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Dec 9, 2024 | 
thefridaytimes.com | Bilal Hyder Simair
A long effort backed by the West, various Arab states, and Turkey – which started after the Arab Spring and involved changing the political landscapes in Syria for greater geopolitical gains – has finally succeeded in the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad on 8 December 2024.
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Jun 12, 2024 | 
paradigmshift.com.pk | Wardah Shahid |Bilal Hyder Simair |Muhammad Hamza Tanvir |Minahil Khalid
She is a graduate in Peace and Conflict Studies, from National Defence University, Islamabad. As a social science student, her focal points harbor critical analysis of the changing regional and global political dimensions. Digital advocacy has reached new heights since the onset of the Israel-Palestine conflict. In the war of public opinion and consensus, pro-Palestinian activists have increased engagement via an artificial intelligence image circulating social media.
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Jun 11, 2024 | 
paradigmshift.com.pk | Fatimah Naeem |Maidah Tariq |Bilal Hyder Simair |Ayra Azhar
Ms Fatimah Naeem is pursuing her Bachelor's in Peace and Conflict Studies from National Defence University Islamabad. After transitioning to a democratic form of governance in May 2016, Myanmar’s military-oriented state system was finally beginning to see an end, as perceived by the global community. Unfortunately, the ground realities were completely different in this regard.
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Jun 3, 2024 | 
thefridaytimes.com | Meezan Zahra Khwaja |Tariq Aqil |Beelam Ramzan |Bilal Hyder Simair
We are all currently witnessing the genocide taking place in Palestine – mass murder, carnage, starvation and utter hopelessness. Under these circumstances you might be wondering how it is even possible to talk of a one-state solution to the Palestine-Israel conflict – much less advise it in detail. The authors in this book, however, mostly beg to disagree and think that the one-state solution is not only possible but for some of them, it remains the only viable option.
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May 7, 2024 | 
paradigmshift.com.pk | Mir Adnan Aziz |Abdullah Nisar |Bilal Hyder Simair |Israeli Counter-Strikes
Since October 7, 2023, Israel’s brutal war crimes in Gaza have resulted in the deaths of over 34,000 people. The conflict has led to severe living conditions, including malnutrition and newborn fatalities. Turkey, a major trading partner with Israel, has boycotted Israeli goods and withdrawn diplomats in support of Gaza. Israel has faced isolation on the international stage due to their own actions.
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May 6, 2024 | 
thefridaytimes.com | Ahmad Faruqui |Huma Ijaz Zaman |Ejaz Haider |Bilal Hyder Simair
President Joe Biden broke his silence on the pro-Palestinian protests that are now underway at more than 122 universities. While conceding that dissent was essential for democracy to function, he reprimanded the protestors for engaging in lawless acts. Then came the clincher: he was not going to change his approach to Israel’s invasion of Gaza. Senator Tom Cotton, a Republican from Arkansas, was not going to be outdone by a Democratic president.
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May 6, 2024 | 
paradigmshift.com.pk | Maidah Tariq |Sheharyar Malik |Abdullah Nisar |Bilal Hyder Simair
Ms. Maidah Tariq is a graduate of international relations from National Defence University (NDU), Islamabad, Pakistan. She has a keen interest in the security and foreign policy of China, and Middle Eastern politics. Historically, the Middle East was the area of influence of France and Great Britain, followed by the USA and the former Soviet Union.
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Apr 26, 2024 | 
thefridaytimes.com | Tariq Aqil |Patryk Tadeusz |Beelam Ramzan |Bilal Hyder Simair
The Balfour Declaration of 2017 and then the 1947 UN approval of Palestine’s partition, giving formal recognition to the state of Israel and the state of Palestine, resulted in the formation of only the state of Israel and its membership of the United Nations. 76 years after the establishment of the Jewish State of Israel, an independent state of Palestine is still nothing but a pipe dream.
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Apr 26, 2024 | 
thefridaytimes.com | Mohammed Khan |Patryk Tadeusz |Junaid Jahangir |Bilal Hyder Simair
The end of Ramazan is usually a moment of joy and celebration when we exchange greetings and gifts. But, this year, it is impossible to celebrate when mothers are burying their little angels, and there are children without families to care for them. Food, energy, water, information, and control of borders have been weaponised like never before to inflict maximum harm, affecting not just the present generation but future generations with stunting, massive trauma and dispossession.
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Apr 25, 2024 | 
paradigmshift.com.pk | Bilal Hyder Simair |Alishbah Syed |Pareesa Memon |Israeli Counter-Strikes
Although the October 7 Hamas attacks are thought to be the reason behind the recent Iran-Israel escalation, the rivalry between the two countries predates the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Both countries have been vying for regional dominance for decades. Despite Israel’s military supremacy and its assistance from the Western nations, Iran has always been its strong regional contender. Since 7th October, Israel has been committing the worst-ever war crimes in the history of mankind.
