Opinion

Civilian Protection in the Afghanistan-Pakistan Conflict: Security Imperatives, International Law, Political Credibility, and Geopolitical Constraints By Dr. Ubaidullah Burhani…

Pakistan occupies an unusual position in the strategic architecture of South Asia. Its geography, population, military capabilities, nuclear deterrent, relationship with China,…

Washington and Beijing: From Crisis Management to the Architecture of Understanding Strategic Competition, Risk Management, and Areas of Convergence in a Changing International…

Waiting for November Under Sanctions, Hormoz Closure: Boeing 777 Aircraft and Iran’s Shrinking Reach The latest US sanctions are not incremental policy adjustments. They are a…

Afghanistan and Pakistan inherited a long history of dispute over the status and interpretation of the Durand Line, which has remained a central source of tension between the two…

Pakistan increasingly frames its confrontation with Afghanistan in the language of national security, terrorism, and self-defence. Islamabad accuses the Taliban authorities of…

There is a widening gap between what Pakistan’s military leadership says and what it actually does. Nowhere is this more visible than in its posture toward Saudi Arabia. Public…

The agreement between Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia’s Delta International for the exploration and development of oil and gas resources in the Kushk–Tirpul area of Herat Province…

Afghanistan and Pakistan have never had a relationship free of political and geographical disagreements. Even before 1979, their governments held fundamentally different positions…

Pakistan’s conduct toward Afghanistan has crossed the line from manipulation into outright sabotage. This is no longer a matter of strategic ambiguity or competing narratives. It…