Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

War spreading beyond the Gulf

THE expansion of the Iran-United States war horizon is alarming for the Middle East and its neighborhood. The recent Red Sea and Caspian Sea conflicts…

US-Saudi nuclear deal: Improper demands

  THE civil nuclear deal between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States has attracted immense attention from nuclear analysts, giving rise to…

2026 NATO Summit: An analysis

  THE transformation in the international strategic environment, the increasing probability of state-on-state wars, the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, and the resumed exchanges…

Pakistan’s nuclear command & control

  THE nuclear-armed state needs to constitute and put in place a robust and credible nuclear command and control structure to efficiently employ and manage…

Pakistan-Afghanistan: Deplorable situation

  PAKISTAN-Afghanistan relations have remained at the lowest ebb since the beginning of 2026. Despite the serious efforts of the friendly states, Islamabad and Kabul…

Increasing nuclear risks

THE rapid transformation in international politics has systematically increased the nuclear perils. Strategic competition among the great powers led to the demise of the arms…

Islamabad MoU: Way forward

  THE Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran declared the immediate and permanent termination…

India’s nuclear deployment and strategic risks

THE increasing states’ reliance on nuclear weapons as instruments of national power and the rapidly eroding support for nuclear arms control in international politics have…

Taliban-Russia military relations

THE Russian Federation is the only country in the world that has recognized the def-facto Taliban regime in July 2025. Subsequently, it removed the Afghan…

Complications in the US-Iran peace deal

THE continuity of negotiations between Iran and the US generates optimism about a permanent peace. However, significant differences remain between Tehran and Washington, which hinder…

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