Sanctions, Militarized Economics, and Institutional Decay Broke Iran’s Currency

SAT Editorial Desk January 13, 2026

Is Social Media Neutral?

Is Social Media Neutral?

SAT Editorial Desk January 12, 2026