Dr Atique Ur Rehman

Thucydides’ trap seems to be unfolding step by step, this time not in the kinetic domain but cyber world. When a rising power threatens to displace a ruling one, it results in war. In entire recorded history, only, on 4 occasions out of 16 cases, war could be averted. Luckily out of these four occasions, […]

South Asia is the most significant region in global affairs due to its geo-strategic importance and connectivity potential. In the changing geo-political scenario, India was quick to present itself as a good cop and portray Pakistan as a bad cop to the world. It helped India to meet its foreign policy objectives and put Pakistan […]

In today’s world, dominance in the field of communication is a real success. Despite facing economic hiccups, West’s dominance over Information give it an edge over east. The overt digital media platforms and traditional media conglomerates are an asset of US and EU nations. Over 5 billion people use social media globally. All digital platforms […]

Our politics is like a spoiled child, the more we adore it, the more it disappoints us. Society is immersed in political debates, thanks to our prime-time shows but our politics is not inclusive, thanks to the political elite. The public is trapped between faulty politics and information disorder. We are living in an era […]

Fighting terrorism, response to Indian unprovoked firing on line of control and confronting sinister propaganda are parts of a three-front war for Pakistan and its security forces. Recent acts of terrorism across the country are a source of concern for us all, but the prompt response of security forces at Karachi police headquarters is a […]

The best disaster recipe for any nation requires three fundamental elements of security to nosedive to threaten the most necessary-military security-of a nation-state. It is still inconclusive whether politics dominate society or society dictates its terms to politics but it is proven that both are mutually exclusive. So, we can conclude that national politics and […]

Social media is a revolution that has changed our lives in many ways-both positive and negative. It has eased connectivity in our lives but complicated many other social issues. The new media platforms, which include Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and Instagram, have turned into powerful enablers of vast disinformation campaigns. Fewer efforts are seen on the […]

Geopolitics is dynamic and inconsistent. The power play by great powers continues to enhance their influence in military, energy, trade, and information management. The US focus remains on strengthening ties with NATO, pick and choose in middle eastern as well as south Asian and south-east Asian nations. China and Russia continue their quest for consensus […]

Information disorder is a wider explanation of fake news because researchers believe that deceit, lies, conspiracy theories, deliberate assertions, unintentional and intentional involvement of individuals and response by the state do not cover it all in the word “fake news.” It needed a phrase, which could cover a wider scope of information irregularity and “information […]

The conflict between Russia and Ukraine will seriously affect the world economy in many ways. Changes in supply and demand in areas of energy and commodities will undoubtedly exacerbate global inflationary pressures. The major sanctions on Russia include: removing Russian banks from the Swift messaging system established for international transactions; freezing the assets of Russian […]