The 2025 Tianjin SCO Summit: A Rising Challenge to Western Dominance

Shabib Ali “Xi Jinping’s push for a multipolar global order at the historic 2025 Tianjin SCO Summit, critiquing U.S. hegemony while advocating fairness and multilateralism.”  The 2025 Tianjin SCO Summit, held from August 31 to September 1 in Tianjin, China, was the 25th Heads of State Council meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), marking … Read more

The Alaska Summit: The US-Russia Bargaining and Ukraine’s Dilemma

When Donald Trump won the presidential elections in November 2024, one of his most repeated promises was to put an end to the Russia-Ukraine war. He argued that the conflict, dragging on for years and reshaping the security order of Europe, could be resolved quickly and easily under his leadership. He even repeatedly claimed that … Read more

The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Cybersecurity: Strengthening or Weakening Defenses?

By Zainab Sarwar Artificial Intelligence (AI) has revolutionized many fields across the world, and its role in cybersecurity is no exception. The big question, however, is whether AI is strengthening or weakening our cybersecurity defenses. AI refers to technologies that enable machines to think, learn, and make decisions similar to human beings. With AI, computer … Read more

Climate Change in Pakistan: A Growing Non-Traditional Security Threat

By Zainab Sarwar Climate change today is not just an environmental concern; it has evolved into one of the most pressing human challenges of our era, impacting health, economy, and everyday life. For Pakistan, the threat is even more alarming because the country ranks among the most climate-vulnerable nations in the world, despite contributing less … Read more

Trilateral Talks in Islamabad; Major Areas of Discussion and Future Prospects

Occurred in the Islamabad from 5 May to 8 May. At foreign minister level. Participants; Pakistan, Afghanistan and China. Areas Discussed; Trade, regional connectivity, economic integration, counter terrorism and border security etc. Importance and future prospects of the Trilateral Talks: Importance for Pakistan: Importance for China: Taliban government in Afghanistan is the major reality in … Read more

Afghan Taliban; Reluctant Facilitator

After the emergence of Taliban 2.0 era in Afghanistan, the outlawed TTP has increased its activities to a remarkable extent in Pakistan. From time to time, the militant group has targeted security personals in various areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. At the end of 2021, Pakistan urged Taliban regime in Afghanistan to take serious measures against … Read more

Reimagining Pak-Afghan Relations

By Barkat Ullah. The world has witnessed in several cases that, neighbor states experience very cordial relations and friendly ties despite the fact that they have very simple and symbolic border line. For instance, the border line between US and Canada is a great example in this regard. Similarly, countries within European Union have free … Read more

Gawadar and Chabahar: Current Status of South Asia and the Binary Ports

The one of the most dynamic region in the world is south Asia, but it is also a fact that its economic conditions are also very poor. Only 5 percent of trade activities occurred from south Asia with association of southeast nations (ASEAN). Due to the similarities in historical values and cultural norms, south Asian … Read more

Decaying of Democratic System

In the 21st century, democracy is considered as probably the ideal from of government. Several attributes such as inclusiveness, freedom, equality and rule law make it distinguished from the other forms of government. A number of political scholars define it through their own ways, however; it is cleared that it government of the people. People … Read more

Discouraging and Excluding Youth of Pakistan

Youth are considered as important assets in the development and progress of a country. In countries like Pakistan, where society faces several economic, social and political issues; they are supposed to get more attention from the government sectors. The country is comprised of about 60 percent of young people; facing serious economic, social and administrative … Read more