25 Mar 2025

Pakistan’s pursuit of nuclear energy is essential to its future

Pakistan’s civilian nuclear industry is undergoing a steady expansion and up-gradation driven by energy security, socio-economic development imperatives, and its UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Though it is not indigenously developing next-generation fission and fusion reactors, it is enl
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22 Mar 2025

Russia’s Sale of Su-57 to Algeria: A Surprise for NATO and Europe

On 12 February, 2025, Algerian Air Force confirmed to acquire Russian fifth-generation Su-57 fighter jets and personnel training have been taken place in Russia. Algeria, as Africa’s energy hub for Europe, has a history of tensions with France, Spain, and Italy. The delivery of the fifth-generatio
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17 Mar 2025

Türkiye’s Kurdish Question and the PKK Ceasefire

Photo Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Democratic_Forces; SDF fighters celebrating their victory in the Battle of Raqqa against ISIS with a portrait of PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan in the background, mid-October 2017   On March 1, 2025, two days after imprisoned leader Abdulla
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21 Feb 2025

The EU-Tunisia Migration Pact: A Fragile Partnership Under Strain

Photo: flags of EU and Tunisia   The European Union’s (EU) migration policies have long sought to balance control with cooperation, aiming to curb irregular migration while fostering diplomatic ties with transit countries. In July 2023, the EU and Tunisia signed a Memorandum of Understa
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14 Feb 2025

Oman – recent macroeconomic developments and mid-run outlook

With a nominal GDP estimated by International Monetary Fund (IMF)[1] at around USD 107bn in 2024 (around 0.1% of the world economy) Oman is in the middle of an unprecedented transformation process, in the context of the implementation of the Vision 2040. The growth pace of the economic activity c
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