The three deadly attacks in Afghanistan on January 11 took the lives of nearly 70 people including five diplomats of the United Arab Emirates at a time when there was a...
Year: 2017
Coal Energy: at What Cost?
Minister of Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal recently informed the parliamentary committee on CPEC that Thar coal would be used for electricity for the next 400 years and...
Changing Ties
The Indo-US strategic partnership has been a source of constant tension in Pak-US ties in recent years. The US has pursued ‘de-hyphenation’ ie dealing with Islamabad and New...
CPEC: Lessons from History
How does one get a grip on the proposed China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and its associated investments without any hard information except for the hype? In the absence of...
Where does Pakistan fit in Russia’s South Asia strategy?
Ever since the Cold War, relations between Moscow and Islamabad have remained weak. Back then during the time of bipolarity, Pakistan was a close ally of the United States while...
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CHINA WATCH [JANUARY 10-16] SECURITY OF THE CHINA-PAKISTAN ECONOMIC CORRIDOR (CPEC)
Developments regarding the security of CPEC were the prominent news of this week. China handed over two ships to Pakistan for the joint security of CPEC sea route. Chinese...
Sabawoon Showcase: Local Sports and Need for their Revival
January 12, 2017, Peshawar: The latest episode of Sabawoon[i], flagship radio program of Center for Research and Security Studies (CRSS), was about the significance of local...
Afghanistan: US Marines Headed Back to Helmand Province
Approximately 300 Marines will deploy to Afghanistan's Helmand Province this spring, returning to the scene of some of the fiercest battles in America's 15-year-long engagement...
Waiting for Release: Will Afghans cleared to leave Guantanamo get out before Trump gets in?
American president-elect Donald Trump has said that no more detainees should be transferred out of America’s war on terror detention camp in Guantanamo Bay. He takes office on 20...
Afghan Weekly (Jan 06 – Jan 12, 2017)
Speaking to Asharq al-Awsat, an Arab newspaper, on Wednesday, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani stressed on the need for Islamic countries to help bring peace in Afghanistan. "We...
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