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Dialogue Over Destruction: Islamabad’s Calculus

At a time when rhetoric is hardening and battle lines appear to be forming across the Middle East, Pakistan’s decision to step forward as a mediator between the United States and Iran has drawn scrutiny from segments of the Arab commentariat. To frame this as simply a betrayal of Gulf interests or a product of […]

The TTP’s Leap into Drone Warfare

The TTP’s attempted drone incursion into Islamabad signals a dangerous shift in Pakistan’s security environment, reflecting the global rise of unmanned warfare and evolving militant tactics.

Ghazab Lil Haq: Strategic Operationalization of the Pak-Afghan Buffer zone, Legality Under International Law, and the Role of IMCTC

Explore the strategic proposal for a Pak-Afghan buffer zone to counter border threats. This feature examines international law justifications and the IMCTC’s role in regional security

The Myth of Iranian Threat

Analyze how the perception of Iran as a regional menace is a strategically constructed narrative by the US and Israel. Explore the impact of the US security architecture in the Gulf, the collapse of the JCPOA nuclear framework, and how these policies foster enduring instability and militarization in the Middle East.

The Return of Assassination: How Targeted Killing Became Routine Statecraft

From Soleimani to Khamenei, targeted killings are becoming a central tool of statecraft. This article examines their legality, strategic logic, and implications for international law.

Book Review: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Kashmir: A Tale of Unending Atrocities by Muhammad Yousaf Malik

Read Saba Ghulam Nabi’s review of Muhammad Yousaf Malik’s book, Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Kashmir. The book details the Kashmir conflict and human rights violations through the lens of international law.

Pakistan’s Streets and Iran’s War: The Cost of Weaponizing Islamic Solidarity

A hard-hitting analysis of how the idea of the Ummah is weaponized in geopolitics, and why Pakistan continues to bear the human, economic, and strategic costs of conflicts that are not its own.

A Timeline of Rule and Ethnic Geography Afghanistan

How One Day Revealed a Changing Security Reality for Pakistan

A single day revealed how strategic signaling, media narratives, and ideological currents are beginning to overlap in ways that complicate Pakistan’s security calculus.