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The New Caliphate Question: Can Türkiye Lead the Islamic World?
Muhammad Haseeb Sulehria Despite its indifference to its religious past, under the presidency of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Türkiye has sought to regain its standing relative to other Muslim cou...
August 5, 2026 14:51
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Beyond the Truce: End of Saudi-Houthi Detente
Khawaja Touqeer Ahmad The 2022 UN-mediated Truce began to shatter as four years of relative calm between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Houthis came to an end following recent air strikes over...
August 5, 2026 12:20
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Beyond the Horizon: Kuwait's Pivot to Pakistan and the New Grammar of Gulf Deterrence
Imran Bhatti The contemporary security architecture of the Middle East is undergoing a structural realignment that would have seemed far-fetched barely a decade ago. Recent reporting that Kuwait has ...
August 1, 2026 12:46
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Deterrence Without Nuclear Weapons
Hassan Raza In December 1941, Imperial Japan appeared unstoppable. It had taken over the Hong Kong colony, the French Indochina region, and even the U.S. territory of Guam. The attack on Pearl Harb...
July 31, 2026 13:18
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China's Soft Power and its Rise on the World Stage
Dur e Adan In international relations, soft power is the ability to co-opt rather than coerce, in contrast with hard power. It entails using attractiveness and appeal to influence other people's pre...
July 29, 2026 15:27
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Will China’s Rising Economy Make it a Hegemon?
Mahnur Asim Hegemony is used in ancient Greece to define the hold, control, or paramount power of a state. In this context, it refers to dominance over economic, cultural, and military power to exert ...
July 23, 2026 11:54
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The Diplomatic Failure: When Words Die, Wars Begin
Fatima Bashir There is an enduring myth that some conflicts are too deep, too old, and too ideological to be solved at the negotiating table. In some instances, that war is not only necessary but i...
June 29, 2026 12:53
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The Islamabad Memorandum: Pakistan’s Diplomatic Triumph
Waqas Abdullah Pakistan has long occupied a unique position in international politics. Situated at the crossroads of South Asia, Central Asia, the Middle East and the Gulf, the country has often been ...
June 21, 2026 14:25
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AUKUS and the Transformation of Australia’s Maritime Deterrence Strategy in the Indo-Pacific
Waqas Abdullah AUKUS resembles a submarine agreement. It isn’t. It is altering the Australian thinking on deterrence at sea. The agreement is propelling Australia out of a support role in US-led oper...
May 9, 2026 12:43
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From Nixon to Trump: Pakistan’s Long Record of Back-Channel Diplomacy
Waqas Abdullah On April 9, 2026, Pakistan demonstrated strategic power through calculated diplomacy, leveraging its strong military reputation, nuclear deterrence, and critical geographic positi...
April 9, 2026 19:24
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