Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

  ISRAEL and the US expectations that decapitation of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, through massive airstrikes, would terminate the regime seem driven by…

SINCE the United States troops’ withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021, Pakistan has been persuading the de facto Taliban Government in Kabul to end its…

President Donald Trump’s policies and their geopolitical fallout have sent shockwaves throughout the world, shaking up the international order, shifting economic, political and security dynamics…

  PAKISTAN has maintained a professional relationship with the International Atomic Energy Agency. As a founding member, it has fulfilled its commitments to the Agency…

PRESIDENT Donald J Trump’s rapid reorientation of US foreign policy and strategic deprioritisation of Europe have alarmed European leaders. His Greenland venture and bullish attitude…

THE expiration of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) on 5 February 2026, ended the bilateral arms control agreement between Russia and the…

  THE prevention of Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) terrorism requires effective implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 (UNSCR 1540). The significance…

EMERGING and disruptive technologies (EDTs) are increasingly influencing all aspects of national power, particularly military power. They are transforming warfare, enabling faster, more flexible and…

IRAN’S prevailing internal turmoil is problematic for its ruling elite and alarming for the entire region. The rising inflation and economic grievances have unleashed demonstrations…

INDIA has harboured hegemonic and Great Power ambitions in South Asia. Whereas Pakistan treats India as a sovereign equal and demands the execution of United…