The Kirana Hills Question
On Evidence, Speculation, and the Risks of Escalation in a Nuclearized Region In the long ledger of South Asian rivalry, few things are more dangerous See More…
Opinion
Water Security and Interstate Competition in South Asia: A Realist Analysis of Transboundary Water Politics
Abstract Water security has emerged as one of the most significant challenges to peace and stability in South Asia. Rapid population growth, climate change, urbanization, See More…
Tepid Ties And Hostile Borders
Pakistan-Afghanistan Tensions and the Persistent TTP Threat from Afghan Soil Ever since the emergence of Taliban regime in Afghanistan in August 2021 ,its soil has See More…
The Quiet War: Iran, Israel, And The United States In Cyberspace
When people picture modern warfare, they still tend to imagine missiles, jets, and soldiers. But the conflict between Iran, Israel, and the United States has See More…
A Sturdy Shield of Peace
The Makkah Defence Agreement and the Emerging Architecture of Collective Security among Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye The Muslim world has witnessed yet another historic See More…
When the Search Bar Becomes a Weapon
How Public Data Is Being Turned into a Tool of Psychological Warfare Picture a WhatsApp message landing on your phone in the middle of the See More…
When Two Wars Touch: The Caspian Sea Incident and the Peril of Merging Conflicts
Iran’s warning to Ukraine, the Washington meetings, and the case for a Community of Shared Future On the world’s largest inland sea, a single drone See More…
Pakistan’s AI Infrastructure Moment: What Sky47 Really Means
A perspective on Sky47, and the case for building AI capacity at home Pakistan has quietly crossed a threshold. With the launch of Sky47, its See More…
The Algorithm of Power
How China’s AI Strategy Is Reshaping the Global Order Beijing’s investment in artificial intelligence is not simply a technology race. It is a deliberate attempt See More…
Between Hegemony and Harmony: India’s Approach to South Asia
South Asia remains one of the world’s most strategically sensitive regions, where enduring geopolitical rivalries continue to undermine regional peace, economic integration, and collective security. See More…