Operation Swift Retort to the 4-Day War of May 2025 The Air Force is an inherently technology-sensitive force and without adopting emerging technologies, concepts, and doctrines, it risks falling behind in effectiveness and relevance. Aware of this eventuality, the leadership of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has always remained open to change and ready to embrace…
Realism never left; it merely receded from view while a brief liberal moment convinced the world that power politics had been tamed. Today, that illusion lies in ruins across a cascading sequence of conflicts unfolding in stark succession – from the ongoing Iran–U.S.–Israel war, which has ignited a multi-theatre confrontation across the Middle East, to…
Visualise a modern-day Air Force commander sitting in the operations room, miles away from the combat zone, overseeing every friendly and enemy aircraft and all assets involved in the campaign. In a split second, he can task a fighter, reposition a drone, and authorise a strike. In today’s promising technological era, he does not even…
Contemporary Developments and Dynamics Najimdeen Ayoola Bakare (New York: Routledge, 2026) ISBN: 9781032956145 (Pages. 236) Pakistan’s Look Africa Policy, launched in 2017, was primarily aimed at exploring the untapped potential of African nations, which possess significant trade strengths. However, the inadequate growth of people-to-people contacts remained a serious challenge in this context. The prevailing disconnects…
Combined effort of Pathfinder Group Task Force Combined effort of the Pathfinder Group Task Force Bombings/IEDsOn March 6, Police foiled a major terror plot by neutralising two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) containing over 140 kilograms of explosives in Baka Khel and another eight-kilogram device in Kaki, both in Bannu District, reports ARY News. During drone surveillance,…
The international system seems to be under stress as the era of unipolarity is ending while the era of multipolarity is taking off. This transformation is witnessing global turbulence marked by challenges, chaos, and disorder. There is a rise in traditional and non-traditional threats, and according to an estimate, more than 90 countries are engaged…
US-Israel Strategic Gamble in Iran The war launched by the United States, led by President Donald Trump, and Israel, under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, against Iran has revealed the stark limits of military overreach and strategic misjudgment. Early in the conflict, targeted strikes eliminated Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, along with senior commanders –…
Part 3 (This article was written on 17th March 2026, and should be read in conjunction with Global Order 1&2) ‘ Its not hard to go back to Goebbels or the 1930s. You understand the tactic is to tell the big lie as often as possible’, Roger Waters The conflict began with three core demands…
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”- Thomas Jefferson As I endeavour to delve into the many problems that Pakistan is politically plagued by or attempt to…
‘Whoever controls the flow of Persian Gulf oil has a stranglehold not only on our economy but also on the other countries of the world as well’- Dick Cheney This article was written on the 12 of March 2026 and should be read in continuation of the earlier analysis written on 21 February 2026 –…
