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Dean FASS, Air University,Islamabad Co-Founder https://t.co/sVXtgWlcjP Former King's College, Stimson, IISS Research Fellow Tweets are personal opinion
Islamabad, Pakistan
Joined December 2009
This report says there is a longer internal version of the NSS that gets into more detail on weakening the EU. It also proposes a new grouping of countries called the C5— US, China, Russia, Japan, and India— that’s not hemmed in by G7 rules. No Euro representation unless you
‘Make Europe Great Again’ and more from a longer version of the National Security Strategy | Read the exclusive story by @meghannmyers_
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Atif Mian’s new essay, “Five-for-Fifty,” starts strong. Few economists can diagnose Pakistan’s economic sickness as crisply as he does. That chilling chart - Pakistan’s per-capita income flattening on a log scale while the rest of the world pulls away says it all. His target is
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🚨🚨NEW REPORT🚨🚨 Our latest report, "Decoding the Eastern Sector: India, China, and the McMahon Line," delves into the history of the India-China boundary dispute, focusing on the dynamic Eastern Sector (Arunachal Pradesh). The report argues that China’s maximalist claims in
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Building a case for revising 'no first use' nuclear doctrine, the author is of the view that India should retain the right to use nuclear weapons in response to a terrorist incident. https://t.co/PPKFLzMiSe
economictimes.indiatimes.com
India's 22-year-old nuclear doctrine, based on 'no first use' and 'credible minimum deterrence', faces urgent re-evaluation. With aggressive neighbors rapidly expanding arsenals and rejecting NFU...
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A Japanese scientist earned a Nobel Prize after discovering one of the body’s most powerful self-healing mechanisms: during periods of fasting, the human body begins to consume its own damaged cells, triggering a deep cellular reset known as autophagy. This natural process acts
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It was a real pleasure chatting with @pranayrvaddi on the Strategic Simplicity Podcast and reflecting on China's recent white paper on arms control, disarmament, and nonproliferation.
New on the Strategic Simplicity Podcast - Carnegie's Tong Zhao helps unpack the new PRC arms control white paper. Link below:
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@MichaelKugelman in Delhi. He is quite correct about the DC Pulse. We may hate it, but outside of the personal imagination of Trump himself, most of the strategic community and US institutions in DC (especially during meetings behind closed doors) are just waiting for things with
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Houthis may have credited themselves with a kill even though the F-18 was shot down by a friendly fire. https://t.co/CmGaKuGKxR
businessinsider.com
New documents reveal how the USS Gettysburg shot down an F/A-18 and nearly hit a second one above the Red Sea last year.
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The US has long sought to prevent the spread of uranium enrichment due to the potential for n-weapons production. Following a Nov'25 US-S.Arabia declaration on nuclear cooperation, it remains unclear if Saudi Arabia will be permitted to enrich. Full story: https://t.co/nyDorsGSXf
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President Asif Ali Zardari approved the appointment of Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir as COAS concurrently as CDF for 5 years, and a 2-year extension for Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmad Babar Sidhu from 19 March 2026. The President conveyed his best wishes to both.
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Air Chief ACM Zaheerud din Babar Sidhu’s also given a two year extension after the expiry of his current tenure in 2026.
Prime Minister @CMShehbaz has advised President Asif Zardari to notify Field Marshal Asim Munir as Chief of Defense Forces.
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China announces the end of the stealth era: the “Photon Hunter” enters service China has officially announced that its new quantum radar, known as the “Photon Hunter,” has entered service — a move that may end the dominance of stealth aircraft such as the F‑22 and F‑35. What is
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As the dangers of WMDs evolve, the next generation is needed to develop solutions. We invite scholars, analysts, etc (< 35 years old) to submit article proposals for publication in our New Voices essay series. Read the latest NV submission in the Dec ACT: https://t.co/OHFb6FeR0g
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Interesting term ShLBM! Does this mean land and air launched ballistic missiles could be labelled as LaLBMs and AiLBMs??
Last Tuesday, Pakistan tested a ShLBM. What are ShLBMs? Add to your strategic vocabulary with the glossary from Missile Technologies in Southern Asia: https://t.co/n56jGx8Ric
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Working Session II #IslamabadConclave2025 🌍 on “Transnational Terrorism and Emerging Security Challenges in South Asia” will be moderated by Dr. Amina Khan, Director CAMEA @ISSIslamabad @ForeignOfficePk @aminabm
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Aviation history was made yesterday when an autonomous fighter UCAV used an onboard AESA radar to fire a BVR missile and destroy a high speed target. The aircraft that did this wasn’t US, Russian or Chinese. It was Turkish. Türkiye’s Kizilelma fighter UCAV flew in formation
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