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Compliant and Bombed: What the War on Iran Tells the World About the NPT

Compliant and Bombed: What the War on Iran Tells the World About the NPT

Last week, diplomats from 191 countries sat in a conference room in New York reviewing the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. The host country was the...

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Hassan elbiali

Rivers of Pakistan: Water Security in Himalayan Geopolitics

Rivers of Pakistan: Water Security in Himalayan Geopolitics

The most fundamental resource for civilisation has always been water. Where rivers flowed consistently, empires flourished; where they did not, they...

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Abdul Basit

Stability for Whom? The Debate Over Pakistan’s IMF Stabilization

Stability for Whom? The Debate Over Pakistan’s IMF Stabilization

The International Monetary Fund has acknowledged that Pakistan’s policy efforts under the ongoing program have “helped stabilize the economy and...

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Khawaja abdul wase

Reassessing Global Order Post-May 2025 Pakistan-India War

Reassessing Global Order Post-May 2025 Pakistan-India War

Islamabad, May 6: The May 2025 conflict fundamentally altered the regional balance of power in South Asia by reasserting Pakistan’s credible...

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Institute Of Policy Studies

Is Agrivoltaics the Solution to Pakistan’s Troubles?

Is Agrivoltaics the Solution to Pakistan’s Troubles?

Agrivoltaics is a concept that combines agriculture and photovoltaics. It means growing crops and generating solar energy at the same time on the same...

06.05.2026 20

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Fahad abdullah

The Fragmentation of the Global Security Infrastructure

The Fragmentation of the Global Security Infrastructure

The US-led Global Governance system, formed in 1945 post-World War II, is now on the brink of collapse. In recent years, from 2020 to 2026, we have...

05.05.2026 10

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Maria waris

Saif ul Malook Lake: Where Nature Meets Myth and Magic

Saif ul Malook Lake: Where Nature Meets Myth and Magic

Saif ul Malook Lake, located around 9 kilometers north of Naran city in the Mansehra District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, is one of the most magnificent...

04.05.2026 10

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Muhammad Hamza Tanveer

Beyond Words: How Visual Impressions Build Real Trust in Business

Beyond Words: How Visual Impressions Build Real Trust in Business

People make up their minds about you before you even open your mouth. It takes roughly seven seconds for a stranger to determine if you are...

04.05.2026 20

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A New Era for US and Belarus Relations: From Isolation to Potash Diplomacy

A New Era for US and Belarus Relations: From Isolation to Potash Diplomacy

Minsk, Belarus—During an interview with Cuban-American journalist of RT America (Russian Today/Россия Сегодня), Rick Sanchez, the...

04.05.2026 10

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Eljanos kasaj

Special Service Group (SSG) Pakistan: Shadow Military Unit

Special Service Group (SSG) Pakistan: Shadow Military Unit

“Be extremely subtle, even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious, even to the point of soundlessness. Thereby you can be the...

04.05.2026 20

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Syed Hammad Ali

The US Public Diplomacy Crisis: Dismantling American Credibility

The US Public Diplomacy Crisis: Dismantling American Credibility

In 1946, Senator J. William Fulbright had a simple idea: send Americans abroad, bring the world to America, and you will never need to explain...

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Amna rehman

Pakistan’s Collective Intellectual Health through a Socio-Political Lens

Pakistan’s Collective Intellectual Health through a Socio-Political Lens

There is mostly a difficulty in defining or explaining fundamental concepts, for they form the basis for a plethora of things, whilst lacking their...

02.05.2026 10

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Abdullah Bin Khalid

How the Power Sector of Pakistan Is Deindustrializing the Economy

How the Power Sector of Pakistan Is Deindustrializing the Economy

When we talk about Pakistan’s economic condition, it is typically in terms of fiscal or balance of payments deficits or IMF packages. But this masks...

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Dr. Ghulam Mohey-Ud-Din

China-Pakistan Relations in the 1960s: Analyzing Ayub Khan’s Diplomatic Pivot

China-Pakistan Relations in the 1960s: Analyzing Ayub Khan’s Diplomatic Pivot

“Pak-China friendship is higher than the Himalayas, deeper than the ocean, sweeter than honey, and stronger than steel.” PM Shehbaz Sharif...

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Syed Hammad Ali

The Data Grab: How Big Tech is Running a New Colonialism

The Data Grab: How Big Tech is Running a New Colonialism

The European countries met in Berlin in 1884 and used a map to divide the African continent among themselves. They distributed the continent’s...

