Military might
Ensuring military readiness to confront future challenges and uncertainties has always been imperative for the armed forces. The approach often requires a consistent and steadfast commitment to innovation and modernization.…
Superiority complex
The European Union’s Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell is not particularly perceived by the EU’s political elite or mainstream media as a rightwing ideologue or warmonger. But seen through a…
Military courts: a defence
On the one hand, we should all get behind the Pakistan Army and the entire political class because they are now seemingly united to fight the long overdue war against…
Facts and myths about military insubordination
It was the same army split into two which fell to the share of India and Pakistan. When they became separate forces their ethos, structure, training programmes, down to mess…
Compulsions of grand strategy
Pakistan’s leaders and policymakers generally suffer from thinking in tactical terms with short-term considerations in dealing with national issues at the expense of a sound strategy which can guide on…
New ‘arms race’
In an unprecedented move, Ceska Narodni Banka, the Czech Republic's central bank, has become the first to allocate five per cent of its reserves to Bitcoin. This seismic shift has…
US-China rivalry
PAKISTAN, like much of the world, is worried about how the worsening US-China rivalry would impact its relations with both countries. There are no clear answers. While this rivalry may…
Revolt of the hopeless
SINCE 2008, UN figures show that some 250 Israelis and over 5,500 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip, which equals a ratio of one Israeli to 22 Palestinians…
Flexing for war
The recent sabre-rattling by Russian President Vladimir Putin has cast a shadow of a potential military showdown between Moscow and Nato. Putin appears to be enraged by Ukraine's demand to…
Making sense of US-China tensions
After going through much upheaval in recent years, are US-China relations finally set to stabilize? Recent developments inspire hope. The two countries have been engaged in quiet diplomacy led by…
