The 21st century wars will not just exploit military weaknesses. They will make use of a nation's fault-lines. The non-kinetic means will act as force-multipliers for kinetic means. The sooner our civil and military planners understand this, the better prepared we will be for 21st century wars. The obvious lesson, especially given the reference to the Arab Spring as also the historical situation obtaining in Crimea and Ukraine, is that a state's defence against this kind of war cannot be guaranteed by its military alone. How strong or weak a state is in the face of such a threat will ... Read More
Ejaz Haider
In essence, there is a national consensus on democracy to be the preferred form of governance. The truth is that there is no threat to the democratic order. The truth is that there is no threat to the Constitution. On August 13, there were three pla ... Read More
Dr. Farrukh Saleem
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Lt Col Fahd Ayub
