Pakistan’s recurring floods, cloudbursts, glacial hazards and extreme monsoon rainfall increasingly reflect both climate intensification and governance shortcomings. This article examines the 2025 floods, cloudburst disasters, climate-budget tagging, infrastructure failures and international best practices such as Copenhagen’s cloudburst plan and the Netherlands’ Room for the River strategy.Read More
Taiwan has emerged as a critical geopolitical, military and technological fulcrum in the US–China strategic rivalry. This article examines Taiwan’s historical evolution, the One China framework, Washington’s policy of strategic ambiguity, China’s military pressure, the island’s semiconductor “silicon shield” and the growing risk of a great-power collision in the Taiwan Strait.Read More
The Gaza “Board of Peace” represents a new U.S.-led framework for post-conflict governance, reconstruction and stabilisation. This article examines its institutional structure, relationship with the United Nations, criticism over legitimacy and centralized authority, the Muslim world’s response, and Pakistan’s decision to join while maintaining clear red lines on Palestinian self-determination, UN authority and any future military...Read More
The Iran war has expanded beyond military confrontation into a global geo-economic crisis. This article examines Iran’s internal resilience, the Strait of Hormuz, energy and fertilizer shocks, threats to Gulf infrastructure, implications for Russia and China, the limits of regime-change strategy, and the risks surrounding Kharg Island and a wider restructuring of the global order.Read More
Pakistan’s prolonged presence on the FATF grey list generated debate over whether the anti-money-laundering watchdog was functioning purely as a technical institution or had become vulnerable to geopolitical influence. This article examines Pakistan’s FATF journey, AML/CFT reforms, grey-list requirements, allegations of selective treatment and the wider role of major powers in global financial governance.Read More
