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Dr Zia Ul Haque Shamsi

Dr Zia Ul Haque Shamsi

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Trump 2.0: US Revival or Regression – I

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Dr Zia Ul Haque Shamsi

Military’s Contributions to the State – II

20.01.2025 30

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Dr Zia Ul Haque Shamsi

Military’s Contributions to the State – I

12.01.2025 60

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Dr Zia Ul Haque Shamsi

The Enduring Rivalries

Over two years since I first pronounced World War 2.5, primarily due to the increasing intensities and dimensions of wars and conflicts in...

06.01.2025 4

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2025: Year of ‘Universal Peace’

There have been too many global wars and conflicts within the first 24 years of the 21st century. Several countries have changed for good. The...

29.12.2024 5

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Create External Threats for Internal Support

One of the primary purposes of political leaders across the globe is to remain relevant for their voters. To do so, at times political expediencies...

02.12.2024 3

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Dr Zia Ul Haque Shamsi

Karachi: The most unfortunate megapolitan city

With a hefty heart, I am writing this article about Pakistan’s only megapolitan city, Karachi, which remains the economic lifeline of our beloved...

25.11.2024 3

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Dr Zia Ul Haque Shamsi

The Need of the Hour: IDEAS-2024

States strive to achieve self-sufficiency in their defence inventory to reduce dependence and ensure territorial integrity and sovereignty....

11.11.2024 2

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Dr Zia Ul Haque Shamsi

The Need of the Hour: IDEAS-2024

States strive to achieve self-sufficiency in their defence in­ventory to reduce dependence and ensure territorial integrity and sovereignty....

11.11.2024 3

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Dr Zia Ul Haque Shamsi

Hybrid Warfare

States are created with a purpose and act for a purpose. Hamas’s actions of October 7, 2023, were for a specific purpose and Israel’s response...

07.10.2024 2

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Dr Zia Ul Haque Shamsi

Culture: A Weapon of Influence or Confluence?

The title, Culture: A Weapon of Influence or Confluence, might be intriguing for some who do not wish to refer to culture as a weapon. However, I...

30.09.2024 2

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Is Africa Changing?

This question has been in circulation since recent developments in some of the West African countries which had been under the influence of France...

25.08.2024 2

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Dr Zia Ul Haque Shamsi

Diplomacy never sleeps!

No matter how difficult the situation is, how strong the enemy is, and how adverse the environment is, diplomacy must not give up and must not go...

19.08.2024 2

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Trichotomy of Interests

In my short article ‘National Interests versus Public Interests’ published in Daily Times, Pakistan, I argued “The states have their interests...

12.08.2024 1

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National Interests versus Public Interests

There is broad agreement among scholars and professionals that the state continues to function as a singular, unified entity in the current...

05.08.2024 1

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Hybrid Solutions to Protracted Conflicts – II

As discussed in Part I, the prevalent international environment is too complex and uncertain and will remain so until China and Russia have...

02.08.2024 2

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Realism versus Rivalism

The title is expected to draw the attention of academics and the likely demand would be to immediately explain what is rivalism and how can it be...

29.07.2024 10

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Hybrid Solutions to Protracted Conflicts – II

As discussed in Part I, the prevalent international environment is too complex and uncertain and will remain so until China and Russia have...

24.07.2024 1

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Dr Zia Ul Haque Shamsi

Hybrid Solutions to Protracted Conflicts (Part I)

The prevalent international environment is too complex and uncertain. The Democrats are unable to decide whether to field President Biden for the...

23.07.2024 1

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Dr Zia Ul Haque Shamsi