46 research outputs found
Benazir's assassination: lingering mystery casts doubt
No full textThe continued mystery of Benazir Bhutto's assassination raises questions about the PPP-led government's commitment to solving the crime. It will also cause a setback to Pakistan's counter-terrorism efforts
Changing dynamics of Pakistan-US relations and the challenge of soft power
No full textThere is a history of ups and downs in Pakistan-US relations since early 1950s till today. From the period of alliances to ostensible hostility and indifference, the changing dynamics of Pakistan-US relations must be analysed from a pragmatic point of view where power, national interests, security and sovereignty matter. Furthermore, mistrust, suspicions, ill-will and paranoia still influence the political, security, economic and power dynamics of relations between Pakistan and the United States. This research follows the theory of soft power due to two main reasons. First, instead of being a ‘patron-client’ relationship, Pakistan-US relations could be transformed by focusing on diplomacy, trade and technology instead of threats and coercion. Second, President Obama’s policy of ‘do more’ for Pakistan in combating terrorism in Afghanistan proved to be counterproductive as anti-Americanism surged in Pakistan. Overcoming the bitterness of the past in Pakistan-US relations will be a major challenge to the Biden-Harris administration. Moving forward in Pakistan-US relations will require political will, determination, prudence and trust from both sides. It is up to the leadership from both countries to foster trust and take confidence building measures which can transform their relations from patron-client to partners in progress. Shift from geopolitics to geoeconomics will ensure a win-win situation for both sides in the years to come
Egypt post-Mubarak : will it be the next Pakistan?
No full textThe lesson from the launching of popular movements in Egypt and Pakistan is that in both cases, the military subverted the aspirations of the people by seizing power and sustaining its rule through political suppression
<i>Indian Nuclear Deterrence: Its Evolution, Development and Implications for South Asian Security</i>by Zafar Iqbal Cheema
No full textThe road to peace in South Asia: Lessons for India and Pakistan from the Arab-Israeli peace process
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Indo-Pakistan normalization process: The role of CBMS in the post-Cold War Era
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Previous issue date: 1993Arms Control & Domestic and International Security (ACDIS
The Narrative Pattern in the Novel “First Person Pronoun” Dhameer Al-Mutaklim” By Fayçal El-Ahmar
No full textThe current study, titled the narrative pattern in the novel “Dhameer Al-mutaklim” by the author Fayçal Al-Ahmar tackles a technical feature that draws attention in the novel, this feature is related to the narrative implication on which the novel was based in building its structure, a technique derived from the narrative heritage that contributed to the creation of a literary hybrid in terms of form. The study has also addressed the levels of the narrator in the novel, as well as the author’s philosophy of presence and absence pursued by him through the distribution and employment of pronouns, namely the “the first person pronoun”, which dominated the chapters of the novel and embodied the voice of the margin in it
