Asymmetric Warfare

Auditing non-linear conflict dynamics and unconventional threat vectors. Tracks the convergence of illicit supply chains, insurgent logistics, and grey-zone operations.

Two Conferences Spotlight Muslim World’s Struggle to Counter Militancy

Saudi Arabia used US President Donald J. Trump’s visit to the kingdom to drive its anti-Shia and anti-Iran agenda. Mr. Trump and Muslim leaders turned a blind eye to Saudi Arabia’s role barely two weeks before Mr. Trump’s arrival in blocking his administration’s proposal to impose United Nations sanctions on the Saudi branch of the Islamic State (IS).

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DAWNLeaks – A Classic Media Influence Operation

The DAWNLeaks report is finally here and a notification has been issued from the PM House. Four people and an institution have been blamed for DAWNLeaks that include Rao Tehsin Ali, Principal Information Officer in the Ministry of Information, and Tariq Fatemi, the Special Assistant to the PM.

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Trump’s Afghan War

American efforts in Afghanistan are back to square one these days as a second troop surge seems to be on the cards, recently General Nicholson apprised the Senate that thousands of troops are required in Afghanistan as the U.S. mission is in a ‘stalemate’, he also went on to admit that the Taliban had gained at least 15% more ground in 2016 even though 13,000 international troops remained in the country.

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Lt. General Tariq Khan (Retired) Clarifies Sairbeen

Lt. General Tariq Khan (retired), our most senior and respected advisor and board members was interviewed on Aaj Tv’s Sairbeen programme on 5 May, 2017. His opinions were misrepresented on the show. This is the clarification to the editing that was done to his comments.

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CPEC: A Fate Changer

The statement of Mr. Ahsan Iqbal clearly expresses that China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is pivotal for both Pakistan and China. It is a $ 46 billion project, which will connect Chinese province of Xinjiang with Pakistani port of Gwadar through the land route.

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The Ongoing War

The Fourth Generation Warfare is characterized by a return to decentralized forms of warfare, blurring of the lines between war and politics, combatants and civilians due to nation states‘ loss of their near-monopoly on combat forces, returning to modes of conflict common in pre-modern times.

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The Grey Shades of Pakistani Media

The job of the media in every civilized nation to inform and educate the public, to take the difficult problems, policies and government positions and make them easier to understand for their readers and viewers.

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The Operation That Empowered a City

This event will be the one most recalled because this is where the public believes the operation in Karachi started. What the public doesn’t know is that for almost a month prior, intelligence-based operations (IBOs) were carried out in the city against terrorists, financiers, and supporters.

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