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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 regime in...

Sep 17, 2026 Read →

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Nizami Ganjavi Heritage in Iran: Claims and Truths

Originally published on The Diplomatic Insight, IPDS’s sister publication. IPDS is pleased to showcase this piece by Prof. Dr. Eynulla Madatli, Executive...

Sep 5, 2026 Read →

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Anatol Lieven’s Predictions on Afghanistan

Originally published on The Diplomatic Insight, IPDS’s sister publication. IPDS is pleased to showcase this piece by Falak Naz. Back in July...

Sep 5, 2026 Read →

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Sino-Pak ‘Confluence’ on Afghanistan

Originally published on The Diplomatic Insight, IPDS’s sister publication. IPDS is pleased to showcase this piece by Asma Siddiq. As the Taliban...

Sep 5, 2026 Read →

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ASEAN and the South China Sea

Originally published on The Diplomatic Insight, IPDS’s sister publication. IPDS is pleased to showcase this piece by Timothy Mae Reyes. Territorial claims...

Sep 5, 2026 Read →

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Impact of Covid-19 on Diplomacy

Originally published on The Diplomatic Insight, IPDS’s sister publication. IPDS is pleased to showcase this piece by Timothy Mae Reyes. COVID-19 global...

Sep 5, 2026 Read →

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China’s Progress in Space

Originally published on The Diplomatic Insight, IPDS’s sister publication. IPDS is pleased to showcase this piece by Sameen Tariq. Is this a...

Sep 5, 2026 Read →

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Pakistan’s Eurasian Opportunity

Pakistan has assumed the chairmanship of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation at a moment when Eurasia requires political imagination backed by practical delivery....

Sep 2, 2026 Read →

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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 prestige to...

Jul 27, 2026 Read →

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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 governed, institutionally...

Jul 15, 2026 Read →