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Storming Of Capitol Hill; Biden Administration, Globalization And American First
Context
Serious questions have come to the fore since Capitol Hill got overwhelmed by Trump supporters on January 6th. While there are security dimensions of...
COVID-19 And Campaign Against Extremism
Context
As the reach of the coronavirus deepens - so does the need to understand the extent of its geopolitical implications. While the most recent...
Vanatage Point Analysis
Saudi Arabia as a Rising Middle Power: The Trump-MBS Summit, China, and the Future...
By Naade Ali
President Trump and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) are redefining the U.S.-Saudi alliance to address China’s rising influence and the Gaza...
Afghanistan, Pakistan Relations and Great Power Rivalry
By Naade Ali
Context
Afghanistan is once again at the dead center of great power rivalries. The then Soviet Union departed Afghanistan in 1989 abandoning the...
Analysis of Perception and Perspective
The End Of Strategic Altruism: Putin’s Visit And The New US-India Reality
How Putin’s Visit, Venezuela Crisis, and Shifts in the Middle East and Afghanistan are Testing New Delhi’s Foreign Policy
By Furqan Khan
Great Power Politics Fellow
When...
The Unbroken Alliance: Why the Afghan Taliban-TTP Nexus Is Dooming Peace with Pakistan
PoliTact's Analysis of Perceptions and Perspectives
With inputs from Naade Ali and Arif Ansar
Context
Since the withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan in August 2021, there...
Risk Assessment
Context
Before the arrival of Coronavirus to the US, President Trump appeared pretty comfortable with his prospects of winning the 2020 elections. However, the unfolding...
Global Security Advisor
Promise And Premonition; Historical Context Of The US-Pakistan Relations And Emerging China Factor
A Ten-Year Assessment of the Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act of 2009
By Waleed Hashmi
Background
Many observers describe U.S-Pakistan affairs as torturous, mercurial, and enigmatic. Some...
‘America First’ And Future Of Globalization
Context
The election of Donald Trump in 2017, and unveiling of the ‘America First’ Doctrine, signified a marked departure from the political, economic, and security...
Strategic Forecasts
What Does The Potential China, Iran Economic and Security Deal Mean?
In the COVID-19 geopolitical context, this zoom webinar, held on on July 28, explores the ramifications of the likely China, Iran economic and security...
The Post COVID-19 World – The Enemy Within And Without
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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the Coronavirus linked pandemic was first reported from the Wuhan city of China, around the end of...