• No Indigenous Naval Shipbuilding: Pakistan’s Continued Dependence on Foreign Military Aid

    No Indigenous Naval Shipbuilding: Pakistan’s Continued Dependence on Foreign Military Aid

    Despite its status as a nuclear power, Pakistan relies heavily on foreign military aid and imports for its naval modernization. Over the decades, the country has failed to establish a self-sufficient indigenous maritime shipbuilding industry. Instead, Pakistan depends on foreign suppliers – notably China, the United States (US), and Turkey – for advanced naval platforms…

  • Opinion: Returning ISIS foreign fighters, what needs to be done?

    Opinion: Returning ISIS foreign fighters, what needs to be done?

    This article was originally published by “NATO Association of Canada” on March 4, 2019. An American citizen and former college student, Hoda Muthana, left the US four years ago to join ISIS. She is currently being held in a refugee camp in northeastern Syria. President Donald Trump has tweeted that he had directed Mike Pompeo…