The Pakistani state’s strategic outlook is a classic case of the tail wagging the dog. Security policy drives overall foreign policy rather than the other way round. The...
Year: 2016
Lingering Ghosts of The Past
This month nine years ago, the world watched in awe as the Lal Masjid brigade terrorised Islamabad citizens and shopkeepers, including Chinese business owners, before being...
China Grants $260m for Gwadar Airport
China is granting Pakistan some $260 million for the construction of the Gwadar International Airport on the Arabian Sea, national media reported Tuesday. Government...
Tactical Changes in Russia’s Foreign Policy and Iran's Caution
Turkey’s readiness to restore relations with Moscow, Britain’s exit from the European Union, circulation of some rumors on the Green Continent about the need to revise...
Tactical Changes in Russia’s Foreign Policy and Iran’s Caution
Turkey’s readiness to restore relations with Moscow, Britain’s exit from the European Union, circulation of some rumors on the Green Continent about the need to revise...
Obama Drone Casualty Numbers a Fraction of those Recorded by the Bureau
In a long-awaited announcement, the US government today gave its first assessment of the number of civilians killed in President Obama’s controversial drone programme. The US...
CRSS Quarterly Security Report Q2, 2016
The upsurge in violence recorded during last quarter (January – March, 2016) dropped significantly during this reporting period (April – June, 2016). That being said, the...
Modi’s Misjudgment
In a rare interview with Times Now, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said it was hard to decide who to speak to about peace in Islamabad. “We want to live in harmony and...
Will Pakistan Learn From Its Mistakes With Afghanistan To Save Its Ties With Iran?
Even though tensions between Islamabad and Kabul over the Torkham border crossing are yet to be settled, Pakistan has laid the foundation of “Pakistan Gate” near the Iranian...
Pakistan’s Chance
Battle lines in the Asia Pivot have probably never been more pronounced. The Obama Administration went out of its way to in its bid to get India’s entry into the Nuclear...
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