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Mubashar Rizvi

Mubashar Rizvi

Mubashar is a researcher specializing in International Relations and Security Studies, with a focus on Great Power Politics, U.S. and Chinese Foreign Policy, Nuclear Deterrence, and the Geopolitics of South Asia. His work explores the intersection of Realpolitik and International Law, and how the two work in tandem to shape the foreign policy postures of smaller states.

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Pakistan’s Rare Earth Ambitions Meet China’s Export Controls Economy & Development

Pakistan’s Rare Earth Ambitions Meet China’s Export Controls

Following a period of relative diplomatic isolation under the Biden…

Can the Indus Waters Treaty Be Held in Abeyance? What the Law Allows Geopolitics & Diplomacy

Can the Indus Waters Treaty Be Held in Abeyance? What the Law Allows

Two days after the April 22 attack in Pahalgam in…

Missed Opportunity: Pakistan’s Absence from ITLOS Climate Proceedings Geopolitics & Diplomacy

Missed Opportunity: Pakistan’s Absence from ITLOS Climate Proceedings

The Indus Delta, where the Indus River meets the Indian…