30.04.2026 30

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Abdul Basit

Top CSS Academies in Pakistan

Top CSS Academies in Pakistan

Quest for the Best CSS Academy in Pakistan Due to the glamor and prestige of social media, the Central Superior Services (CSS) is considered one of...

29.04.2026 40

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Abdullah Nisar

The Falkland Islands Dispute

The Falkland Islands Dispute

Origins of the Dispute  While some non-Brits often get confused about the difference between the UK, Britain, England, Scotland, Wales, the British...

29.04.2026 30

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Syed Hammad Ali

Peace in Words, War in Deeds: The Trump Doctrine Unmasked

Fresh into his office during his second term, Donald Trump’s claim to fame was his claim of averting many wars. This self-serving myth rested on a...

29.04.2026 50

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Mir Adnan Aziz

History’s Echo: Why the US & Israel Are Repeating Saddam’s Mistake in Iran

The mistake of 1980 was simple: Saddam Hussein believed that a nation’s hatred for its rulers is greater than its love for its soil. He was wrong....

28.04.2026 20

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Uzair ahmed

21st Century Afghanistan: The Embodiment of “A Country Without Women”

In French literature, there is a phrase known as “le pays sans femmes,” which means “a country without women.” It represents an imaginary land...

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Syeda Farani Fatima

What Ancient DNA Is Teaching Us About Human Evolution.

Five landmark studies are rewriting what scientists thought they knew about our species. People have never been the same. But recent studies indicate...

27.04.2026 30

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Syed Salman Mehdi

Pakistan’s Healthcare System: Neglected but Mounting Inequality

Healthcare is a privilege in Pakistan. Although access to resources and quality medical care is a basic human right, the system is unfortunately...

26.04.2026 70

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Maria imran

Why Is South Asia Becoming the Terrain of Digital Power?

The following big geopolitical battle might not be based on the territory, trade routes, or even technology itself. It is also being contested more...

25.04.2026 30

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Moinuddin Ahmad

Liaquat-Nehru Pact (1950): Bengal Riots and Crisis Diplomacy

Both India and Pakistan have been in conflict with each other since the partition of the subcontinent. From domestic to external affairs, the policies...

24.04.2026 60

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Syed Hammad Ali

How Do Social Media and AI Shape What We Believe?

When was the last time you changed your opinion about something significant, such as a political stance, a social mindset, or a belief about how the...

24.04.2026 50

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Abdul Basit

The Notebook That Thinks: NotebookLM and the Future of Research

Let’s say you are composing a thesis: twelve news stories, three government reports, forty-seven scholarly papers, and a few YouTube lectures have...

23.04.2026 20

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Abdul Basit

The Crisis of Civic Culture in Pakistan

“Democracy is not a spectator sport,” was once said by Marian Wright Edelman. A country cannot be prosperous when its people are silent observers...

23.04.2026 30

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Aiza Aurangzeb

Perks, Privileges and Salaries of Newly Announced Jobs in FIA

Newly Announced Jobs in FIA Pakistan The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) is one of Pakistan’s most prominent law enforcement bodies, responsible...

22.04.2026 40

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Abdullah Nisar

From IMF Dependence to Solar Independence: The Energy Transformation of Pakistan

The Root Causes of Instability and the IMF Cycle For almost its entire history as an independent state, Pakistan has been beset by recurrent economic...

22.04.2026 20

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Muhammad Haseeb Sulehria

From Sanctions to Spuds: Is Russia Practicing Potato Diplomacy with Pakistan?

Introduction: Potatoes Enter Geopolitics Diplomacy in the realm of geopolitics is commonly linked to the top-tier meetings, military alliances, and...

22.04.2026 30

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Khadija sikandar

Iran at a Crossroad: How the IRGC Is Shaping the Future of the Regime

The Immediate Aftermath of US-Israeli Airstrikes 5 weeks ago, when the US and Israel launched their war against Iran, US President Donald Trump...

21.04.2026 40

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Muhammad Haseeb Sulehria

The Ousainou Bojang Case and the Politics of Distraction in The Gambia’s 2026 Election Run-Up

This commentary argues that the Ousainou Bojang murder case is increasingly functioning as an agenda-displacing political spectacle not because the...

