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Attacks and Counter-Strikes
Asif Haroon Raja Following the deadly vehicle-borne suicide attack on a mosque in the Old Police Lines area of Kohat during Friday prayers, which reportedly martyred a number of police…
The Role of Swing States in the 2024 US Presidential Election
In the United States (US), swing states hold significant importance in presidential elections. For the reason that,…
Pakistan’s 2026 Foreign Policy Reset:
Recharting the Geopolitical Compass For much of the early 2020s, Pakistan’s foreign policy appeared paralyzed by a…
From Water Security to Hybrid Warfare: Pakistan’s Evolving National Security Doctrine
Pakistan's national security doctrine is evolving beyond traditional military defence to a broader, integrated approach that treats…
Pakistan to Host Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit: Strengthening Regional Cooperation and Stability
Pakistan is set to host the highly anticipated Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit tomorrow, October 15-16, 2024,…
Change in Bangladesh Perplexes India
Since the sudden regime change in Dhaka, the Indian political and military leaders, Indian media, academia and…
Operation Azm-e-Istehkam—A Path to Secure Future
In order to counter the menace of TTP and BLA, the government of Pakistan has announced the…
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: Regional Connectivity, Innovation, and Security in Balochistan
The Centre for Development and Stability (CDS) organized a one-day…
Omani Majlis-e-Shura Delegation Paid a Visit to Pakistan Monument and Heritage Museum
Press Release- Centre for Development and Stability (CDS) Islamabad, Pakistan…
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: Assessing the Transformation of Vision into Reality with a Focus on Regional Connectivity, Innovation, and Security in Balochistan
The seminar was held at Sardar Bahadur Khan Women’s University…
DG CDS Dr. Irfan Ashraf’s Address at Renmin University of China Closing Ceremony
Respected organizers of the CIPCC Programme, media colleagues from different…
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The Great Tech Decoupling
The End of Hyper-Globalization? Digital Trade Wars and the Fragmentation of the Global EconomyThe era of hyper-globalization, characterized by seamlessly…
Forging New Bonds: Pakistan and Russia in a Multipolar World
As the global order transitions from unipolarity to multipolarity, countries are increasingly exploring new partnerships that reflect shared interests rather…
Pakistan’s Diplomatic Resurgence in a Multipolar World and Motivated Negative Trends
Asif Haroon Raja History shows that both civilian and military leaders across the world have resorted to war under varying…
The Afghan Taliban and Pakistan: From Strategic Allies to Strategic Rivals
Pakistan's Role During the Afghan Jihad in the 1980s During the Soviet invasion and occupation of Afghanistan from December 1979…
War for Space: How History May Judge the US-Israel Doctrine in the Middle East
Nuzhat Nazar History is rarely kind to powers that confuse military superiority with moral authority. It is even less forgiving…
The Role of Swing States in the 2024 US Presidential Election
In the United States (US), swing states hold significant importance in presidential…
SCO Summit 2025 in China: A New Era of Global Economic and Development Cooperation
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has once again emerged as one of…
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Attacks and Counter-Strikes
Asif Haroon Raja Following the deadly vehicle-borne suicide attack on a mosque in the Old Police Lines area of Kohat…
CSCEC- 2026
In the global landscape of construction and investment, one name stands out—China State Construction Engineering Corporation, the world's largest construction…
The World Seems to Have Become a Complicated Game
Something seems to have become seriously entangled in the prevailing geopolitical order. The United States (US) is Israel’s principal patron…
The World Seems to Have Become a Complicated Game
Asif Haroon Raja Something seems to have become seriously entangled in the prevailing geopolitical order. The United States is Israel’s…
Iran’s Possible Nuclearisation: Is Military Pressure Producing the Opposite Result?
Premise For years, Iranian leaders have maintained that Iran does not intend to manufacture nuclear weapons and that its nuclear…
Pakistan at a Strategic Crossroads: Security, Regional Alliances and Political Polarisation
Pakistan faces terrorism, regional instability and deep political polarisation. New regional alliances are reshaping its security environment. Tensions in Balochistan…
The Iran war is reshaping Gulf security and energy politicsfor meta des: After Hormuz: Is the Gulf Entering a New Security Order?
The Strait of Hormuz has long functioned as the narrow, beating artery of global commerce. Handling nearly a fifth of…
The Politics of Propaganda, Wishful Thinking and Confrontation
Asif Haroon Raja PTI’s social-media machinery continues to churn out a steady stream of exaggerated, unverified and, in some cases,…
Postmortem of Four-Day India – Pakistan War: Lessons for India
Asif Haroon Raja India's Miscalculations and Weakly Planned Pahalgam False Flag Operation India’s strategic miscalculation stemmed from a flawed assessment…
Imran Khan: From Cricketing Hero to Political Confrontation
Asif Haroon Raja Political History of Imran Khan The cricketer Imran Khan earned worldwide fame after leading Pakistan to victory…
The Shanghai Spirit at 25: A New Model for Multilateral Cooperation
Zhao Yunfei Andijan’s train station sits on the eastern edge of Uzbekistan’s rail network and is gearing up for a…
A Day of Suspense, Speculation, Political Manoeuvring and Uncertainties
Asif Haroon Raja Circulating Rumours and Suspense Yesterday was a day full of suspense, speculation and political intrigue. All kinds…
The Makkah Pact and the Erosion of America’s Gulf Hegemony
 The Makkah Joint Defence Agreement is a potentially historic shift in Gulf security: from an order dominated by American…
India–Pakistan Antagonism in Historical Perspective
Part Three Asif Haroon Raja Emerging Fault Lines in India–US Relations Pakistan's nuclear programme, its growing strategic relationship with China…
India–Pakistan Antagonism in Historical Perspective
Part Two Asif Haroon Raja Following Partition in 1947, India and Pakistan emerged as the two principal successor states to…