On 10 May 2025, Pakistan initiated Operation Bunyan-un-Marsoos, known in Arabic as the unbreakable wall, in response to Indian attacks on Pakistani territory under the command of General Asim Munir. …
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Arm Control and Disarmament
Key Outcomes from the 2025 Third Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)
by Nazia Sheikhby Nazia SheikhThe TPNW is the first international legislative body to forbid nuclear weapons completely. TPNW offers a crucial forum for promoting disarmament worldwide. The Treaty has 94 signatories and 73 ratifications …
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Arm Control and Disarmament
Operation Swift Retort: India’s Attempted Aggression and the Global Response
by Nazia Sheikhby Nazia SheikhThe Indian airstrike on Balakot, Pakistan, on February 26, 2019, was purportedly aimed at a militant training camp, according to Indian claims. However, Pakistan denied the presence of any such …
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Arm Control and Disarmament
Analyzing the key takeaways from Disarmament Week 2024
by Nazia Sheikhby Nazia Sheikh[responsivevoice_button voice=”UK English Female” buttontext=”Listen to Blog”] Global initiatives to promote arms control have come into focus as the world commemorated UN Disarmament Week from October 24th to 30th. This …
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Nuclear Politics
International Day against Nuclear Tests: South Asia’s Nuclear Dilemma
by Nazia Sheikhby Nazia Sheikh[responsivevoice_button voice=”UK English Female” buttontext=”Listen to Blog”] Since 2010, the UN General Assembly has observed August 29 as the International Day against Nuclear Testing (IDANT), as mentioned in Resolution 64/35 …
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Nuclear Politics
Strengthening Alliances: US-South Korea Nuclear Strategy Aims at North Korea
by Nazia Sheikhby Nazia Sheikh[responsivevoice_button voice=”UK English Female” buttontext=”Listen to Blog”] At a NATO meeting in July 2024, U.S. and South Korean officials adopted new guidelines for nuclear deterrence and operations with regards to …
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Nuclear Politics
Second NPT Prep Com 2024; Pathway towards Productive Negotiations
by Nazia Sheikhby Nazia Sheikh[responsivevoice_button voice=”UK English Female” buttontext=”Listen to Blog”] The pressure on States parties to advance the treaty’s implementation is growing as diplomats gather in Geneva for the 2024 Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) …
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[responsivevoice_button voice=”UK English Female” buttontext=”Listen to Blog”] The Helsinki Final Act was signed in Helsinki, the capital of Finland, on August 1, 1975. This historic victory of collaboration over war …
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Strategic Stability in South Asia
National Pride or Strategic Necessity? Decoding Pakistan’s 1998 Nuclear Tests
by Nazia Sheikhby Nazia Sheikh[responsivevoice_button voice=”UK English Female” buttontext=”Listen to Blog”] When it conducted its first nuclear weapon test in 1974, India wooed the whole community with the auspicious label “Smiling Buddha.” By successfully introducing the …
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The 28th session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and Their Destruction will be …