Month: April 2019
Sufism and Peace: Case Study of Indonesia and Pakistan
I must admit candidly at the outset that I’m not an expert on Sufism but as the Dean of the Centre of International Peace and Stability (CIPS) I have a healthy interest in the subject. Sufism as I understand is not only a way of finding true love (Ishq-i-Haqiqi) that signifies man’s quest for establishing […]
DIVERGENCE BETWEEN NUCLEAR WEAPON STATE (NWS) AND NON-NUCLEAR WEAPON STATE (NNWS) ON NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT: A REVIEW OF ARTICLE VI
Abstract The international nuclear non-proliferation regime is built around the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). The Treaty despite has been successful to an extent in controlling the proliferation of nuclear weapons and the terrible urge of many nations to acquire nuclear weapons. It has been less successful in fulfilling its vision of complete disarmament under Article […]
Cyberspace Management in Pakistan
Abstract Although security ranks high on Pakistan‟s national agenda but in the increasingly complex threat milieu, cybersecurity usually gets relegated to the bottom rung and sometimes it is literally ignored. There is no gainsaying the fact that we ignore this vital subject only at our own peril. Given the chaotic nature of the cyberspace, it […]
Non-Traditional Threats: Cyber Security – the New Frontier and a Possible Response
The nature of warfare in the twenty first century has transformed at a mindboggling pace. Andre Beaufre classic definition that strategy is “the art of the dialectic of two opposing wills using force to resolve their dispute,” is increasingly being seen through the lens of technology. The kinetic approach is being replaced by new means […]