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What Anthropic’s New Findings Mean for Pakistan’s Terrorism Threat and Way Forward
Anthropic’s recent report, “Detecting and Countering Misuse of AI: September 2026,” indicates that misuse of AI is not limited to creating deepfakes and propaganda videos, but is moving toward attempted weapon development, surveillance, and target identification. AI models can now…
Between Islamabad and Kabul: How Far Can Mediators Go?
When kinetic conflict once again flared up between Pakistan and Afghanistan in late February 2026, China was one of the few third parties to offer its good offices to mediate in a region caught in the fallout of the U.S.-Israel-Iran…
Beyond Bombing: Pakistan’s Sanctuary Problem in Afghanistan
Pakistan’s ongoing airstrikes in Kabul and Kandahar on Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Taliban targets has marked a significant escalation in Islamabad’s post-2021 Afghanistan policy. Since the Taliban’s return to power, Pakistan largely relied on border controls and diplomatic pressure to…
پاکستان کی تہدیدی افغان سفارت کاری: ناکامی کی طرف گامزن؟
فوجی طاقت کا بطور آلۂ کار استعمال یا اسے استعمال کرنے کی دھمکی دینا، سفارت کا ایک لازمی جزو ہے اور اب اسے ریاست کاری (اسٹیٹ کرافٹ) میں ایک ہمہ گیر معیاری طریقہ کار کے طور پر قبول کیا جاتا…
Pakistan’s Coercive Afghan Diplomacy: Doomed to Failure?
The employment of military force as a bargaining tool, or the threat to use it, is an essential component of diplomacy and is now widely accepted as standard practice in statecraft. Coercive diplomacy, in particular, is a defensive strategy used to…
पाकिस्तान के ख़तरनाक आतंकवादी त्रिगुट का सामना
आतंक के विरूद्ध वैश्विक युद्ध में दो दशक से अधिक समय तक अग्रिम देश रहने के उपरांत भी, पाकिस्तान को एक कठिन और बदलते ख़तरे का सामना करना पड़ रहा है। तहरीक-ए-तालिबान पाकिस्तान (टीटीपी), बलूच विद्रोह और इस्लामिक राज्य खोरासान…