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Year: 2016
2016 in Review: Nepal
Continued troubled relations with India played a shaping role in the foreign and domestic affairs of 2016 for Nepal. This article reviews the major hurdles […]
2016 in Review: Afghanistan
Mullah Omar’s death and Mullah Mansoor’s rise as an Emir of an Islamic militia prompted expectations of the Taliban being forced back to the negotiation […]
2016 in Review: Pakistan
Over the course of 2016, Pakistan has achieved a certain degree of political stability. Political processes coped with multiple pressures and crises during the year. […]
Pakistan’s Soft Power Problem
In the aftermath of the Uri attack on an Indian army camp, India has adopted an aggressive foreign policy towards Pakistan. The pressure seems to […]
Banning the Bomb: India Will Wait and See
In late October, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted a resolution to convene worldwide negotiations, early next year, on a “legally binding instrument to […]
Banning the Bomb: India Abstains on Ban Vote, Bides Time
The UN General Assembly recently adopted a resolution calling for the commencement of negotiations in 2017 for a “legally binding instrument” to prohibit nuclear weapons. […]
Banning the Bomb: Pakistan’s Prospects
In the last week of October, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Disarmament and International Security Committee adopted resolution L.41, which initiates a formal process […]
Banning the Bomb: Pakistan’s Perspective
Calls to ban the bomb are as old as the bomb itself. From the founding of the Federation of American Scientists (1945) to the Russel-Einstein […]
An Economic Rationale for the Trump Effect
2016 has been a game changer in terms of redefining the global political and economic landscape. Rivers of ink are being spilled in trying to […]