Opinion

The limits of American power

Paradoxically, the US-Israel attacks on Iran that started on February 28, which were meant to bring Iran to its knees…

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Iran war day 64: peace deal rejected—is escalation next?

Tensions in the Iran conflict continue to rise as diplomatic efforts between the United States and Iran remain deadlocked. US…

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Return of the Hunter: Hangor Class submarines and Pakistan’s enhanced undersea deterrence

PNS Hangor, a French-built Daphne-class submarine, commanded by Commander Ahmad Tasnim, fired a homing torpedo into the shallow waters of…

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How to overcome strategic imprudence

A year has passed since the Pahalgam attack led to Operation Sindoor in early May 2025, aggravating Pakistan-India relations. From…

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Committed to peace

In an age where geopolitics is increasingly shaped by noise rather than nuance, countries are often pushed into artificial binaries.…

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UAE’s exit from OPEC: A strategic break or the beginning of the end for oil cartels?

The sudden decision of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries to lose one of its most influential members—the United…

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Gwadar–Iran–Central Asia Corridor: A Strategic Breakthrough

The recent operationalization of a new trade corridor linking Pakistan’s Gwadar Port with Iran and onward to Central Asia marks…

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The strategic blind spot

When Admiral Samuel Paparo, commander of US Indo-Pacific Command, testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee, he delivered a paradigm-shifting…

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Political economy of power failure

There is a version of Pakistan’s power sector story that reads as a financing tragedy. Billions of dollars borrowed, capacity…

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Iran war’s surprises

In some ways, you can feel it in your bones. A momentous wave of anxiety has swept across a world…

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