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Yemen and Ethiopia: The Emerging Red Sea–Horn of Africa Strategic Nexus
Asif Haroon Raja Highlights of the War in Yemen Operation Dawn of Yemen The Yemeni government forces and the Saudi-led coalition have liberated the world’s most important commercial maritime passage,…
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…
Pakistan-China Recent Talks: A New Trajectory in the Strategic Partnership
The recent high-level official meetings between Pakistan and China reflect a new trajectory in the strategic partnership.…
Pakistan, China and the Search for an Off-Ramp in the Iran-US War
By: Nuzhat Nazar The Iran-US war has reached a dangerous but potentially decisive moment. After more than…
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…
America Declining Empire, China Rising Power, Pakistan Influential Middle Power
Asif Haroon Raja I am quoting an apparently small incident which took place during the two-day…
China-Russia Cooperation as a vital constant amid
century-defining changes sweeping across the world July 16 marks the 25th anniversary of the signing of the…
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: Regional Connectivity, Innovation, and Security in Balochistan
The Centre for Development and Stability (CDS) organized a one-day…
Khuzdar’s Strategic Location: A Catalyst for Regional Trade and Development
The Centre for Development and Stability (CDS), organized a seminar…
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…
Welcome Dinner in Honor of Mr. Amr Abdullah Baabood, CEO of COMEX, held on November 21, 2024 at Ramada by Wyndham Islamabad
The Centre for Development and Stability (CDS) organized and hosted…
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Economic Turmoil in Bangladesh
The World Bank has revised Bangladesh's GDP growth forecast downward to 5.7% for the fiscal year 2024-25, citing high inflation,…
Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations: From Shared Brotherhood to Conflict and Betrayal
Part Five After the 2025 India–Pakistan conflict, Pakistan faces growing security challenges from hybrid warfare, cross-border terrorism, and regional geopolitical…
Afghan-Backed Militancy: Pakistan’s Patience Wears Thin After Peshawar Bombing
Today's suicide attack in Peshawar on November 24, 2025, once again exposes a harsh truth Pakistan has long been warning…
Branding the Future: Pakistani Journalists Witness China’s Urban Transformation in Jinhua
Pakistani journalists participating in a media training program at Zhejiang Normal University in Jinhua have been learning about a wide…
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…
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…
“Lost to China”: Trump’s Remark and the Shifting Geopolitics of South Asia
“Looks like we’ve lost India and Russia to deepest, darkest China. May…
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Yemen and Ethiopia: The Emerging Red Sea–Horn of Africa Strategic Nexus
Asif Haroon Raja Highlights of the War in Yemen Operation Dawn of Yemen The Yemeni government forces and the Saudi-led…
From Coup to Open Conflict: How the US-Iran Rivalry Became a Middle East War
Nuzhat Nazar The conflict between the United States and Iran did not begin with nuclear centrifuges, ballistic missiles or Israeli…
Yemen: The Makkah Accord Turns the Tables on the Houthis
Asif Haroon Raja A Strategic Turning Point at Bab Al-Mandab The strategic situation in Yemen appears to have entered a…
May 9: The False-Flag Narrative, Questions Raised and Competing Narratives
Asif Haroon Raja Those who, on May 9, were calling upon people to “come out of their homes and reach…
The UN Is Not Powerless — It Is Only as Powerful as States Allow It to Be
Nuzhat Nazar The United Nations occupies a peculiar place in the modern international system. Every time a major war breaks…
Trump–Xi Summit: A Rivalry Too Big to Fail and Too Deep to End
The red carpet was rolled out. Military honours were on display. Donald Trump spoke warmly of Xi Jinping, and the…
PTI’s Political Gambits and the Deteriorating Situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
The security situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) has become increasingly intertwined with Pakistan’s wider political confrontation. The province is already…
President Xi Jinping Holds Talks with U.S. President Donald J. Trump
On the morning of September 24 local time, President Xi Jinping held talks with the U.S. President Donald J. Trump…
Remarks at Arrival Ceremony at the White House
Honorable President Donald Trump and Mrs.Melania Trump,Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear Friends, I’m very glad to pay a state visit to…
China and the United States Reach Eight Deliverables and Understandings
From September 23 to 25 local time, President Xi Jinping paid a state visit to the United States. During the…
PTI’s Political Gambits and the Deteriorating Situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Asif Haroon Raja The security situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) has become increasingly intertwined with Pakistan’s wider political confrontation. The…
PTI’S Political Gambits and the Deteriorating situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
PTI’s Political Gambits and the Deteriorating Situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Asif Haroon Raja The security situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP)…
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…