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Is There Still a Peace to Keep? What MONUSCO Reveals About the Future of UN Peace Operations
Research Essay7 October 2026

Is There Still a Peace to Keep? What MONUSCO Reveals About the Future of UN Peace Operations

Abstract United Nations (UN) peace operations have evolved from traditional ceasefire monitoring into multidimensional interventions involving civilian protection, political mediation,…

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Beyond One Commodity: Structure and Sequence in the Pakistan–Rwanda Economic Relationship
Research Essay23 September 2026

Beyond One Commodity: Structure and Sequence in the Pakistan–Rwanda Economic Relationship

Abstract Pakistan and Rwanda have, within the timeframe of five years, put in place the institutions through which a modern…

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Research Essay17 September 2026

Syria, Lebanon, and the Changing Regional Order

Introduction The Middle East is entering a potentially consequential period of political and strategic realignment. The collapse of the Assad…

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Vectors of Adaptation: The Structural Reconfiguration of Knowledge Diplomacy in Pakistan–Italy Relations, 2000–2020
Research Essay27 July 2026

Vectors of Adaptation: The Structural Reconfiguration of Knowledge Diplomacy in Pakistan–Italy Relations, 2000–2020

The dawn of the twenty-first century forced a profound paradigm shift upon higher education governance worldwide; internationalisation shifted from symbolic…

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Resilience and Rupture: Institutional Limits of Knowledge Diplomacy in Pakistan–Italy Relations, 1948–1999
Research Essay15 July 2026

Resilience and Rupture: Institutional Limits of Knowledge Diplomacy in Pakistan–Italy Relations, 1948–1999

The experience of Pakistan and Italy shows shows that the most durable diplomacy emerges from intellectual cooperation that is professionally…

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Survey on Perceptions of Chinese Modernization Across Five Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Countries
Research Essay1 January 2026

Survey on Perceptions of Chinese Modernization Across Five Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Countries

The pursuit of modernization is a common aspiration for all of humanity, yet historical experiences demonstrate that there is no…

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