Arif Ansar

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Arif Ansar is a chief analyst at PoliTact, a Washington-based futurist advisory firm (www.politact.com). He can be reached at: aansar@politact.com, and on Twitter at: @ArifAnsar.

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The Race for Building Trade Corridors and Connectivity

Arif Ansar - October 10, 2023 0

ContextWhen laying out the master plan for Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), China must have grappled with two strategic considerations. One, what would a...

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Can the Fear of Rise of China Aid Middle East Peace?

Arif Ansar - September 11, 2023 0

ContextThe previous article in this space focused on understanding the changing geopolitics of the Middle East. Especially, the political, security, and economic interconnections between...

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China’s Deepening involvement in South Asia and the Gulf States

Arif Ansar - July 17, 2023 0

ContextIn an endeavor to understand the emerging geopolitical realities, PoliTact partners with leading thought centers to understand the longitudinal multi-faceted tangents of a particular...

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Syria, Saudi-Iran Détente and Great Power Rivalry

Arif Ansar - May 8, 2023 0

Context Syria has emerged as one of the most critical fault lines for the global balance of power struggles. It is perhaps the only place...

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Great Power Rivalry in South Asia

Arif Ansar - April 8, 2023 0

Context One of the key theaters of the shifting balance of power is Europe, where Russia and China had been gradually encroaching. Europe has primarily...

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Pakistan’s Afghan Dilemma

Arif Ansar - March 8, 2023 0

Context Since the complete withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan in August 2021, it was assumed that Pakistan’s war against extremism had come to...

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Europe at the Epicenter of Global Balance of Power Tussles

Arif Ansar - January 8, 2023 0

ContextFrom time to time there is a need to ascertain the status of global Balance of Power, is it in equilibrium or moving in...

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Climate Change, Pakistan, and Geopolitics

Arif Ansar - November 10, 2022 0

Context Alarmingly, US witnessed four 1-in-1-thousand years rain events over the summer. One of these events was in late July in Saint Louis when 9.04...

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