Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

Putin-Kim Summit: Geopolitics ramifications

PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin has been struggling to erase the impression of the Russian Federation’s isolation in contemporary global geopolitics. Besides, he engages like-minded leaders to…

Sleepwalking into nuclear Armageddon

THE increasing global salience of nuclear weapons entailing expansion and diversification of nuclear arsenals at a breakneck pace alarms the demise of arms control and…

Nuke redeployment or development

THE situation in the Korean Peninsula is alarming due to the US determination to contain China, Beijing’s assertiveness in East Asia, the North Korean nuclear…

Strategic competition in Asia-Pacific

  THE Americans and Chinese struggle to maximize their influence in global geopolitics. The recent developments indicate that Beijing is determined to thwart Washington’s politico-military…

Pakistan-Afghanistan: Security cooperation

PAKISTANI law enforcement agencies have executed kinetic and non-kinetic measures to combat the menace of terrorism in the country. Besides, the government is utilizing diplomatic…

Nukes Significance

Today, Pakistan celebrates the Yaum-e-Takbeer (Day of Greatness) to reassure citizens that the country preserves impenetrable defence. It also reminds the international community that Islamabad’s…

Sino-Russia strategic partnership

SINO-Russian bilateral relations are on a positive trajectory. Both sides favour multipolarity in global politics and are cementing their strategic partnership to counter United States…

Preventing transforming outer space into a battlefield

THE advancement of counter space capabilities by major powers like the U.S., Russia, China, and India poses a significant threat to commercial space-based assets, which…

Coping with cyber threats

THE escalating use of information technology and reliance on internet connectivity have left society and states vulnerable to cyber insecurity. This new form of threat…

The US discriminatory sanctions

  Americans are accustomed to exercising sanctions to coerce adversaries and also foster a change in allies’ behavior. However, these sanctions’ execution criteria lack uniformity.…

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