Geo-politics is a dangerous game. To readers and observers, it is an exhilarating show of big, titan countries facing off for hegemony. Yet, in a world where nuclear capability determines…
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In a recent op-ed for Daily Sabah, analyst Batu Coşkun argued that the Israel-UAE ‘peace deal’ is directed against Turkey, not Iran. Indeed, following the assassination of the Islamic Revolutionary…
Amidst Sino-India military standoff, the latest telephonic conversation between Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan has raised lots of eyebrows in New Delhi, shattering the…
COVID-19 has all manner of strategists and political commentators asking one question frantically: has the global superpower status experienced Sede Vacante? With America stuck between the conclave of isolationism and…
The New York Times recently published exclusive excerpts from the draft of a strategic accord between China and Iran, which if approved by the latter’s parliament, would see Beijing invest…
On July 25, Baloch Raji Ajoi Sangar (BRAS) – a conglomerate of four Baloch ethno-nationalist militant groups – announced an operational alliance with Sindhudesh Revolutionary Army (SRA), a Sindhi ethno-nationalist…
Ever since the emergence of COVID-19, fear surrounding the deadly pandemic is further fuelling the panic and giving credence to a number of assumptions primarily based on rumors pertaining to…
In post-9/11 era, scholarship on terrorism has heavily revolved around Islamist terrorism. In recent years, there has been a significant uptick with regards to far-right violent extremism. However, violent attacks…
On 17 May, the incumbent Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and former Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah signed a power sharing agreement that ended a months long political impasse over government…
Norms are the informal codes which determine the acceptable behaviour. These norms can be individualistic and group based. They become universally accepted over the course of time with continued practice….