20.04.2026 50

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Kebelo demba nyima

From Kyiv to Tehran: The Evolution of Public Diplomacy

In the era of social media, the contest for territory has increasingly evolved into a contest for perception. Public diplomacy involves the state’s...

20.04.2026 30

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Khadija sikandar

Energy Strangulation: Chokepoints, Blockades, and the Architecture of American Coercion

Senator Rick Scott, speaking without the usual diplomatic gauze, recently told a reporter that blocking the Strait of Hormuz was “fine from my...

19.04.2026 30

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Mohammad Zain

Urban Life and Healthy Cities: A Reflection in the Light of an International Study

According to a global consulting company, Mercer, which has its headquarters in New York and operates in more than 130 countries, the quality of...

18.04.2026 20

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Ghazala Anbreen

Henry Corbin and the Rediscovery of Islamic Philosophy

When Henry Corbin arrived in Tehran in 1945 to take up a position at the newly established Institut Français d’Iranologie. He found university...

17.04.2026 20

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Mahrukh batool

The Politics Behind Dhurandhar

At the core of India’s current situation is a striking discrepancy: the country’s most commercially successful film franchise is devoted to the...

17.04.2026 50

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Abdul Basit

Beyond Austerity Measures: Rethinking Pakistan’s Economic Resilience

Pakistan’s recent austerity measures demonstrate, once again, how susceptible the country remains to external economic shocks, despite all...

16.04.2026 30

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Wali kharal

The Niche Diplomacy of Pakistan and the Limits of the US-Iran Ceasefire

“In the spirit of the optimist, to whom every difficulty is an opportunity, rather than the pessimist, for whom every opportunity presents a...

16.04.2026 50

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Mohammad Zain

Colonial Legacy of Structural Dividends: A Case Study of Kashmir

The colonial legacy of structural centralization persists in developing nations that were once European colonies. Kashmir has been a contentious issue...

16.04.2026 50

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Muhammad ihsan haris

The Electro-state: Infrastructure, Surveillance, and the New Geoeconomics of Decarbonization

In 2025, China doesn’t need aircraft carriers to control the global energy transition. It needs smelters, patents, and the digital architecture of a...

16.04.2026 40

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Ali Leghari

The Deepening Crisis between NATO and the Trump Administration: Implications of Article 5

Escalating Rhetoric and Strategic Discontent In the past couple of days, NATO has been plunged into yet another crisis after the Trump administration...

15.04.2026 40

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Muhammad Haseeb Sulehria

Social Media in Pakistan: Internal Conflict in the Digital Age

Late into the night, millions of young Pakistanis are still awake, scrolling on their phones. It’s rarely just for fun or curiosity anymore — it...

14.04.2026 60

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Nisar khan

Shock, Awe, and Resilience: The Case for Iran’s Strategic Survival Against Rapid Dominance

The US-Israeli joint operation on 28th February aimed at achieving four main goals in Iran, notably preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon,...

14.04.2026 30

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Huzaifa younas

Why 2008 and Not 1999? NATO Expansion, Russian Aggression, and the Timing Gap

This paper examines why the eastward expansion of NATO triggered a Russian military response only in 2008 and beyond, and not in 1999, when the first...

14.04.2026 50

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Kiran shabbir

Pakistan’s History of Diplomatic Mediation and the US-Iran War

With the two-week ceasefire, both the US and Iran are claiming victory in the war. The claim of victory of either side is debatable. However, the...

14.04.2026 60

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Muhammad Hamza Tanveer

Is the World Heading for an Energy Lockdown?

Imagine that another Covid-19-like situation once again emerges; would you be able to bear the pain once more? The world is soon going to witness a...

13.04.2026 30

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Syed Hammad Ali

Rafales to Hypersonics: Indian Defense Modernization & South Asia’s Balance

Indian defense modernization indeed is one of the most dramatic changes in the strategic environment in South Asia. New Delhi, the military...

12.04.2026 20

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Manahil Tariq Manj

The Foreign Policy Choices of Pakistan in a Multipolar Era

South Asia entered 2025 in the center of several issues, including geopolitical competition, economic instability, and a weakening of regionalism. All...

11.04.2026 50

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Muhammad aquib

Rising US-Israel-Iran Conflict: Global Energy Risks and Pakistan’s Diplomacy

Geopolitics is rapidly changing due to growing tensions between the US, Israel, and Iran. Global economic stability and energy markets are at greater...

11.04.2026 30

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Kinza asif