I went to Pakistan; I engaged in peace. If a hand extended is not shaken, what are you supposed to do? Ashraf Ghani, President of Afghanistan The recent verbal joust…

The tide of globalisation has brought with it an era of opportunities for all. Its immense potential has transformed the world into an assimilated whole, but for many, the contemporary…

Over a year after the landmark peace deal between the Taliban and the Trump administration, the United States nears complete withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan. This has resulted in…

The security challenges facing Pakistan are not insular in nature but pertain to a certain geopolitical reality and a worldview birthed of socio-economic circumstances.  This is not well understood especially…

In contemporary times, hybrid warfare threats are perceived as lethal as nuclear weapons and sophisticated missile technology. It is not wrong to say that hybrid warfare poses direct threats to…

The emergence of cryptocurrencies has prompted several countries across the world to launch central bank digital currency (CBDC) or study its various contours. Unlike cryptocurrencies, CBDC is a digital currency…

According to a recent video footage beamed out of the country by its state broadcaster, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has achieved what many thought impossible: losing weight during…

Africa has rightly been labelled as the ‘Continent of the Future’ owing to its promising economic potential, lucrative investment opportunities, abundant natural resources and most importantly due to its high…

Historically, national struggles of self-determination and community’s sense of national self tend to ebb and flow where some epochs constitute a dying optimism while other epochs represent a glimmer of…

Military multilateralism is the alliance of the militaries of three or more countries to pursue common goals. Perhaps the most well-known example is the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), which…