
A Framework for Air Operational Art
Operational Art is defined as ‘the application of creative imagination by commanders and staff—supported by their skill, knowledge
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Senior Director
Air Marshal Farooq Habib (Retd) served as Senior Director at the Centre for Aerospace & Security Studies, Islamabad, from February 2022 till February 2025. A graduate of National Defence University and Air War College, he has 36 years’ experience of military aviation as a fighter pilot in the Pakistan Air Force. He holds Master’s Degrees in Strategic Studies and Defence & Strategic Studies. During his service with the PAF, he held various Command and Staff appointments including Commandant of Air War College, Deputy Chief of Air Staff Training, Deputy Chief of Air Staff Personnel and Vice Chief of Air Staff. He has also commanded the first contingent of the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. An alumnus of the Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (USA), his areas of expertise include National Security with emphasis on traditional security threats and response options; Doctrine and Policy; Governance and Public Policy. He lectures regularly at National Defence University and Air War College on related subjects. He is a recipient of Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military) for his services to the PAF.
Operational Art is defined as ‘the application of creative imagination by commanders and staff—supported by their skill, knowledge
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Following the landslide victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2019 Indian General Elections, the government led by Narendra Modi swiftly announced revocation of the special status of Jammu & Kashmir by repealing Articles 370 and 35A of the Indian Constitution on 5 August 2019. More than five years on, the Muslim majority of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) continues to
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Conflict has always remained an unavoidable part of human history. Nations gradually evolve a distinct construct of deas and principles, called ‘strategic thought’ in the security lexicon
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Speaking recently at the United Nations General Assembly on the ‘priorities for 2023’, the UN Secretary General António Guterres, made a passionate speech about the existential
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For students of strategy, the fascination with Clausewitz never ceases. His genius lies in providing a general theory of war which identifies it as a political
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The pattern of human progress has been anything but linear. At important junctures of history, critical discoveries, inventions and innovations tend to open up
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