In this era of hybrid warfare, military might alone is insufficient when states adopt novel strategies such as “lawfare” to undermine the opponent on all forums. This was witnessed by the world when Ukraine launched its legal blitzkrieg against Russia’s annexation of Crimea in March 2014, resulting in a loss of billions of US dollars.
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The Russia Ukraine war remains confined within the territory of Ukraine but, its economic implications are global in nature. The sanctions imposed by western powers on Russia and blocked Ukrainian ports has crippled the global supply chain, resulting in an exponential increase in the prices of basic commodities. Europe although, remains at a high risk
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The relations between Pakistan and the United States have never been in equilibrium. The bilateral relations date back to the creation of Pakistan. There have been different phases in Pak-US ties. There have been times when Pakistan was a firm supporter of the United States, and at some times, Pakistan was completely against US policies.
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Afghanistan has always factored significantly in the Pak – U.S. relationship. Pak – U.S. ties in the last two decades were mainly driven by USA’s geopolitical objectives in Afghanistan. Seemingly, the United States wants to strengthen relations with the PML-N led coalition government while encouraging them to influence the Taliban to comply with the international
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Pakistan is one of the most severely affected countries by global warming. There is no doubt that earth’s temperature increases due to natural factors but such change is too minimal to cause any real damage or endanger human life. However, any abnormal increase in temperatures is directly or indirectly linked to human activities. This is
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The Centre for Law and Security (CLAS) is a non-partisan policy research institution that aims to define the future of national security in Pakistan
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