Fields of Blood: Religion and the History of Violence. Karen Armstrong. London: The Bodley...
The blood that has been spilled over the history of human race is real, but to accuse religion, as most literature coming out of...
The Middle East in Flux: How Should Pakistan Respond?
Abstract
The Middle East has been in a flux ever since the US-led invasion of Iraq in March 2003. Things deteriorated further in the wake...
Examining Pakistan’s Strategic Decision to Support the US War on Terror
Abstract
The decision by the Pakistani leadership to unconditionally support the US in its war on terror after the 9/11 attacks has had long-term consequences....
The TV-Terrorism Relationship: Investigating the Symbiosis Notion
Abstract
There have been extensive debates on the so-called nexus between the media and terrorism. Scholars agree that the medium of television has a greater role...
Parliamentary Track 1 ½ Diplomacy: An Effective Tool for Peace-making
Abstract
Preventive diplomacy traditionally involves Track I of governments and inter-governmental organisations in diplomatic negotiations to prevent and end armed conflict. Track II are confidence-building...
South Asian Nuclear Thresholds: Repercussions of Cold Start Doctrine and Tactical Nuclear Weapons
Abstract
It can be argued that the overt nuclearisation of South Asia has averted a major military confrontation between India and Pakistan. However, it is...
Indian Missile Defence Development: Implications for Deterrence Stability in South Asia
Abstract
India has pursued the development and acquisition of a ballistic missile defence (BMD) system since the 1990s. Its indigenous system consists of a two-tier...
South Asian Strategic Paradox: India-Pakistan Nuclear Flux
Abstract
This article critically analyses the paradoxical flux situation in South Asia in view of both countries’ possession of tactical nuclear weapons (TNWs), strategic arsenals,...
Mounting Tension on the Korean Peninsula
Introduction
The strategic situation on the Korean Peninsula is highly tense mainly because of the nuclear and missile tests conducted by the Democratic People’s Republic...
Pakistan: The road towards achieving the SDGs
Seventeen goals. One Hundred and sixty nine indicators. A population of over seven billion people. One deadline. That in summary are the Sustainable Development...
