Pakistan’s growing global visibility cannot conceal its underlying economic deterioration
The West Asian crisis provided Islamabad a window of opportunity for diplomatic manoeuvring in the global political landscape. Functioning as…
Reforming the United Nations
Today the United Nations is facing a crisis of multilateralism. In dealing with security, humanitarian and development crises that are…
Geography Still Rules the Gulf
For decades, the Strait of Hormuz has been treated as a narrow stretch of water with outsized geopolitical importance. Yet…
The Splinternet and Fractured Digital World: Implications for State Sovereignty and Security
For 93 days and counting in the Iran War, the Iranian regime did not just simply restrict the internet; it…
Pakistan’s Unreliable Mediation Role Puts Question Marks on US-Iran Negotiations
Washington has convinced itself that Pakistan is the indispensable conduit to Tehran. The more useful question, and the one the…
Restraint and Civilizational Resilience: The UAE’s Response to Iranian Coercive attacks
At 3.47 in the morning on 28 February 2026, UAE’s sky right above Dubai exploded. Hundreds of Iranian ballistic missiles…
Pakistan’s Bid for Relevance Meets Iran’s Distrust
Pakistan’s latest attempt to position itself at the center of US-Iran diplomacy is beginning to look less like statecraft and…
Pakistan as Peacemaker? The Munir Doctrine, Praetorian Decay, and the Limits of Chameleon Diplomacy
When Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir’s aircraft touched down in Tehran in April 2026, the diplomatic commentariat of three continents…
The problem with Pakistan as a peace broker
Pakistan was always an improbable choice as a peace broker. The expectation that Islamabad could translate access into outcomes has…
The Fault Lines That End Modern Wars
People frequently assume that the wars are won or lost on the battlefield. Armies advance, enemies retreat, and one side…
