Arooj Naveed is a M.Phil scholar in International Relations from the University of Punjab. She is a freelancer at The Nation. Arooj recently authored a chapter "Pakistan’s External Security Challenges" in the book Revisiting Pakistan’s National Security Dilemma, edited by Dr. Iram Khalid. She has also co-authored an article with Dr. Khalid in The Journal of South Asia entitled "Conflict in Waziristan." Her areas of interest include foreign policy, diplomacy, conflict management and conflict resolution.
Borders strengthen the intrinsic human need for physical protection and the ownership of property. Such protection is meaningless unless the border in question is understood […]
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is an immense economic opportunity for Pakistan, which can be utilized for broader economic and political leverage to improve its […]
This month’s ISIS-inspired siege of a restaurant in Dhaka, Bangladesh is an example of the emerging phenomenon of global urban insurgency. The terrorist attack on the […]
From: Arooj Naveed, University of Punjab, Pakistan To: President Barack Obama, Oval Office, White House, United States of America Executive Summary The upcoming Nuclear Security […]
Borders, boundaries, and borderlands present multiple prospects and challenges. While borders are important for the demarcation of physical boundaries between the territories of states, in […]
A state’s national action plan formulates policy direction, impacting national, regional and international politics. This is true for Pakistan’s National Action Plan (NAP) for countering […]
The U.S.-led war on terrorism changed the course of history. President Bush declared, “We will make no distinction between the terrorists who committed these acts […]
The George W. Bush administration confused the meaning of “terrorism” and“insurgency”, regularly using these terms interchangeably in imprecise and arbitrary ways. However, the difference between […]
Human existence in the 21st century is threatened not only by traditional state-based hazards, but also by transnational security challenges, among which is that of […]
Pakistan and China have long-established diplomatic and military ties and are now entering an epoch of developing an economic relationship with the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor […]