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Russia, Afghanistan, and the Taliban

It is difficult to imagine a case where Europeans, Americans and Russians can so easily agree on Afghanistan. At least as much, if not more, than the West, the Kremlin is concerned about the weakness of the Afghan state and the terrorist

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Ukrainian Crisis and the Resurgence of Russia

Ms. Aymen Ijaz, Assistant Research Officer IPRI, gave a presentation to IPRI scholars on the topic,“Ukrainian Crisis and the Resurgence of Russia”, on December 23rd, 2015 at IPRI Conference Hall.   Introduction The Ukrainian Crisis was a political crisis that emerged in

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US-Cuba thaw and Russian Stakes

After 50 years of hostile attitudes, the call for cooperation has finally travelled to a destination only 90 miles away. President Obama of U.S. and President Raul Castro of Cuba announced the restoration of full diplomatic relations between the two states. What

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A Diplomatic Breakthrough in Tianjin: Why Pakistan’s Recognition of Armenia Matters

On August 31, 2025, in the Chinese city of Tianjin, an unlikely diplomatic chapter was written. Pakistan, the sole United Nations member state that for decades refused to recognise Armenia, finally established formal diplomatic ties with Yerevan. The joint communiqué signed by Foreign Ministers Ishaq Dar and Ararat Mirzoyan was more than a perfunctory document, it was the symbolic dismantling of a deliberate policy of non-recognition that had cast a shadow over South Caucasus-South Asia relations for three decades.

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ISKP’s Local Strategy in Central Asia

Many assumed Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP or IS-K) was finished after its battlefield defeats, and their analysis fell short as IS-K carried out the deadliest bombing at Abbey Gate. This was followed by a suicide bombing in Bajaur, the Iran Kerman bombing, and the deadliest one in Moscow Crocus City Hall, killing 130 people. The group has re-emerged under the leadership of Shahab Al Muhajir, with transnational objectives and a renewed strategy: not to hold land, but to win minds.

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IPRI is one of the oldest non-partisan think-tanks on all facets of National Security including international relations & law, strategic studies, governance & public policy and economic security in Pakistan. Established in 1999, IPRI is affiliated with the National Security Division (NSD), Government of Pakistan.

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