South Asia
Security competition, border crises, insurgency, and strategic posture across South Asia.
50 Dispatches
Is Pakistan on the Verge of Collapse? Inside the Unstable Nuclear Power
Inside Pakistan's converging crises of economy, politics, and terrorism, and the fear that state collapse could let its nuclear arsenal slip away.
Poland Wants to Go Nuclear: How a Single Sentence Signaled a New Age of Proliferation
Donald Tusk's nuclear remark to the Sejm, plus rising tension across Taiwan, Syria, and Pakistan's Balochistan, mark a more dangerous global moment.
Falling Russians, India's Balancing Act, and the Sahel's Shifting Alliances
Russia's wave of fatal high-rise falls, India's pivot between China and Washington, Mali courting the US, and Ghana's Bawku crisis under the JNIM shadow.
The Saudi-Pakistan Defense Pact: A Mutual Defense Deal Already in Doubt
Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed a mutual defense pact in September. Months later, a nuclear question, an Islamic NATO debate, and an uninvoked clause cloud its future.
Situation Room AMA: Rojava, Mozambique, the Afghan-Pakistan Flashpoint, and Why Europe Isn't a Superpower
A reader-driven survey of four under-covered fault lines — Kurdish-run Rojava, Mozambique's post-election revolt, the Afghan-Pakistani border war, and Europe's unrealized power.
The US Withdrawal from Afghanistan: Strategic Failure, Logistical Nightmare
How America's exit from Afghanistan collapsed into the Kabul airlift—a strategic failure rescued, in part, by one of the largest emergency evacuations ever flown.
When Nepal Caught Fire: How a Social Media Ban Ignited a Gen Z Uprising
A localized Kathmandu protest swelled into a national reckoning that toppled Nepal's government, exposing decades of corruption and a generation's fury.
War Is Imminent in South Asia Following Twin Terror Attacks
Twin bombings in New Delhi and Islamabad have pushed India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan to the absolute brink of an imminent regional war in South Asia.
Abdul Qadeer Khan and the Global Nuclear Black Market
Discover how Abdul Qadeer Khan built a clandestine global network that supplied nuclear weapons technology to rogue states for nearly two decades.
Blueprints for the Next Pakistan-India War
Analyze the military doctrines, troop numbers, and strategic scenarios defining the next potential conventional war between India and Pakistan.
Behind the Curtain: Did China Aid Pakistan in the 2025 Air War?
Discover how China allegedly supplied live intelligence, satellite realignment, and advanced military hardware to aid Pakistan during the 2025 air
The Evolution and Enduring Threat of Al-Qaeda's Global Jihad
An in-depth analysis of Al-Qaeda’s history, decentralized structure, funding mechanisms, and the ongoing threat of its global jihadist ideology.