Mediation at the Edge of Pakistan’s Strategic Reach
Jun 25, 2026
BY SHAFQAT ALI QURESHI There are moments in diplomacy when a state appears to acquire sudden relevance not because it has become stronger, richer, or more coherent, but because geography, relationships, and timing briefly place it at the hinge of someone else’s crisis.
Strategic Ambiguity Governance Pakistan Iran Diplomatic Equilibrium
Jun 8, 2026
By : Shafqat Ali Qureshi The contemporary architecture of regional diplomacy is increasingly defined by the deliberate cultivation of strategic ambiguity, a condition in which states maintain calculated indeterminacy across ideological alignment, economic orientation, and security partnerships. Within this evolving diplomatic grammar, Pakistan