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Military-Industrial Complex: NATO Summit Reveals How the New Security Order is Unfolding
In my view, the challenge facing the international community is therefore not simply to manage individual conflicts but to prevent the Military-Industrial Complex from becoming the …
Pakistan's Changing Security Paradigm: National Security, Governance and Counterterrorism
This essay argues that Pakistan's security paradigm is entering a new phase. The country's future security will depend not simply on maintaining military superiority over …
Federal Character of Pakistan is Under Duress: Resurrect the 18th Amendment, Save the Federation
Pakistan stands at a constitutional crossroads. It is time to initiate a serious national dialogue on the future of the federation. One path leads toward a stronger federation …
Public Policy, Modern Social Science and the Conundrum of Policy Making in Pakistan
My central argument here is that the quality and content of public policy depend upon the potency of the relationship between the state, social science, and public institutions. In …
Beyond Hybrid Regimes: The Making of Democracy with Pakistani Characteristics
This essay explores how democracy is changing globally, why the military remains pivotal in Pakistan's political order, and why parliament has struggled to become an effective …
Dirty Diplomacy
A short reflection on Craig Murray's Dirty Diplomacy and the moral contradictions of contemporary ceasefire bargaining, human rights rhetoric, and Middle East diplomacy.
Review Article: Pakistani State: Citizens to ‘Traitors’
Historiography has come of age in Pakistan. I find the writings of Ilyas Chattaha, Ali Qasmi, Qaum, Mulak, Sultanat: Citizenship and National Belonging in Pakistan (2023) and Tahir …
Moloo Musalli: In Search of Lost Humanity (Book Review)
It is more than a lament, protest, and rebellion; it is a searing indictment of Pakistani society, institutions, and the wider world, and a moral appeal to restore lost humanity …
Living on the Threshold of Global Crises: How Technology is Shaping Modern Wars and Transforming the Military–Industrial Complex
Just returned after attending a stimulating and wide-ranging international conference on the theme, Living on the Threshold of Global Crises. The conference was organized by the …