Articles by Muhammad Amir Rana
AS Pakistan and China celebrate 75 years of diplomatic relations, an important question emerges that goes beyond symbolism: what direction will the relationship take in a rapidly changing world and re...
DURING US President Donald Trump’s visit to China, the concept of the ‘Thucydides Trap’ invoked by Chinese President Xi Jinping drew the attention of Western strategic circles.
Many observers sa...
IT is one of the enduring ironies in South Asia that even after stepping back from the brink of a potentially disastrous confrontation in May last year, India and Pakistan have been unable to move tow...
WHILE Pakistan remained preoccupied with facilitating talks between the US and Iran, the public discourse largely overlooked critical developments on other fronts, particularly internal security chall...
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump has been waging multiple battles all at once, some on the ground, others through rhetoric. Among the most striking has been his recent war of words with Pope Leo XIV, who has...
PAKISTAN’s diplomacy to end the war between Iran and the US has been in full swing during the last few days, and apparently, these efforts are yielding results, as hinted by statements from both sid...
A CLEAR victory in war can be difficult to determine, as a conflict’s actual impact unfolds over time through political, economic and strategic outcomes.
Human losses, destruction of infrastructure ...
IT seems that we are well on our way to becoming a ‘hard state’, viewing most challenges through a security-dominated paradigm.
Only time will tell how effective this approach will be. Meanwhile, ...
PAKISTAN has emerged as one of the beneficiaries of the evolving regional order reshaped by US President Donald Trump’s policies, particularly in the West and South Asian context. However, it remain...
PAKISTAN has officially joined the Trump-led Board of Peace (BoP), aimed at ending the conflict in Gaza. This decision reflects Pakistan’s usual realpolitik approach to the Middle East. However, in ...
