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Recovering from 2022 Floods Post-Disaster Needs Assessment Damage, loss and needs assessment following the unprecedented floods in Pakistan calls for ‘building back better’, based on the principles of the poor first, transparency, inclusion and climate resilience. The assessment estimates total damages to exceed USD 14.9 billion, and total economic losses …

Peace or War TO BE OPTIMISTIC OR PESSIMISTIC ABOUT THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY? Is media propaganda a weapon for the conquest of human minds, souls and future-making? Come to understand the contemporary issues of the 21st century’s Russian-American and European discord over Ukraine, and the future of oil and gas …

TAXATION POLICY TO DEAL WITH INFORMAL ECONOMY An empirical research study has estimated that the size of Pakistan’s informal economy is 35.6% of the country’s GDP. Another study reported the size of the informal economy as high as 56% of GDP. According to the World Bank, Pakistan’s informal economy is …

Lithium Geopolitics Heavy Competition for the Lightest Metal Anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions since the industrial revolution have driven large increases in the atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O).  According to scientists, these gases, along with other sources of GHG emissions, are extremely likely …

Biden Administration’s National Security Strategy & Great Power Confrontation Biden administration’s new National Security Policy (NSS) offers a realistic view of Washington’s foreign policy and international conduct. It highlights that despite numerous domestic problems, the US remains a mighty, successful and durable great power that pragmatically, consistently and doggedly pursues …

8 Realities shaping the Global Future of Energy This will be the key challenge for industry leaders and policymakers as they gather in Egypt for COP27, after a successful round of discussions with the energy sector in Abu Dhabi at ADIPEC 2022 , which laid the groundwork for the agreements …

How Can A Nation Prosper A high literacy rate is the fundamental driver of positive change in the socio-economic framework of a country. It ensures the improvement of the healthcare system of the country as literate people are more aware of the prevention and cure of diseases. A high literacy …

LIVING INDUS INITIATIVE Addressing the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution Salient Features Living Indus is an umbrella initiative that spearheads and consolidates new and existing projects. Many of these aim to increase flood resilience in the Indus basin in Pakistan, while restoring it to good …

Criminology, Police Corruption and Police Reform Professor Tim Newburn states that ‘criminology is a strange beast’. He cited, with approval, David Garland’s understanding of criminology as a product of two streams of governmental project (that studies administration of justice, police, prisons and measurement of crime) and Lombrosian project (that studies …

Climate Colonialism The ‘Climate Change Dictionary’ is all about the buzzwords in the global politics of climate change, and climate colonialism is making all the waves recently. The concept of climate colonialism has become increasingly prevalent in international discussions, with the media reporting a heated debate over compensation for climate …