AbstractFollowing the Russia-Ukraine war on February 24, 2022, the post-Cold War international order collapsed and the greatest crisis started in Europe since World War I. It is questionable whether NATO …
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Opinion Articles
Russia Modifies Nuclear Doctrine: Implications for Global Security
by Nazia Sheikhby Nazia SheikhRussia Modifies Its Nuclear Doctrine: On Sunday, September 1, 2024, Russia declared that it will revise its nuclear doctrine in response to the West’s actions in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. The …
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Research Paper
The Geopolitical Chessboard: The Budapest Memorandum and Russia-Ukraine Relations
by Nazia Sheikhby Nazia SheikhThe US, UK, and Russian Federation, who met on December 5, 1994, in Budapest, Hungary, provided security assurances in conjunction with Ukraine,s admission to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) as …
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Opinion Articles
SIPRI Yearbook 2024: Rising Global Nuclear Arsenal Sparks Concerns
by Nazia Sheikhby Nazia SheikhIt is estimated that there are 12,121 nuclear weapons in the world, 9,585 of which are in military stocks and ready for deployment.According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute’s …
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Balloon controversy inflames the Korean Peninsula. On June 4th, 2024, South Korea announced that it had suspended a contentious military deal with North Korea to begin front-line military activity. On …
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The Swiss government remains steadfast in its refusal to ratify and sign the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Treaty (TPNW). It believes it is more beneficial to participate within the parameters …
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INDIA became the Seventh nation after the US, UK, France, Russia, Pakistan, and China launched MIRV-armed ballistic missiles when it announced the first flight of an Agni-5 Submarine-launched ballistic missile …
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Opinion Articles
Rising Tensions: The Emergence of a New Nuclear Arms Race
by Nazia Sheikhby Nazia SheikhThe start of the New Year 2024 was distinguished by several wars in Africa, Europe, and the Middle East; human-caused environmental and climate change; and worries about democratic regression, economic …
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Opinion Articles
Silencing the Soil The farmers’ protests and democratic debate in India
by Nazia Sheikhby Nazia SheikhA free and democratic society is demonstrated by personal property, freedom of religion and speech, citizenship, voting rights, freedom from unwarranted governmental deprivation of the right to life and liberty, …
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Opinion Articles
Strategic Alliances in Flux: AUKUS Unveiled in 2024
by Nazia Sheikhby Nazia SheikhBy the time 2023 came to an end, the AUKUS Trilateral Security Pact—which unites the US, UK, and Australia—had seen significant developments. The international strategic community was surprised by the …