Recent Articles
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Morocco Recognizes Israel: Dying Hope of Self-Determination in West Sahara
On December 10, 2020, the United States successfully brokered normalization of ties between Morocco and Israel. This makes Morocco, the oldest Arab monarchies, the sixth state in the MENA region to establish formal ties […]
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Unchecked India: A Threat to Peace
The ambitions of India’s military modernization are growing at odds with her ally - United States’ 2017 law aimed at deterring nations from procuring Russian military hardware. The recent friction between two strategic partners […]
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Can Biden Repair American Power?
The transition of the Biden Administration from Trump administration is an extraordinary event in US history. The world and the American nation are both concerned whether the incoming Biden administration can repair the damage […]
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Money Laundering and Jurisprudence
Money laundering promotes corporate and individual tax evasion. It worsens economic inequality globally, particularly in the developing world, and helps fund organized criminal activity. Moreover, it aggravates socio-economic disparities. Many things need to be […]
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In Solidarity with the People of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir
Over the past couple of years two of the world’s famous democracies, the oldest one being the United States, and ostensibly the largest one being India, have witnessed a most tumultuous period in their […]
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Economic Diplomacy: A Review
Introduction The aim of this working paper is to present a literature review of economic diplomacy (ED). ED has adorned an increasing importance in international political economy and inter-state relations, which has increased the multi-stakeholder […]
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The Traps of Antiquity
As tensions between the United States and China have simmered in recent years, scholars and strategists have sought to frame the contemporary rivalry between both powers in a wider historical context. The frequent temptation […]
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Modi’s Hawkish Style of Leadership
The leaked WhatsApp conversation of popular Indian journalist Arnab Goswami with former Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) CEO Partho Dasgupta has exposed the true face and intentions of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. conversation makes it […]
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How Drones in Azerbaijan won the War against Armenia
While it is true that drones are currently not substitutes for manned aircraft, but their potential to emerge as a critical force multiplier will affect the means and methods of warfare over land, air […]
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Reprieve and Mercy Debt Relief for the Developing World during Coronavirus
Debt relief is a theme in the developing economics literature that has always garnered considerable interest, both from proponent and opponent camps (Bird and Milne 2003; Boote and Thugge 1997; Chauvin and Kraay 2005). […]
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Pakistan's U.S.-China Balancing Act
As effects of the deteriorating relations between the United States and China loom over South Asia, Pakistan will need to tread carefully. The tense nature of U.S.-China relations and the deepening U.S. strategic partnership […]
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The Moral Vaccination
In 2020, the world waited with bated breath as pharma companies around the world raced to arrive at a workable, safe, and efficient vaccine against the coronavirus (Covid-19). By December, 2020, good news was […]
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Optimism about Pak-US Ties during Biden’s Presidency: Warranted or Not so Much?
With the victory of Democratic candidate Joe Biden in the 2020 United States presidential elections, many in Pakistan are jubilant and anticipating a positive stimulus in bilateral relations. While it is true that a […]
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The Color Line
The convulsions of the year 2020 roiled the United States in at least two important ways: (1) they re-opened the gaping wound of racial inequities in an already divided society, and (2) they worsened […]
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Bracing For The New Year Challenges
While a new year always brings new hopes and aspirations, this is indeed a sobering start of 2021 with a multitude of challenges. At the dawn of the new year, countries across the globe […]
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Protesting Farmers and the Indian Agrarian System
India’s farmers are witnessing a harsh winter, literally and figuratively, ever since the Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government passed three farm bills in late September. Nation-wide protests and strikes have erupted across the […]
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The Second Wave of COVID-19 in Pakistan
The second wave of COVID-19 has once again disrupted the daily lives of Pakistanis and has brought uncertainty regarding how long the situation will last. The first COVID-19 case in Pakistan was reported on […]
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The Interplay of Free Speech & Economic Growth
Many disciplines within the social sciences teach us that policies and legislation that are inclusive, meticulous, thoroughly debated, and patiently executed fare much better in achieving their intended goals than do those which do […]
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Carving up Cartels
The vitality of capitalism is premised on markets that do not exhibit distortionary behaviors, such as cartel behavior and mass tax evasion. Yet recent examples from two major Pakistani industries, sugar and cement, indicate […]
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US-China Rivalry: Implications for the World
Amid the Sino-US rift, the world is caught between two giants. Their growing antagonism has compelled many states to seek refuge behind either of these globally contending hegemonic powers. Notably, the notion applies more […]
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Can The Pakistani Youth Keep Themselves Away From The Toxic Political Milieu In The Country?
The Coronavirus Relief Tiger Force (CRTF), a youth-led initiative in Pakistan, has mobilized support and relief for the needy during the lockdown. However, the real challenge is how to keep the youth away from […]
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Right-wing Nationalism is Creating Ripples in the World
A few decades ago, right-wing nationalism unleashed by Hitler in Germany metamorphosed into an extremist ideology of hatred and subjugation of the ‘other’. It ultimately led to the bloodiest war of the century killing […]
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The Hindutva Rate of Growth
India’s economic growth in the early decades following independence was extremely low. Between 1950 and 1980, its economy grew on average 3.5 percent per annum, which translated into a per capita income growth of […]
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Populism - Fanning the Flames of Islamophobia
“Islam is a religion that is in crisis all over the world today,” the French President, Emmanuel Macron exclaimed, in the wake of the ghastly beheading of a French history teacher by a Muslim […]
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