International Relations Academy - IRA

20/02/2026

https://www.thenews.pk/print/1397795-fractured-west

For the first time since the end of the Second World War, the West is facing a serious conflict within its own ranks. After 1945, Western states, despite a long history of waging wars against one...

20/02/2026

Bangladesh’s February 12 verdict reshapes its political landscape, handing the BNP a two-thirds majority and opening a new chapter after the Awami League era.
By Dr Moonis Ahmar

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Dr Mohammad Yunus’s administration and the military played pivotal roles in ensuring the elections took place, navigating a landscape without the Awami League

20/02/2026

https://www.youtube.com/live/gFnLkXdEHNk?si=skk9L3NVEQpYtUf7

Post Bangladesh election political changes. Guest: Dr. Moonis Ahmar, professor International Relations. Host: Ehtesham Arshad Nezami. Program Assistants: Tab...

20/02/2026

07/02/2026

Asian Century

If the unpredictable policies of U.S. President Donald Trump continue, Asia will certainly strengthen its position in global affairs

17/01/2026

Unity Through Division?

The proposal to upgrade Pakistan’s administrative divisions to provinces sounds interesting. Still, it cannot be functional unless there are constitutional changes and the people of the existing four provinces support such an idea

17/01/2026

Pakistan’s first quarter of the 21st century saw weakened democracy economic decline and rising militarisation shaping an uncertain future
By Dr Moonis Ahmar

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Pakistan’s first quarter of the 21st century saw democratic erosion, economic decline, strategic turmoil, and an uncertain future shaped by power politics and

17/01/2026

https://www.thenews.pk/print/1388868-the-afghanistan-dilemma

There has been a paradigm shift in Pakistan’s Afghan policy in 2025. Unlike the first Afghan Taliban regime from 1996–2001 and their return to power in 2021, when Pakistan was supportive...

25/12/2025

https://www.youtube.com/live/sm6sZlYDnqM?si=Gks81IzpTasEq47_

Violence in Bangladesh politics & upcoming general elections. Guests: Dr. Moonis Ahmar, professor International Relations. Aisha Ghazi, political analyst. H...

16/12/2025

https://www.thefridaytimes.com/16-Dec-2025/december-16-day-mourning-victory-day

December 16 symbolises Bangladesh’s liberation and Pakistan’s historic failures, highlighting injustice, denial of democracy, and the need for reconciliation

04/12/2025

The IMF report exposes what Pakistan has long ignored: a state run for elites, not citizens. Without structural reform and self-reliance, collapse is inevitable.
By Dr Moonis Ahmar

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IMF report blames Pakistan’s elite capture and corruption for economic crisis, urging governance reforms and self-reliance to boost growth

19/11/2025

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