4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (1518+ words) Since Trump became the 47th President of the United States of America, he has been brazenly using the powers vested in him by the Constitution. Unilateral executive actions, such as blanket announcements of tariffs on friends and foes alike, the war…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (132+ words) Book: How Pakistan Transformed as a Deep State: Power, National Interest and National Security Ethics International Press, UK, 2026. 214pp. The book is generously sourced. Aqil Shah, Hasan Askari Rizvi, Husain Haqqani, Stephen Cohen, Hasan Zaheer and Rounaq Jahan all appear, and…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (685+ words) In an unprecedented move, Pakistan’s government has killed a documentary production about its historical and archaeological heritage for German television. Why would Islamabad counter its own efforts to project a different image of the country ahead of a presidential visit…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1727+ words) The Islamabad MoU signed on 17 June between Pakistan, Iran and USA to pause the war for 60 days, and allow the resumption of the negotiations in accordance with the roadmap provided in the document. The negotiations were to be completed within…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (663+ words) The recent and sustained military confrontations between Iran and the US-Israeli alliance have provided the world with the first true, large-scale test of this doctrine. As the skies over the Levant and the Persian Gulf lit up with unprecedented salvos…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (386+ words) There's a particular kind of dread that has nothing to do with the exam itself. It arrives after the paper is over, while the result is still pending, when a student starts rehearsing how the conversation at home will go…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (1645+ words) Every year, on 14 August, we celebrate independence with flags, national anthems, ceremonies and speeches. We remember the struggle that brought a new country into existence and honour those who sacrificed for it. For a day, the language of independence surrounds…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (1522+ words) Europe's security landscape has changed more rapidly over the past three years than at any time since the end of the Cold War. Russia's invasion of Ukraine forced governments across the continent to rethink long-held assumptions about deterrence, defence, and…...