Category: Traditional Security
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Nuclear Weapons on the Table
Pakistan’s arms buildup, driven by security concerns, prestige, and regional competition, poses challenges for its economic and social development. While nuclear weapons provide deterrence, Pakistan’s continued investment in conventional arms raises questions about priorities, highlighting the need to reassess its defense strategy for long-term stability.
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Emerging Threat of Space Militarization and Pakistan’s Preparedness
As space militarization intensifies, Pakistan faces emerging threats like satellite warfare and space espionage. While efforts in space technology development through SUPARCO show promise, Pakistan must enhance its space security awareness, strengthen deterrence capabilities, and promote international collaboration to safeguard its national interests and avoid becoming collateral damage in global space warfare.
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Command and Control: The Future of US Military Operations
The Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) concept aims to revolutionize U.S. military operations by enabling rapid, AI-driven decision-making across interconnected forces. While promising enhanced efficiency, JADC2 faces challenges in cybersecurity, technical maturity, and decentralized control, raising concerns about its deployment in complex, high-pressure environments.
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Navigating Geopolitical tensions in Arctic region
The Arctic’s rapidly melting ice caps are transforming it into a geopolitical hotspot. Nations vie for control over newly accessible resources and strategic routes, reminiscent of a Cold War-like struggle. Balancing military expansion and environmental protection is crucial to ensuring a sustainable future for this fragile region.
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NATO Eastward Expansion: Horrors of Cold War 2.0
The Cold War ended with the US as the dominant superpower, but recent geopolitical events suggest tensions are rising again. NATO’s expansion towards Russia’s borders and the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 have sparked fears of a new Cold War. Both sides suffer significant losses as global politics shift once more.
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Clash of Titans: Leveraging Power Transition Theory to Decode the US-China Competition
Power Transition Theory Power Transition Theory in international relations focuses on the shifting nature of global power and the prospect of conflict. This theory was proposed by A.F.K. Organski. PTT elucidates that ordered international system exists with the hegemon state and other lower-classified states based on their power spectrum. It predicts the instability and violence…
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Religious Extremism and growing Majoritarianism in Pakistan.
Religious Extremism and growing Majoritarianism | op-ed |9-july-2024 In recent years, Pakistan has been steadily moving towards a precarious majoritarianism, marked by increasing incidents of religious violence and blasphemy allegations. On June 21, 2024, another innocent man was killed over blasphemy accusations, highlighting the religious extremism in the state. During the occasion of Eid, religious…
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Benjamin Netanyahu: Unveiling the Legacy of Power Wars
Benjamin Netanyahu | op-ed |24-june-2024 Introduction In the world of geopolitics, war and power hold the central theme. War and Power seems to be two different entities, when people use these terms in their routinely discussions. But in the eyes of statesmen, military strategists, diplomats and political analysts war and power go hand in gloves…
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Stability-Instability Paradox; Post-Nuclearization Era of Pakistan and India
Stability-Instability Paradox The Stability-Instability Paradox is a concept in the realm of nuclear deterrence theory which suggests that the presence of nuclear weapons can stabilize the overall strategic relationship between nuclear-armed states. However, it can also encourage them to engage in lower-level conflicts, confident that a full-scale nuclear war is unlikely due to the deterrence…
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Impact of Houthis attack in Red Sea: Repercussions for Global Trade
Impact of Houthis attack in Red Sea | op-ed |24-june-2024 Following escalating attacks by Houthis on commercial ships in the Red Sea, global trade concerns have surged. Houthis are carrying out indiscriminate attacks in Red Sea in response to Israel’s cruel and inhumane action in Gaza. Given the centrality of maritime commerce to the global…
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Nuclear Diplomacy: Case Study of Cuban Missile Crisis – 1962
Nuclear Diplomacy/ op-ed/ 20-june-2024 In October 1962, two superpowers of the world, the US and the Soviet Union, confronted each other politically and militarily. It was a thirteen-day standoff during the Cold War. The US uncovered the Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba which initiated the 1962 crisis. After going through various options, US President John…