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Diplomacy & geopolitics

UK Under-Secretary Hamish Falconer in Islamabad. Source: Dawn

UK Endorsement Validates Pakistan’s Stance on Afghan Sanctuaries

SAT Commentary June 17, 2026

Months of quiet diplomacy in Tehran, Islamabad and Beijing helped end the US-Iran standoff and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

How Pakistan Talked Washington and Tehran Off the Brink

SAT Web Administrator June 15, 2026

Banned JAAC’s Audio Leak Exposes the Violence Behind the Veil of Peaceful Protest

SAT Commentary June 13, 2026

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

How Great-Power Rivalry Broke the UN Sanctions Regime

SAT Web Administrator June 11, 2026

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 June 10, 2026

Once separated by Cold War rivalries and competing alliances, Pakistan and Russia are increasingly finding common ground in energy, connectivity, counterterrorism, and regional diplomacy, symbolized by their national flags displayed together.

Pakistan, Russia, and the Architecture of a New Eurasia

Salman Javed June 9, 2026

Speakers and diplomats participating in the ISSI and University of World Civilizations joint webinar on Pakistan-Russia bilateral relations

ISSI-UWC Joint Webinar Examines Pakistan-Russia Bilateral Relations Amid Shifting Global Order

SAT Commentary June 8, 2026

Labour MP Imran Hussain. Image credit/@Imran_HussainMP/X

UK MPs Amplify Activist Claims Over Facts

SAT Commentary June 8, 2026

From strategic liability to indispensable intermediary , Pakistan’s quiet diplomatic revolution under Trump 2.0

The Unlikely Broker: How Pakistan Rewrote Its Place in Washington’s World

SAT Commentary June 5, 2026