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The Indo-Afghan Arc: Rewriting Pakistan’s Strategic Geography

The Indo-Afghan Arc: Rewriting Pakistan’s Strategic Geography

Sultan Mehmood Hali November 2, 2025

Pakistan’s Doctrine of Verifiable Peace: Realism in the Face of Proxy Politics

Pakistan’s Doctrine of Verifiable Peace: Realism in the Face of Proxy Politics

Farwa Imtiaz November 2, 2025

Zabihullah Mujahid’s Rhetoric and the Reality of Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations

Zabihullah Mujahid’s Rhetoric and the Reality of Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations

SAT Editorial Desk November 2, 2025

Inside the Istanbul Talks: How Taliban Factionalism Killed a Peace Deal

Inside the Istanbul Talks: How Taliban Factionalism Killed a Peace Deal

SAT Editorial Desk November 1, 2025

When Insurgents Rule: The Taliban’s Crisis of Governance

When Insurgents Rule: The Taliban’s Crisis of Governance

SAT Editorial Desk October 30, 2025

The Great Unknotting: America’s Tech Break with China, and the Return of the American System

The Great Unknotting: America’s Tech Break with China, and the Return of the American System

Emir J. Phillips October 29, 2025

Pakistan’s rejection of a Taliban proposal to include the TTP in Turkey talks reaffirmed its sovereignty and refusal to legitimize terrorism.

Legitimacy, Agency, and the Illusion of Mediation

SAT Editorial Desk October 26, 2025

Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed a historic defence pact, building joint deterrence and reshaping security across the Gulf and South Asia.

Saudi–Pakistan Defence Deal: The Geopolitical Significance

Syeda Tahreem Bukhari October 25, 2025

Shifting Sands: How Multipolar Pragmatism Is Redefining Global Alliances

Shifting Sands: How Multipolar Pragmatism Is Redefining Global Alliances

Sundus Safeer October 21, 2025