Author name: Air Commodore (R) Khalid Iqbal TI (M)

Air Commodore (R) Khalid Iqbal TI(M)* *The author is a retired Air Commodore of Pakistan Air Force and its former Assistant Chief of Air Staff. He is the founding Chairperson of the online think tank, Pakistan Focus. Abstract Conceptually, connectivity and integration (collectively Connectegration) are not confined to building roads, rails, air links or ports; […]

A select sampling from South Asia, Europe and the Middle East Air Commodore (R) Khalid Iqbal TI(M)* The author is an independent analyst of international security systems. He chairs an online think-tank Pakistan Focus. Abstract Despite an unprecedented international effort to understand and counter radicalism, the phenomenon appears only at the formulation stage, and hence

Regional Perspective by Air Commodore (R) Khalid Iqbal, TI (M)* *The author is a member of the National Academic Council, Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), Islamabad. He is also Chair IPS committee on “Strategic aspects of National and International Security”. Abstract Terrorism came to haunt Pakistan in the wake of the invasion of Afghanistan by

Air Commodore (R) Khalid Iqbal TI (M)* *The author is Consultant Policy and Strategic Response, IPRI; he is a former Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force. Abstract Climate has always changed, however, now the concern is that the change, both in terms of scale and linkages, is unprecedented. The politico-economical motivation behind narratives

By: Air Commodore (R) Khalid Iqbal TI (M)* *The author is Consultant Policy and Strategic Response, IPRI; he is a former Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force. Abstract By design and default, human beings carry multiple identities simultaneously. People need and want their identity in the context of their linkage to a group

By Air Commodore (R) Khalid Iqbal* *The author is a Consultant Policy and Strategic Response, IPRI; he is former Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force. Abstract Overt nuclearization by India and Pakistan in May 1998 threw up doctrinal challenges for the strategist communities of the two countries1, which had until then been conveniently

By Air Commodore (R) Khalid Iqbal TI(M)* *The author is a consultant on Policy and Strategic Response at the Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI). He is a retired Air Commodore and a former Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force. Abstract During the Cold War, main threats to security were pegged around East-West rivalry

By Air Commodore (R) Khalid Iqbal* Abstract There have been many major milestones for Afghanistan in 2014, and the country is now on the cusp of what has been termed the ‘Transformation Decade’ spanning from 2015 to 2024. This period of transition brings with it uncertainty about the future, including the nature of international donor

By Air Commodore(R) Khalid Iqbal TI(M)[*] Introduction The most resistant virus is an idea in the human mind. Radicalization is a process by which an individual or group comes to adopt increasingly extreme political, social, or religious ideals and aspirations that reject or undermine the status quo or reject and/or undermine contemporary ideas and expressions

By Air Commodore(R) Khalid Iqbal TI (M)[1] Background: Evolving Patterns Terrorism or a militant facade of extremism has increasingly become a trans-national and trans-regional phenomenon. The regional dimension of terrorism embodies complex dynamics and complicated networking systems, requiring comprehensive and smart solutions. This necessitates the coupling of national and regional approaches to counter this menace.