OpinionMissile Mathematics
AbstractWhen a four-million-dollar interceptor is expended against a twenty-thousand-dollar drone, the arithmetic of defence appears to collapse. This paper examines the “cost-exchange ratio” problem now reshaping…
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OpinionBeyond the Pivot
Pak-U.S ties have witnessed significant fluctuations in diplomatic relations throughout the course of history ever since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries immediately…
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OpinionDigital Sovereignty Is No Longer Optional: Security Lessons from the Global South
When the internet quietly disappearsThere is a particular helplessness in watching a country lose its internet. Not to a cyberattack, not to a censor’s switch, but…
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OpinionThe Giants Answer to Whoever Pays
In January, the United Arab Emirates walked out of Yemen. It suspended funding to the southern forces it had spent a decade arming and training, and…
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OpinionGovernor’s Rule in KP: A Cognitive Political Analysis
The imposition of Governor's Rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) raises a fundamental question regarding the interplay between national security and provincial autonomy in Pakistan: when provincial…
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OpinionThe Hidden Power of the Amazon: A Geopolitical Battleground
Most of us simply think of the Amazon as an enormous rainforest. But behind its trees, rivers, minerals and biodiversity lies a much larger question: who…
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OpinionPentagon Breach Exposes the Risks of Aging Defense Networks in the AI Era
For nine months, unauthorized users had access to files held by the Pentagon office that knows more about American service members than any other. The records…
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OpinionTroubled Waters
Pak India bilateral relationships have witnessed tremendous downward trajectory and detrimental deterioration declining to their lowest ebb ever since the emergence of the BJP regime in…
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