South Asia
A Pop Quiz on South Asia
The renowned US columnist Charley Reese once compiled a ‘Pop Quiz on Middle East’ which was published in ‘Orlando Sentinel’ – the leading newspaper of Orlando, Florida, on
January 24, 2022
Publications
The Return of Keynesianism? Exploring Path Dependency and Ideational Change in Post-Covid Fiscal Policy, Policy and Society 41, No. 1 (March 2022)
The aim of this article is to explore the nature of policy change in the domain of public finance (fiscal policy) in the wake of the coronavirus disease
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January 24, 2022
Economic Affairs & National Development
The Vanguard of Geoeconomics
As the new National Security Policy (NSP) unequivocally states, geoeconomics is the new paradigmthrough which Pakistan will shape its security calculus. As a whole-of-government document, the NSPdirects
January 19, 2022
Disaster Management
The Missing Link in Human Security
Human security figured out prominently in the recently approved draft of Pakistan’s first-ever National Security Policy (NSP), and it is a welcome step by the government. However,
January 18, 2022
Peace and Conflict
Introducing ‘Realizm’
According to realist paradigm, the present international system is anarchic and selfish, and therefore needs to be reset, because the gap between the developed
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January 18, 2022
Society
Blizzards of Greed
The recent tragedy during a blizzard in Murree involving many stranded domestic tourists is illustrative of an industry that took the free market ideology a bit too
January 14, 2022
Afghanistan
OIC’s Council on Foreign Ministers Meeting & Pakistan’s Commitment towards Ending Humanitarian Crisis in Afghanistan
In recent years, the international security environment has evolved in a way that lays greater emphasis on information gathering and analysis. This is largely due to
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January 13, 2022
National Security
Individual and National Security Go Hand in Hand
Pakistan’s first National Security Policy (NSP) was endorsed in the 36th National Security Committee (NSC) meeting chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan on 27th December 2021. The
January 13, 2022
Global Order
Military Alliances versus Economic Cooperation
The newer Blocs are taking shape based on geo-strategy, geo-economics, and geopolitics. While geo-economics cannot be seen as void of geopolitics, India seems to be taking more
January 11, 2022
Pakistan
Predicting 2022
It is difficult to predict what the future holds. However, estimations can be made based on careful evaluation of past experiences and years. The following predictions are,
January 5, 2022
