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From Strategic Opening to Strategic Management: How Trump’s Beijing Visit Reflects a Changed World Order

(By: Nuzhat Nazar) Donald Trump’s latest visit to Beijing was important not…

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Decoding Trump’s 2026 Beijing Visit—Strategic Stability or Renewed Engagement

United States President Donald Trump’s state visit and meeting with his Chinese…

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Pakistan-China at 75: From strategic friendship to shared prosperity

(By: Nuzhat Nazar) As Pakistan and China mark 75 years of diplomatic…

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Pakistan’s IMF Review: A Window to Move from Crisis Management to Economic Statecraft

(By: Nuzhat Nazar) Pakistan’s latest IMF review should be read less as…

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Deeper than Perception: What President Trump’s China Visit Means for Global Power Dynamics

President Trump’s 2026 visit to China is not just symbolic diplomacy, it…

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Terror, Proxy Warfare, and Pakistan’s Strategic Response

Asif Haroon Raja In the last few days, several deadly terrorist attacks…

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From Epic Fury to Strategic Exhaustion: Reshaping Global Power Equations

By Asif Haroon Raja The burning question dominating strategic discourse is whether…

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The Illusion of Consent

The extension of the US–Iran ceasefire has brought relief but not clarity.…

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Dialogue: The Safeguard Against China-U.S. Strategic Miscalculation

By Zhao Yunfei China and the U.S. share a responsibility to leverage…

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Evolving Scenario of Iran- US War

Asif Haroon Raja Key Features of the Proposed 14-Point Agreement of Iran:…

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US–Iran De-escalation Formula: Breakthrough or Tactical Pause?

By Asif Haroon Raja The Fallacy of Binary OutcomesSome analysts are advancing…

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Expanding Terrorism: Pakistan’s Counter-Terror Response and the Afghan Conundrum

Asif Haroon Raja In the wake of the steadily intensifying cross-border terrorism…

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Hanging Between Peace and War

Asif Haroon Raja Iran: Most Sanctioned Country Since the Islamic Revolution of…

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Deep Mistrust and a Cycle of Hostility: Why the US–Iran Conflict Cannot End

Given the back-to-back wars in June 2025 and February 2026, and the…

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April 26, 2026

West Asia's Fragile Ceasefire Hangs by a Thread Asif Haroon Raja Trump…

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