geopolitics

AFP Beijing: China said on Monday it successfully carried out a strategic missile test in the Pacific Ocean as part of its annual military training programme, after several Pacific nations confirmed they had been notified in advance of…

Maaz Hayat Islamabad: "Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable." George Orwell wrote these words decades ago, yet they remain strikingly relevant in today's media landscape. In the modern…

Muhammad Abbas Islamabad: When the United States and Israel launched Operation Epic Fury on February 28, 2026, a sweeping air campaign that killed Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, the world braced for a wider and catastrophic…

Zeeshan Ahmad Islamabad: The global distribution of power has always been shaped by control over strategic resources. In the twentieth century, oil became the defining factor of industrial strength, military capability, and geopolitical…

Basmah Nouman Islamabad: Violent extremism is most often discussed through the lenses of security, ideology, and geopolitics. Governments, policymakers, and media narratives tend to prioritise counterterrorism operations, law enforcement…

Nafeesa Kakar Quetta: Contemporary global disorder cannot be fully explained through the traditional language of geopolitics alone. Wars, great-power competition, technological disruption, democratic backsliding, and economic uncertainty…

AFP Jerusalem/Tehran/Beirut: Regional tensions have intensified following a series of missile strikes and counterstrikes involving Israel, Iran, and allied groups, despite ongoing diplomatic efforts aimed at ending the conflict triggered…

News Desk  Stockholm: Pakistan and India continue to expand their nuclear arsenals amid a broader global resurgence in nuclear competition, according to the latest annual report released by the Stockholm International Peace Research…

AFP Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to visit North Korea next week, marking his first trip to Pyongyang in seven years and underscoring Beijing’s efforts to strengthen its diplomatic role amid shifting global alliances.…

News Desk Tehran:The military campaign launched by the United States and Israel against Iran was intended to weaken the Islamic Republic, but recent diplomatic developments suggest the parties may be moving toward an interim agreement…