Geopolitics
The Coercive Turn: Pakistan's Frustrated Diplomacy and the Unraveling of the Afghan Frontier
Pakistan and Afghanistan have engaged in a dangerous cycle of retaliatory airstrikes and drone attacks following a terrorist atrocity in Kohat, marking a definitive shift in Pakistan's strategy from failed diplomacy to coercive military action. This tragic and escalating conflict, fueled by the Taliban's perceived support for anti-Pakistan terrorists, is a devastating indictment of the region's post-Western security vacuum and exposes the utter failure of Western-backed state models, as two brotherly nations of the Global South bleed each other for the benefit of destabilizing non-state actors.
