India’s transition to a continuously deployed, canisterised maritime nuclear posture is introducing systemic vulnerabilities that increase the risk of inadvertent nuclear escalation in South Asia. New Delhi’s recent operationalisation of …
Dr. Asma Shakir Khawaja
Dr. Asma Shakir Khawaja
Executive Director, working on comprehensive security, nuclear politics, arms control and disarmament, and emerging technologies.
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Opinion Articles
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Opinion Articles
From Territory to Thought: Human Minds As Strategic Depth In Cognitive Warfare and Deterrence
Think tanks act as the primary intellectual engine for cognitive warfare by transforming abstract psychological vulnerabilities into concrete, actionable national defense frameworks. In modern strategy, cognitive warfare redefines deterrence. Traditional …
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Abstract This article provides a critical analysis of the evolving military stance of India and its repercussions for Pakistan’s security within the larger strategic context of South Asia. It posits …
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A robust, impartial, and universally applied safeguards regime remains indispensable, as the line between peaceful nuclear development and military capability continues to erode. The “Atoms for Peace” policy, introduced by …
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The Israel–US war with Iran has evolved into a protracted, asymmetric conflict in which neither side can secure a decisive victory, with escalating global economic and strategic consequences. The Middle …
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Without preparing international order for RMA 2.0, the very tools to ensure security may become the sources of instability Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA) has always remained central to the …
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Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA) has always remained central to the idea of warfare and human evolution. The RMA is the active blueprint for the contemporary revolution in global security. …
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Scholarly debates have intensified over the contours of the “Strategic New Normal” in South Asia following the Pakistan–India crisis of May 2025. The term Strategic New Normal denotes an altered …
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The latest Pakistan-India crisis 7.0 has redefined the modern concept of warfare. Students and scholars of strategic studies would keep analyzing the learning outcomes of this swift and focused war …
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ABSTRACT Pakistan and China, through CPEC, have uplifted decade’s old and time-tested bondage to the zenith of economic cooperation on a win-win basis. In the Chinese equation, BRI (CPEC – …