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Dirty Diplomacy: cover

Dirty Diplomacy:

05 Jun 2026 · Saeed Shafqat

Dirty Diplomacy: Craig Murray, who served as British ambassador in Uzbekistan (2004-2006), resigned from service and published a provocatively revealing memoir, Dirty Diplomacy …

Asian Middle Powers: How Pakistan got there? cover

Asian Middle Powers: How Pakistan got there?

27 Apr 2026 · Saeed Shafqat

Asian Middle Powers: How Pakistan got there? Asia Society Policy Institute has produced a wide-ranging, perceptive, forward-looking, and analytically rigorous report on Asian …

US-Israel, Iran War: Ceasefire Extended!  cover

US-Israel, Iran War: Ceasefire Extended!

22 Apr 2026 · Saeed Shafqat

The U.S.–Israel–Iran war has entered its second month, marked by mounting lethality, staggering human costs, and widening repercussions for the global economy. The good news is …

From AF-Pak to MENAAP? cover

From AF-Pak to MENAAP?

18 Apr 2026 · Saeed Shafqat

According to the World Bank Group (WBG) April 2026 press release, Pakistan is now part of Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan (MENAAP). Pakistan has been taken out …

Kissinger, U.S and Israel: cover

Kissinger, U.S and Israel:

05 Apr 2026 · Saeed Shafqat

In continuation of my earlier Blog note dated April 4, to have a better understanding pf leadership behavior and unwavering U.S support for Israel, I reread Henry Kissinger, book …