In South Asia, there are few cases when the world community does not forget about alerts of the Nipah virus, represented by the World Health Organization. Whenever the news about …
Rimsha Malik
Rimsha Malik
Associate Research Officer, working on Cyber Security and Biological Weapons Convention.
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Opinion Articles
Nuclear Escalation in the Age of Multi-domain Conflict
by Rimsha Malikby Rimsha MalikDeliberate decisions to use nuclear weapons are no longer what drives nuclear escalation in the strategic environment of today. Rather, it is becoming more influenced by events taking place in many spheres …
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Book Reviews
The Invisible War: Cyber Attacks and the New Age of Conflict
by Rimsha Malikby Rimsha MalikIn The Invisible War: Cyber Attacks and the New Age of Conflict, Sarwat Parvez has provided a timely and cutting-edge insight on how war has changed in the digital age. …
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Opinion Articles
Governing the Unseen: AI, Dual-Use Biology, and the Illusion of Control
by Rimsha Malikby Rimsha MalikThe most important security threats of the twenty-first century do not announce themselves anymore by troop movements or missile tests. They appear noiselessly, in the form of algorithms, data sets, …
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Opinion Articles
SMDA: Redefining Pakistan’s Strategic Horizon from Defense to Digital
by Rimsha Malikby Rimsha MalikOn 17 September 2025, Pakistan upgraded and formalized its security and defence ties with KSA once it inked “Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement” (SMDA). The strategic timing of the pact is important …
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Opinion Articles
Vaccines And Crisis Of Trust: Pakistan’s Cervical Cancer Campaign And Global Battle Against Misinformation
by Rimsha Malikby Rimsha MalikPakistan has officially rolled out its national cervical cancer vaccination program, a long-awaited milestone in women’s health. Yet, the achievement is unfolding alongside a troubling resurgence of vaccine resistance—this time not confined …
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Research Paper
China’s Ascendancy in the Digital Economy: An Appraisal
by Rimsha Malikby Rimsha MalikAbstractThis article investigates the rapid growth of China’s digital economy over a past decade, highlighting its strategic alignment with global economic competition and technological advancements. To foster its digital economy, …
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Opinion Articles
Cybersecurity, Gender, And Norms: A Pakistani Perspective
by Rimsha Malikby Rimsha MalikMore than anything else, cybersecurity is essential to global peace and stability in the twenty-first century. States are starting to recognise that, like more conventional security risks, digital vulnerabilities that …
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Opinion Articles
Invisible Contagions: Emerging Cyber-Biological Threat
by Rimsha Malikby Rimsha MalikIn the wars of tomorrow, the most dangerous weapons will be neither bombs nor bullets, but data and DNA. The intersection of the biological and cyber worlds is becoming a …
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Research Paper
Cyber-Enabled Transformation Of National Security Paradigms
by Rimsha Malikby Rimsha MalikAbstractIn what ways is cyberspace changing national security paradigms for governments negotiating changing strategic environments and technical advancements? The conceptual shift of security in the digital age is examined in …