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After a Year of Fighting, Myanmar’s Junta is Showing Frustration
It has been a year since the military in Myanmar, in a dramatic coup, overthrew the elected government, dissolved the parliament, and detained several senior members of the National League for Democracy (NLD), including President Win Myint and State Counsellor…
پاک فوج میں ارتقاء اور تسلسل: دی کوئٹہ ایکسپیریئنس کا جائزہ
کرنل (ریٹائرڈ) ڈیوڈ او اسمتھ اپنی کتاب ”دی کوئٹہ ایکسپیریئنس: اے اسٹڈی آف ایٹی چیوڈز اینڈ ویلیوز ود ان پاکستانز آرمی“ میں کمانڈ اینڈ اسٹاف کالج کوئٹہ میں ۱۹۷۷-۲۰۱۴ کے درمیان تربیت پانے والے پاکستان آرمی کے افسروں کے خیالات…
A Response to the South Asian Voices Series: “Reviewing the Quetta and Wellington Experience”
It is an honor to have one’s book reviewed by a credible scholar, but it is extraordinary (and humbling) to have two of one’s books reviewed at the same time by four prominent scholars and to have their opinions debated…
Evolution and Consistency in the Pakistan Army: A Review of the Quetta Experience
Col. (retd.) David O. Smith’s work The Quetta Experience: A Study of Attitudes and Values Within Pakistan's Army provides a comprehensive look at the evolution (and consistency) in the perspectives of Pakistan Army officers trained at the Command and Staff…
A Hotline between National and Nuclear Command Authorities to Manage Tensions
Introduction India and Pakistan could benefit from establishing a dedicated, secure, and redundant 24/7 communications link – a “hotline” – between their respective NCAs (the National Command Authority in Pakistan and the Nuclear Command Authority in India), the top decision-making…
کارگل کے بیس برس بعد؛ پاکستان کی ابدی میراث
سال رواں میں پاکستان اور بھارت کے مابین ۱۹۹۹ میں ہونے والے کارگل تنازعے کو رونما ہوئے دو دہائیاں پوری ہوئیں۔ ایٹمی تجربوں کے بعد صورتحال کو یسکر بدل دینے والا کارگل کے اس واقعے نے سرد جنگ کے…