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Don’t Forget The Missiles

Don’t forget the missiles

In the second nuclear age, we have entered a new and dangerous phase of unchecked proliferation in which missile proliferation in many regions of the world is threatening to disrupt…

The Ballistic Missile Threat

The ballistic missile threat

In the second nuclear age, we have entered a new and dangerous phase of unchecked proliferation in which the missile competition between the major regional powers is threatening to disrupt…

The rare earth cold warHassan Baig

It’s quite interesting to see global politics taking such unpredictable turns. It was US President Trump who first started the tariff war, now attracting the world’s attention and apparently giving…

No laughing matter

In a recent report, The Economist took a swipe at Pakistan’s rising global clout with a piece titled, ‘Would you shelter under Pakistan’s nuclear umbrella?’ The headline alone drips with…

Two superpowers, one dangerous game

The recent military parade in China and US President Donald Trump’s executive order to rename the Department of Defense have created a spectre of heightened tensions between Beijing and Washington,…

A rocket force

Pakistan announced the raising of an Army Rocket Forces Command (ARFC) on August 14, 2025. The new organisation will include a command headquarters with command-and-control staff, providing leadership to its…

What Israel and the US didn’t achieve

The 12-day war of aggression waged principally by Israel against Iran has been fascinating for its starkness on multiple fronts. Much like Israel’s genocide of the Palestinians, on open display…

Was that all, folks?

I’m not surprised that financial markets were the first to call Iran’s retaliation “de-escalatory” (Bloomberg) – oil fell, equities and futures rose as ballistic missiles targeted the al Udeid airbase…

A catastrophe called Israel

ANY military campaign must have clearly defined objectives, and Israel said its main aim of starting a war with Iran, through its ongoing massive air attacks with tacit backing from US and…