(By Tahir Masood) U.S. President Donald Trump stood beside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and announced a 20-point Gaza plan. Trump called it a road to peace. In reality, the plan empowers Israel, weakens Palestinians, and forces them to surrender under pressure. Trump gave Hamas “three or four days” to accept the deal. He warned…
(By Khalid Masood) Introduction The evolution of warfare has always been driven by technological leaps — from gunpowder to nuclear weapons, and from precision-guided munitions to unmanned systems. Today, the next transformation is already taking shape in the form of directed-energy weapons (DEWs). These systems harness concentrated energy, rather than explosive force, to disable, damage,…
(By Mohsin Tanveer) Introduction Diplomatic gatherings on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) have long been fertile ground for statesmanship, backroom bargaining, and the quiet forging of global alignments. This year’s highlight, however, has a distinctly strategic undertone. The White House confirmed that U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with leaders from…
(By Khalid Masood) The strategic environment of the Persian Gulf has long been predicated on the technological superiority of Western-supplied air defence systems, forming the bedrock of the security architecture for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states. This paradigm was fundamentally challenged on September 9, 2025, when an Israeli military strike successfully penetrated the airspace…
(By Khalid Masood) In a move that sends powerful ripples across the geopolitical landscape from the Middle East to South Asia, Pakistan and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have signed a historic ‘Strategic Defence Agreement’. The signing ceremony in Jeddah, attended by Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, marks…
(By Ayesha Mahnoor) Doha, Qatar – In a move that has sent shockwaves across the Middle East and irrevocably altered the geopolitical landscape, an audacious Israeli airstrike on the 9th of September 2025 pierced the veneer of diplomatic sanctity in Doha. The target: the political leadership of Hamas, gathered to deliberate a ceasefire proposal. The…
By Ch Haroon Rashid Published: August 5 Sep, 2025 , Lahore Pakistan At a dimly lit hospital in Rafah, 28-year-old Mariam cradles her newborn daughter against her chest, swaddled in a thin blanket. The baby is just two days old, born after a difficult labor with no pain relief and no incubator to keep her warm. The…
(By Khalid Masood) Introduction In a stunning act of defiance on 17 July 2025, Yemen’s Ansar Allah movement, known as the Houthis, rejected a U.S. Department of State offer to recognise their de facto government in Sana’a, choosing instead to intensify their Red Sea blockade—a daring protest against what they call Israel’s “genocide” in Gaza….
(By Khalid Masood) I. Introduction The Red Sea Crisis, escalating since October 2023, has spotlighted the Houthi movement’s drone swarm tactics as a transformative force in asymmetric warfare. By deploying Houthi drone attacks against commercial and naval vessels in the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a critical chokepoint for $1 trillion in annual global supply chains, the…
(By Khalid Masood) The Abraham Accords, a landmark initiative in Middle Eastern diplomacy, have redefined regional alliances by fostering normalization between Israel and several Arab states, challenging decades of hostility. Signed in 2020, the Accords have spurred economic, security, and cultural cooperation, but their expansion faces hurdles amid the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the May 2025 India-Pakistan…
