The Diplomatic Insight 2025 is Here! This issue of The Diplomatic Insight is all about focusing on Africa-Pakistan relations. The current edition features Dr. Shahid Rashid Butt, Hon. Consul General of Ghana to Pakistan. Along with that, we have Ammad Rasheed, Hon. Consul General of Tunisia (KP-Pakistan). Hello Reader This month, we turn our gaze toward the relationships Pakistan has too long left to chance. We sit down with Dr. Shahid Rashid Butt, who has quietly championed Pak-Ghana ties...
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The Diplomatic Insight Weekly The world changes within seconds; And it's been a week! Hello Reader Trump flew to Beijing. We went to Zimbabwe, Denmark, the UK, the US, the UN, and more... all without leaving Islamabad. Want to know what this enigma is? Here is everything about it... Here’s your weekly roundup of the week’s most important stories, news, and articles from The Diplomatic Insight. Top Stories of the Week 1. Xi Calls for China, US to Be ‘Partners, Not Rivals’ Friendship promise...
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The Diplomatic Insight Weekly The world changes within seconds; And it's been a week! Hello Reader This week, the United States launched 'Project Freedom' and needed permission to fly it. If that's what autonomy for the world's superpower looks like in 2026, the branding needs work... And while Washington was busy announcing things it couldn't yet execute, the country quietly doing the actual diplomatic heavy lifting this week wasn't America, Europe, or any of the Gulf states. It was...
16 days ago • 4 min read
The Diplomatic Insight Weekly The world changes within seconds; And it's been a week! Hello Reader So, this week we have a shocker beyond the usual discussion and analysis about the Iran war. Not the happenings of the Iran war, but its tangible consequences. Yes, you have guessed it right! The UAE has ousted itself from OPEC! No shock, it’s “OPEXIT.” And if you are bored with following the happenings and updates of the Iran war, pivot towards “The Eclipsed War.” Read on; the pattern becomes...
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The Diplomatic Insight Weekly The world changes within seconds; And it's been a week! Hello Reader An extended ceasefire or an extended war? The ceasefire's strategic pause has effectively turned the Strait of Hormuz into a frozen asset, where the global economy is held hostage by an ultimatum and a naval blockade that neither side is willing to blink on first. Here’s your weekly roundup of the week’s most important stories, news, and articles from The Diplomatic Insight. Top Stories of the...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
The Diplomatic Insight Weekly The world changes within seconds; And it's been a week! Hello Reader Power is no longer defined by who fires the first shot, but by who has the gravity to pull adversaries to the negotiating table. Speculation suggests Trump will be knocking at Pakistan's door this week... While the world watches the fire, Pakistan quietly holds the keys to the exit. Here’s your weekly roundup of the week’s most important stories, news, and articles from The Diplomatic Insight....
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
The Diplomatic Insight Weekly The world changes within seconds; And it's been a week! Hello Reader All Eyes on Islamabad... Who knew Pakistan would achieve the impossible by becoming the only ‘bilingual’ power in a fractured world: Fluent in Washington’s security calculus and Tehran’s sovereignty-first framework! Pakistan’s diplomatic agility has proved that in the face of total war, the most valuable currency is the institutional patience to be the world’s only trusted mailbox. Here’s your...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
The Diplomatic Insight April 2026 is Here! Highlighting growing Pakistan-Uzbekistan ties with exclusive interviews of Ambassadors of Uzbekistan and Pakistan to each other. Plus urgent stories about Islamabad's role amidst US-Iran war. Hello Reader History is unfolding right in front of us, as the Iran war will shape the structural realities of West Asia, and of the world, for decades to come. Amidst these defining moments, The Diplomatic Insight continues our mission of creating bridges....
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
The Diplomatic Insight Weekly The world changes within seconds; And it's been a week! Hello Reader If you want to understand the current state of global diplomacy, don’t look at the formal summits in Geneva; look at the wake of a Russian oil tanker currently docking in Havana. While the rest of the world reads the headlines, we’re looking at where the ink comes from! From the "death of diplomacy" in legal chambers to the "birth of new blocs" in Islamabad, here is the strategic pulse of a...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read