The national interest definition has been evolving since centuries and was self-derived by societies, rulers, empires, and alliances to serve their best interests. The concept of national interest is very important in terms of international relations because it provides the data and material upon which foreign policy of a nation is defined and evolved. The…
Pakistan – A land of vast resources and brilliant people – is a mantra we have grown up with, but over the years’ harsh realities hit. Almost 60% of the population of Pakistan consists of youth and the majority is hanging between education institutes and the job market. Every year, a boat sinks far away…
Lord Palmerston, a British statesman and Prime Minister is often quoted to have said that there are no permanent enemies, and no permanent friends but only permanent interests in international relations. He was primarily correct because Britain did not have land borders contiguous with any other nation but Ireland. However, for countries with neighbours geographically…
War is inevitable. The Thirty Years’ War, World War I, World War II, and the Cold War era transformed the panorama of the world. War is defined as a state of armed conflict between different countries or different groups in a country. Since the advent of time, states have been waging wars against one another…
Political scientists have continuously endeavoured to identify what makes an ideal or perfect state. A state which is strong to establish its writ through rule of law, ensuring equality and justice for its subjects. A lot of research has gone into finding reasons why some states fare better than others. Starting with J J Rousseau’s…
A ceasefire between Hamas and Israel was achieved after 470 days of relentless bombardment on Sunday, 19 January 2025. Netanyahu’s hand was forced by POTUS Trump, who is unsure about the ceasefire holding out but has said on 22 January: “It is not our war, it is their war.” This statement is of paramount importance…
Quite often some new terminology is coined in geo-politics that appear to be valid yet inherently not that lucid. People, especially students of politics and decision makers rush to threadbare analyse these terms and identify benefit for own. One such very famous term was ‘Globalisation’ which inherently meant to connect the world to reap common…
As we welcome 2025 and start the New Year with a bang – there is hope that this year Pakistan will outshine the previous year, this year missing will be the ones who passed away and not the ones who are still alive, this year the naysayers will be proven wrong and the soothsayers will…
TrialThe Koran often says that God measures out good and mercy to test people’s faith and to allow people to prove their own nature—not to God, of course, because he already knows their nature. They are demonstrating their nature to themselves so that they will have no objections when they reach their destination in the…
The world political stage has been dramatically changed at a very fast pace from 2020 to 2025. The pandemic affected the global economy, rules of engagement in all spheres of life changed and the political stage shifted from Europe to China and Russia followed by a chaotic withdrawal of NATO forces from Afghanistan and the…
