Strategic Pivoting: How Superpowers Galvanize the Indo-Pak Arms Race
South Asia has evoked the attention, intervention, and strategic embrace of powerful international actors over the course of many decades. By virtue of their involvement, […]
Syed Ali Zia Jaffery
Syed Ali Zia Jaffery is a Research Associate at the Center for Security, Strategy and Policy Research, Lahore in Pakistan and an Associate Editor for Pakistan Politico. He frequently writes on defense and strategic affairs of the South Asian region.
Articles by Syed Ali Zia Jaffery
Why the United States Shouldn’t Fear Pakistan-Russia Ties
Despite being former Cold War adversaries, Pakistan and Russia are gradually building a cooperative working partnership with each other, particularly in military-to-military relations. In 2016, […]
کیا امریکہ اور پاکستان کو اسلامک سٹیٹ خراسان پروونس کے خلاف اکٹھا ہونا چاہئیے؟
جب جولائی ۲۰۱۸ میں لاکھوں پاکستانیوں نے عام انتخابات میں ووٹ ڈالے تو اسی روز ایک خود کش حملہ آور نے کوئٹہ کے قریب دھماکے […]
Should the United States and Pakistan Team Up Against ISKP?
As millions of Pakistanis went to the polls to vote in Pakistan’s 2018 general election, a suicide bomb blast near a polling station in Quetta […]
Understanding Kargil’s Nuclear Factor: Lessons for Future Crises
The summer of 1999 saw troops of two nuclear-armed states, India and Pakistan, fighting on the peaks of the Kargil district of Jammu and Kashmir, […]
پاکستان کے جوہری ہتھیاروں کی تاریخ؛ایک جائزہ
جوہری ہتھیاروں سے لیس پاکستان تدریسی میدان میں کافی دلچسپی بنائے ہوئے ہے۔ جیسےجیسے محققین پاکستان کے جوہری نظرئے کے ارتقاء پر نظر ڈالتے ہیں […]
SAV Review: Pakistan’s Nuclear History
Nuclear Pakistan continues to engender a great deal of academic interest. As scholars explore the evolution of Pakistan’s nuclear doctrine, they are adding to the […]
Moscow, Beijing, and the Improbability of a Regional Solution in Afghanistan
Though much of the discourse on the continuing violence in Afghanistan is focused on the United States’ approach to Pakistan and the Taliban, there is […]
The Cold Start Doctrine and India’s Compellence Woes
Yet again, South Asia watchers are concerned about the growing conflagration between India and Pakistan, as evidenced by constant ceasefire violations along the Line of […]
SAV Review: Islamabad’s Sea-based Nuclear Gambit
The nuclearization of India and Pakistan since 1998 has dramatically altered the security dynamics of South Asia. Despite measures taken by both countries to strengthen […]