Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

  PAKISTAN, as a responsible nuclear power, accords the highest priority to the safety and security of its nuclear installations. It has established and maintained…

  THE hallmark of the fourth nuclear age is an alarming, anarchic nuclear landscape. This anarchy is intensifying because New START expired in February 2026,…

  THE leadership of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye seems determined to operationalize the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement (MJDA). They have taken a few practical…

  THE international community stands at the cusp of the third revolution in warfare and the fourth industrial revolution, driven by ‘Emerging Technologies,’ often called…

  PRESIDENT Masoud Pezeshkian’s presence at the 11-nation BRICS summit in Delhi frustrates President Donald Trump’s attempt to isolate Iran diplomatically and economically. In addition,…

  UNITED States-Iran tensions are straining regional security and weakening the regional economy. Sporadic military actions between them show that an off-ramp is not on…

  THE strategy is dynamic; therefore, defence policymakers must be intelligent and flexible to update their military doctrines in response to transformations in strategic environment…

  THE Conference on Disarmament, the world’s sole multilateral forum for disarmament negotiations, has failed to produce any tangible solution for arms control or decommissioning…

  THE war between Iran and the United States has disrupted trade in the Strait of Hormuz and tension between Iran-aligned Yemeni Houthis and Saudi…

  THE convergence of strategic thinking among the leaders of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkiye led to a landmark security agreement capable of transforming the…