War: A Comparative Civilizational Perspective
Muhammad Bilal Iftikhar Khan War is a extension of politics by other means, without diplomacy and peaceful means, and with violence filling the…
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A Hybrid Command Paradigm- MDO Evolution and its Application in South Asia
Muhammad Bilal Iftikhar Khan Multi Domain Operations (MDO) are the biggest paradigm change in military thinking since the introduction of Air Lan…
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Reality Under Siege: A Case Study in Information Warfare Against Pakistan
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The Perfect Storm: Pakistan’s Strategic Crossroads in a Widening Middle East Crisis
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The Unchanged Nature, Transformed Conduct: Warfare’s Shift from Centralization to Mosaic
While the essential nature of war, rooted in contestation of will, politics, and violence, remains constant, its conduct has undergone a profound t…
The Zionist World Order and the Battle for Perceptions: Pakistan's Stake
By Muhammad Bilal Iftikhar Khan 21/3/26 The Middle East and adjacent regions are passing through an exceptionally sensitive period, particularly fo…
The End of Easy Power: America, Iran, and China in a Changing Order
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The Implosion of Liberal Order: An Analysis
By MBI Khan 17-3-26 Something is fracturing in the liberal international order. But the primary architects of this fracture are not China or Rus…
The Pyrrhic Pursuit: Why Dominant Powers Fail Against Asymmetric Will
By: Muhammad Bilal Iftikhar Khan Clausewitz provides the most insightful lens through which to understand the current US and Israeli aggress…