International legal instruments like the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) do not fully address the lasting geopolitical disputes over the Indian Ocean. While these agreements are intended to provide structured and peaceful resolutions to conflicts over sea…
Much of what we know about the origin of early diplomacy is rooted in the experiences and practices of the ancient civilizations. “Amarna letters” reveal a glimpse of diplomatic relations between Egyptians and Mesopotamians in the late Bronze Age. Later, the “Megarian…
Joseph Nye articulated soft power as the capacity to attract and co-opt nations, guiding their actions in alignment with one’s interests. Nye introduced the term “soft power” in the 1990s in his seminal work, Bound to Lead: The Changing Nature of American…
The so-called ‘non-alignment’ mantra of India during the Cold War era was a farce to begin with, but more recently, it has openly pivoted towards hard hedging, the core principle of which is to both engage and resist. India was trying to…
The recent series of hostilities between forever rivals started after Pahalgam attack on 22 April 2025. While the recent series of hostilities were short lived, they have largely changed the South Asian geopolitical dynamics.
Dr Roxolana Zigón
The game is afoot?
India launched “Operation Sindoor” in the early hours of Wednesday morning of May 7, 2025, in both Pakistan-administered Kashmir and Pakistan. It carried out 15 missile strikes on Kotli, and Muzaffarabad in the disputed…
Sibra Waseem is an independent researcher in Islamabad, Pakistan. She can be contacted at sibrataurus@gmail.com
In the arena of international relations, the impact of domestic politics is akin to a stone dropped in a pond, creating waves that touch distant shores. In…
Abu Hurrairah Abbasi works as a Researcher with the Arms Control and Disarmament Center at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad and is a graduate student of International Relations from the School of Politics and International Relations, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad. His research…
By Abu Hurrairah Abbasi, He is a Graduate of International Relations from Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad and works as a Researcher with an Islamabad-based policy think tank Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad(ISSI). He can be reached at abuhurrairahah@gmail.com
On March 9, 2023,…
By Arooj Fatima, She is pursuing her Bachelor’s degree in International Relations at the School of Politics and International Relations at Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad. She can be reached at arooj0937@gmail.com
On the 27th of February, the peaceful ambiance of the QAU…
