What the world is witnessing right from the beginning of 2026 is not isolated incidents or happenings, but rather a web of interconnected flashpoints. There is a pattern in all happenings, the US military’s operations in Venezuela, the potential settlement in Ukraine, the ongoing fights in Yemen, Syria, and Afghanistan, and the escalating tensions with […]
Unified Command in the Age of Net-Centric Warfare
Many countries around the world maintain an office equivalent to the Chief of Defence Staff ( CDS), a position that serves as the highest uniformed military advisor to the government and oversees coordination among the army, navy, and air force. In Pakistan, the office of Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) has long been […]
Disinformation and Miscalculation
It is an analysis of the three-day war between India and Pakistan through the lens of information and disinformation. Pakistan-India war 2025 was not only a military conflict but an exaggerated play of information by India and its repercussions. To avoid entropy, democracies must not blind their citizens with distorted information but rather allow for […]
Beware of Digital Colonization
The term “digital colonization” refers to the process by which powerful entities or nations seize control of and make use of digital resources, data, and technology. Controlling and manipulating digital infrastructure, platforms, and data for the purpose of gaining monetary or political advantage. Generative artificial intelligence has gone from being an abstract concept to becoming […]
Geo-economic and Currency Multi-polarity
Global economic dynamics have shifted in recent years, calling into question the US dollar’s long-held primacy. The dollar’s status as the primary reserve currency after World War II and the Bretton Woods Conference is being challenged by new geopolitical, technological, and economic factors. Today, new currencies and alternative payment channels are increasingly being discussed, not […]
New Type of Cold War: Cyber Warfare
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, […]
India’s Fake Narrative and Kill Ops Exposed
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 […]
Information Dominance
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 […]
Realizing the Expanded Threat
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 […]
Three-Front War
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 […]