The Iran–U.S. Standoff Enters a New Phase: Diplomacy, Deterrence, and the Politics of Strategic Exhaustion
After thirteen days of calibrated military exchanges, the confrontation between the United States and Iran appears to have entered a
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How Beijing’s open-weight strategy is challenging America’s AI containment doctrine.
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What started as an admissions scandal now raises larger questions about India’s democracy, institutions and the durability of the BJP’s political narrative.
Read MoreBritain, Pakistan, and the Politics of Deportation
How a single deportation case has become a test of citizenship, sovereignty, and the politics of immigration.
Read MoreJapan, Pakistan and the New Logic of Asian Alignments
The recent diplomatic friction reflects not a breakdown in Pakistan–Japan relations, but the growing influence of competing geopolitical coalitions across the Indo-Pacific.
Read MoreBalochistan’s Escalating Insurgency and the Limits of Pakistan’s Security Doctrine
The Mastung attack underscores the growing sophistication of Balochistan’s insurgency and the limits of a purely military response.
Read MorePakistan’s Tourism Paradox: Why Scenic Beauty Alone Cannot Build a Tourism Economy
Pakistan has the geography to attract tourists; what it lacks is the ecosystem to sustain a world-class tourism economy.
Read MoreBin Laden, the CIA, and the Politics of Revelation
New claims from Moscow revive enduring questions about intelligence, proxy warfare, and the contested history of 9/11.
Read MoreThe Privilege State: How Pakistan’s Political Elite Keeps Voting for Itself
As economic austerity deepens for ordinary Pakistanis, the country’s political class appears increasingly united on one issue: protecting and expanding its own privileges.
Read MoreIntelligence by Proxy? The Geopolitics of the India–Canada Assassination Allegations
As investigations in Canada and the United States unfold, the allegations raise a broader question: are states increasingly relying on criminal networks to conduct covert operations while preserving plausible deniability?
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