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…