Global Nuclear Order and Geopolitics

A Pakistani olive oil from Loralai, in Balochistan, has made its mark on the global stage by winning the Gold Award in the Quality category at the 2026 London International …

In contemporary international relations, the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is reflecting a fault line that is shaping global security. However, its legal status remains one of the most …

In May 1974, on a very fine morning, Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi conducted the first nuclear test in South Asia, thus opening a new chapter of proliferation in the …

On Friday, UAE Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed announced the acceleration of the West-East Pipeline project to “meet global demands” during an ADNOC executive meeting. The announcement …

For as long as I can remember following Pakistan’s place in the world, the country has been on the defensive. Not just militarily — diplomatically, rhetorically, existentially. India’s foreign policy …

In international politics, it’s all about “capability, not the  intent.” The more capable a state is, the more belligerent it becomes. Interestingly, this capability (Indian acquisition of an ICBM) is …

The 2026 Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons opens in New York under conditions that would put it under a great test.  While there is …

Recent US-Israel attacks on Iran, code-named Operations Roaring Lion and Epic Fury, have sharply escalated regional tensions. Thousands of strikes have reportedly targeted Iranian leadership, military assets, and civilian infrastructure, …

For most of the nuclear age, something resembling order prevailed. It was never a comfortable order, the logic of mutually assured destruction was always one of managed terror but it …

The US National Security Strategy 2025 reflects a decisive break from more than three decades old US foreign policy directions post- Cold War. The tone in NSS can easily be …