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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…
Taking Stock of India-China Relations: Structural Divergences and the Limits of Diplomacy
President Xi Jinping’s latest visit to New Delhi to participate in the BRICS summit in September 2026, his first visit to India in seven years, came in the wake of increasing speculation of a recent thaw in India-China relations. This…
Nuclear Energy in Pakistan: Navigating the Vision 2050
In September 2026, Pakistan signed a facility-specific safeguards agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for its upcoming 1200 MWe Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), the Chashma Nuclear Power Plant-5 (CHASNUPP-5). It will be the seventh and largest NPP in…
Water as a Political Weapon: Populism and the Indus Waters Treaty
Editor’s Note: This piece originally appeared in New Security Beat and has been republished with permission from the author and the editors. When Pakistan’s Field Marshal Asim Munir addressed the 276th Corps Commanders’ Conference at General Headquarters in Rawalpindi on…
India’s “Cultivation” of Europe Beyond France and Germany
In 2021, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar stressed that one pillar of India's multi-alignment strategy was to “cultivate Europe.” That objective has become increasingly imperative as New Delhi recognizes the risks of dependence on Moscow in defense and energy, Beijing…
نئےصوبے کس نہج پر؟ پاکستان کے وفاقیت کے مناظرے کی مالیاتی سیاست
پاکستان کا وفاقیت کا مناظرہ 30 جولائی 2026 کواچانک دوبارہ ظاہرہوا جب وزیر داخلہ محسن نقوی نے پاکستان اکنامک سمٹ میں بتایا کہ حکومت کا 'نظام' بکھر چُکاہے۔ ان کا تعرُّض انتظامی اصلاحات کے حامیوں کے (اس) وسیع تر نقطہ…