US presidential election – why Trump won
Contrary to many pundits, political analysts, and the majority in the mainstream US media, Republican…
Iran and Israel – hesitance to war
On Saturday, October 26, Israel finally retaliated for the October 1, 2024, missile strike comprising…
Analysis of the PTM Jirga in Jamrud: Challenges and Considerations
Last week, we discussed the factual aspects of the PTM Jirga organized in Jamrud, Khyber…
Balochistan and Pakistan: myths about accession and secession
To prevent the gullible Baloch youth and their compatriots in other provinces from blindly following…
Balochistan – the bogey of Baloch in angst
For a very long time, the Establishment (civil and military and mostly non-Baloch) has looked…
Balochistan – psychosis of despair?
I was interacting with master's level interns in an Islamabad think tank, and shockingly realised…
Offensive realism and contemporary power politics
Perpetual Peace' is a mirage so to say, as any budding power, unchecked by the…
War in Ukraine – the Kursk incursion
Last year, we were in a seminar with a European country/military discussing the regional security…
Bangladesh at the cusp of revolution?
It was on July 1 when students from the Dhaka University, and later other universities…
Al-Qaeda, Bannu and the road ahead
There is a disturbing alliance of interest across Durand Line. Without being alarmist in any…