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Security

Internal Contradictions in U.S. National Security Strategy 2025

National Security Strategy (NSS) of United States, released by President Trump, intends to reform the miscalculations of past leaders and improve decades of Washington’s reach. Trump administration, as per the document, promises respect for sovereignty, restraint and renunciation of protracted global involvement. However, upon closer examination, the 33-pager document is full of internal inconsistencies. In contradiction to NSS, which vows to pull back from taking global responsibilities and adopts the policy of non-intervention, the U.S. pressurises other states through economic, military and political coercion.

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January 22, 2026
Emerging technologies

Why Afghan Trade Can’t Bypass Pakistan

A year ago, the Sarhad Chamber of Commerce Industry (SCCI) and Pakistan-Afghanistan Joint Chamber of Commerce Industry (PAJCCI) reached a Memorandum of Understanding to boost trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan, only to end in doldrums in 2025. Due to the recent geopolitical tensions between the two states, the Taliban’s minister of commerce declared a trade boycott against Pakistan. While the move is compelled by the geopolitical rift, it is a miscalculated decision given the region’s geographical reality

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January 22, 2026
Emerging technologies

Merger of European Space Industry: Lessons for Emerging Space Nations

The announcement on 23 October that Airbus, Thales and Leonardo will merge their satellite operations was a historic development for the European space industry. The plan aims to establish a new combined entity by 2027. Historically, the European space industry has been a competent but fragmented market in the form of national champions and competing initiatives. However,

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January 20, 2026
2025

Pakistan in 2025

As 2025 draws to a close in few days, it is time to reflect back on the chain of events that have shaped the year. Apart from the typical highs and lows – the year saw some unprecedented events that will have a lasting imprint.

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December 22, 2025
AI

Cognitive Dominance in Air Power Employment: From Machines to Minds

In contemporary air warfare, there is a silent battle that begins long before the first missile is fired: the battle of the mind. The Indo-Pakistan conflict of 2025 reaffirmed this truth. In that short but decisive engagement, Pakistan Air Force (PAF) demonstrated that in modern warfare, victory is no longer about airframes destroyed but in the mastery of cognition, which is the ability to think faster, act smarter and control perception under stress. To make victory second nature, institutionalisation of cognitive gains through AI, cross-domain integration and leadership development is paramount for modern air forces.

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December 18, 2025
Job Creation

Why Should Job Creation be a National Priority?

Certain estimates suggest that there are currently 2.1 million Pakistani youths who are unemployed. The youth unemployment rate of the age group (15-24 years old) has reached 11.1 per cent, which is much higher than the worldwide average.

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December 18, 2025
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