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In my view, the challenge facing the international community is therefore not simply to manage individual conflicts but to prevent the Military-Industrial Complex from becoming the …
This essay argues that Pakistan's security paradigm is entering a new phase. The country's future security will depend not simply on maintaining military superiority over …
Pakistan stands at a constitutional crossroads. It is time to initiate a serious national dialogue on the future of the federation. One path leads toward a stronger federation …
My central argument here is that the quality and content of public policy depend upon the potency of the relationship between the state, social science, and public institutions. In …
This essay explores how democracy is changing globally, why the military remains pivotal in Pakistan's political order, and why parliament has struggled to become an effective …
A short reflection on Craig Murray's Dirty Diplomacy and the moral contradictions of contemporary ceasefire bargaining, human rights rhetoric, and Middle East diplomacy.
Historiography has come of age in Pakistan. I find the writings of Ilyas Chattaha, Ali Qasmi, Qaum, Mulak, Sultanat: Citizenship and National Belonging in Pakistan (2023) and Tahir …
It is more than a lament, protest, and rebellion; it is a searing indictment of Pakistani society, institutions, and the wider world, and a moral appeal to restore lost humanity …
Just returned after attending a stimulating and wide-ranging international conference on the theme, Living on the Threshold of Global Crises. The conference was organized by the …
Asia Society Policy Institute has produced a wide-ranging, perceptive, forward-looking, and analytically rigorous report on Asian middle powers. Titled Seeking Agency in …