Global Peace Strategy Forum Strategic Outlook
A forward-looking analytical series examining medium- to long-term trends shaping peace, security, governance, and development.
The Iran War, U.S.-China Summit, and the Emerging Geometry of Regional Order
The Trump-Xi summit in Beijing has become a test of whether great-power diplomacy can stabilize an order strained by the Iran war, Hormuz disruption, energy insecurity, and technology rivalry.
After Marka-e-Haq: Preventing the Next South Asian Crisis
One year after the May 2025 India-Pakistan conflict, GPSF examines whether South Asia can absorb the lessons of Marka-e-Haq and Operation Bunyanum Marsoos before the next crisis unfolds under even more dangerous conditions.
Strategic Hedging in Asia: Why Washington Misread India and Why Moscow Should Read More Carefully
The Russia-India RELOS agreement reveals India's strategic method: maximising room for manoeuvre across competing poles of power. An analysis of Washington's flawed alignment assumptions, Moscow's misplaced optimism, and the broader pattern of competitive hedging reshaping Asia.
The Fog of Talk: Can Middle East Diplomacy Outrun War?
Pakistan has earned diplomatic credit for averting wider war, but the ceasefire remains a temporary breathing space. An analysis of mixed signals from Washington, Israel's maximalist strategy, and whether a strategic compact can replace tactical pause.
A Short U.S.-Israeli War Is No Substitute for Strategy
An analysis of the unfolding strategic realities of the U.S.-Israeli war, Iran's position, energy contradictions, and Pakistan's important role in diplomatic de-escalation.
Crisis Behavior in South Asia Post-May 2025
Analysis of South Asian crisis behavior post-May 2025: how global interdependence, economic vulnerability, and disciplined escalation control are shaping a new strategic reality.
The Stability Illusion: Why 2025 Looked Calm – and Why 2026 May Not
An end-year strategic assessment examining why deterrence held in 2025 and identifying risk trajectories for 2026: decision-time compression, dual-use ambiguity, and weakening normative firebreaks.
Beyond Geography: A New Compact for Pakistan and Afghanistan
The post-2021 Afghan order has stabilized neither the region nor Pakistan's western frontier. This outlook examines how policy must adapt from recurring crisis management to durable frontier stability.
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