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Afghanistan Passing Through Testing Times
Concluding Part Three Asif Haroon Raja Strategic Assessment and Future Outlook Pakistan's Strategic Concerns Pakistan has consistently maintained that a peaceful, stable, and economically viable Afghanistan is indispensable for lasting…
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,…
Key Insights from Premier Li Qiang’s 2026 Government Work Report
On March 5, 2026, Chinese Premier Li Qiang presented the annual Report on the Work of the…
America Can Fight This War. Can It Sustain It?
By: Nuzhat Nazar The question is not whether the United States can fight a war with Iran.…
Pakistan-China Cooperation at the SCO Summit: A Strengthened Partnership
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit held in Islamabad marked a significant milestone in the deepening of…
Israel-Iran Conflict & Iranian Martial Law
Israel-Iran Conflict & Iranian Martial Law Updated Situation Report and Regional Implications(By: Nuzhat Nazar) What Has Happened…
Islamabad and the OIC’s New Conversation on Women’s Development
The 9th OIC Ministerial Conference on Women marks an important shift in the Organisation of Islamic…
Press Release | Center for Development and Stability Conducted Press Conference on Exposing Deception: Critical Analysis of India’s False Flag Operations
Emphasizing the critical importance of understanding India’s false flag operation…
CDS & COMEX Partner to Showcase Pakistan’s IT at COMEX 2025
CDS and COMEX have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)…
CDS Hosts Welcome Dinner for COMEX CEO Amr Abdullah Baabood to Strengthen Pakistan-Oman Economic and Technological Ties
The Centre for Development and Stability (CDS) organized and hosted…
Disinformation: The Undermining Force Within—Revealing its Structural Threats to Society and National Security
ISLAMABAD: The Centre for Development and Stability (CDS), organized seminar…
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Afghanistan at the Crossroads: Proxy War, Strategic Ingratitude, and Pakistan’s Red Lines
By Asif Haroon Raja A Perplexing Question Afghanistan shares borders with six countries—yet why is “jihad” declared obligatory only against…
Grave Situation in the Middle East
The alarming forecast stems from the growing recklessness of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his war cabinet, bolstered by…
IIOJK State Assembly Elections 2024: History, Current Elections, and Future Prospects
The political scenario is deeply rooted in historical conflicts, particularly the long-standing dispute over Jammu and Kashmir, which has remained…
India’s Struggles After a Humiliating Setback
The Indian narratives are struggling to reconcile with the sudden and decisive setback inflicted by Pakistan. To cover up their…
CPEC and Balochistan’s Future: Opportunities, Challenges, and the Way Forward
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a flagship project of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), is a game-changer for Pakistan’s…
Will Israel Achieve the Objective of Greater Israel?
The Middle East (ME) has remained engulfed in conflict since the Six-Day…
US and Iran Peace Talks Underway in Islamabad
Iran’s position in the talks with the United States (US) is based…
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Afghanistan Passing Through Testing Times
Concluding Part Three Asif Haroon Raja Strategic Assessment and Future Outlook Pakistan's Strategic Concerns Pakistan has consistently maintained that a…
Afghanistan Passing Through Testing Times
Part Two Asif Haroon Raja The Emerging Challenge to Taliban Rule The security and political landscape in Afghanistan is entering…
The Makkah Joint Defence Agreement: Towards a New Regional Security Architecture?
Nuzhat Nazar IntroductionThe signing of the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement by Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Türkiye on 7 August 2026…
Strategic PaperAfghanistan Passing Through Testing Times
Part One Asif Haroon Raja Strategic Importance of Badakhshan, Zebak and the Wakhan Corridor Badakhshan has emerged as one of…
Policy Paper- Sardari System in Balochistan – The Root Cause of the Balochistan Conundrum
Part Three By Asif Haroon Raja The Real Problem The central argument of this series is that the principal challenge…
Beyond the Ceasefire: How the Renewed US–Iran Conflict Could Reshape the Middle East and Global Security
Rimsha saleem The collapse of the US–Iran ceasefire threatens global energy markets, shifts geopolitical alliances, and forces regional powers to…
The Crisis of International Order: Are Global Institutions Losing Their Capacity to Manage Great Power Competition?
Rimsha saleem Security Council paralysis and bloc politics reveal a collapsing global order, leaving middle powers vulnerable. The contemporary international…
From Dependence to Deterrence: NATO’s Strategic Transformation in an Era of Great Power Competition
Rimshsa saleem NATO's Ankara Summit marks Europe's shift toward strategic autonomy and self-reliant defense as American guarantees recedes. The NATO…
The New Geoeconomics: How Conflict and Strategic Competition Are Reshaping Global Trade
Rimshas saleem Geoeconomic rivalry and supply chain fragmentation are replacing hyper-globalization with national security-driven trade. The international economic architecture is…
Policy PaperSardari System in Balochistan – The Root Cause of the Balochistan Conundrum
Part Two Asif Haroon Raja The Baloch Sardars Balochistan constitutes about 44 percent of Pakistan's landmass, yet it remains the…
Policy paper System in Balochistan – The Root Cause of the Balochistan Conundrum
Part One Asif Haroon Raja Balochistan: The Other Side of the Picture To understand the present-day challenges of Balochistan, it…
Student Protests and the Rise of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP): Implications for the BJP Government
Part Three Asif Haroon Raja Narendra Modi, a long-time protégé of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), served as the Chief…
The Economics of Terror: Smuggling and Security in Balochistan
Nuzhat Nazar Can a terrorist organisation survive without money? History suggests it cannot. No armed movement fights on ideology alone.…
Strategic Signalling in the Indo-Pacific: China’s Expanding Military Posture and the Future of Regional Stability
Rimsha Saleem China's nuclear SLBM test in the South Pacific signals a mature sea-based deterrent, escalating Indo-Pacific security competition. The…
The Gen Z Revolution: How South Asia’s Youngest Generation Is Rewriting Politics
How Generation Z is transforming politics in South Asia through digital platforms, social media, and issue-based activism. It argues that…