by Tooba Malik | Aug 24, 2025 | Terrorism
Pakistan is struggling with the non-kinetic side of terrorism, where militants use fear without big battles. Non-kinetic means tactics like intimidation, extortion, targeted killings, and kidnapping rather than bombings or open fighting. These silent methods weaken...
by Tooba Malik | Aug 7, 2025 | Terrorism
The Fitna-tul-Hindustan (FAH) a militant organisation that has been active in the Balochistan province for the past two decades. The organisation has targeted army personnel, Frontier Corps, Chinese workers, Punjabi labourers, as well as provincial infrastructure and...
by Tooba Malik | Aug 5, 2025 | Global Affairs
In his 1990 book Bound to Lead: The Changing Nature of American Power, Joseph Nye first popularised the term “soft power,” which characterises a country’s ability to achieve its goals by appeal rather than force. It refers to the ability to influence...
by Tooba Malik | Aug 2, 2025 | Terrorism
When American forces left Afghanistan in 2021, they left behind billions of dollars’ worth of military weaponry. When the Taliban gained control, they seized the weaponry without firing a shot. Since then, Afghanistan has become one of the world’s greatest...
