The recent military strikes carried out by the United States and Israel against Iran represent one of the most alarming escalations in the Middle East in recent years. In a region already burdened by decades […]

Amid the ongoing rising tensions in the Gulf, including recent missile and drone attacks originating from Iran that have struck Saudi Arabia, the question has become more dire. Not only is the security of U.S […]

by Muhammad Mohsin Iqbal Power has always tested the character of those who possess it. When authority falls into the hands of an individual, the desires rooted deep within human nature often grow stronger. Yet […]

There is a well-known proverb in Urdu which says that a thief may abandon the act of theft, but he rarely abandons the habit of manipulation and deceit. This old saying appears strikingly relevant in […]

Pakistan and Afghanistan – two countries with shared economic and security interests – have experienced a low trajectory in their relations post US withdrawal from Kabul in August 2021. Under the Taliban regime, Islamabad hoped […]

The Middle East today stands engulfed in a climate of extraordinary tension, where political calculation and military preparedness coexist uneasily with fear, suspicion, and the ever-present possibility of sudden war. What may outwardly appear as […]

by Muhammad Mohsin Iqbal There are moments in the life of nations which, though brief in duration, cast shadows long enough to shape both present anxieties and future reckonings. History is not merely a chronicle […]