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World Politics
By Aman Abdullah Shahid - Few features of modern international politics are as enduring - or as controversial - as the United States’ repeated involvement in the internal political affairs of other nations. From covert operations conducted in the shadows of the Cold War to overt military interventions justified under the banners of
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By Aman Abdullah Shahid - Language is a unique human instrument. A means of sentient and emotional expression. Language is how we regulate ourselves, how we order ourselves. It is what distinguishes us. It is a cognitive and social system that allows humans to encode thoughts, communicate abstract ideas, and transmit
World Politics
By Aman Abdullah Shahid - If dynastic rivalry prevented true parliamentary democracy in Pakistan, and feudalism entrenched oligarchic politics, it was the military that ultimately cemented itself as Pakistan’s most powerful and enduring institution. Since 1958, the army has staged three successful coups, multiple ‘soft’ interventions, and has maintained influence
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By Aman Abdullah Shahid - If Pakistan’s first decade established the dominance of unelected institutions, the decades that followed revealed another tragedy: those who claimed to represent the people often served only themselves. While the military and bureaucracy provided the architecture of control, it was Pakistan’s civilian elites - feudal
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By Aman Abdullah Shahid - When Pakistan emerged as an independent nation in 1947, it was meant to embody the principles of self-determination, constitutionalism, and democracy. Yet from its earliest days, these ideals were compromised by the very structures and interests meant to uphold them. Within a decade of independence,
World Politics
By Aman Abdullah Shahid - The United States has, for much of the past century, cultivated an image as the world’s preeminent defender of human rights, advocate for international justice and guardian of the rule of law. From its pivotal role in devising the post-World War II multilateral order