War Law Institute

British colonisers had an Orientalist view of Indian stagnancy when they first came to the subcontinent. In truth, this unflattering portrait masks the dynamism and vitality of South Asian civilisation. 🔗 Read the article here: warlawinstitute.com/the-arrival-of…

Do you agree? Watch the full podcast with @EonHoldings here: youtube.com/watch?v=Fp0ug9…

What if the (over)use and (over)reliance on Large Language Models leads to the most devastating cognitive shift in Pakistan’s institutional history? What is most worrying about this article is that it feels all too prescient. 🔗 Read it here: warlawinstitute.com/imagined-futur…

Is the possession of nuclear weapons justified? In this clip from Warfair, @khalidbanuri explores the relationship between nuclear weapons, international law, and Islamic thought. #Pakistan #Iran #India #NuclearPolicy #InternationalLaw #IslamicLaw #Deterrence #Warfair

Our Warfair podcast with @khalidbanuri is out now! We talk about nuclear deterrence, airpower, and strategic stability. Watch now: youtu.be/3QOoZYiT0YA

“Peace was hanging by a thread in 2019 in South Asia and Pakistan was holding that thread." In this clip from Warfair, @khalidbanuri reflects on how the regional security landscape has changed since the 2019 India-Pakistan crisis. 🎧 Full episode out this week.

The Minab School Strike was a triple-tap strike, despite the school having been clearly marked for many years. A minimal investigation into the target would have confirmed that it was not a legitimate military target. 🔗 Read the full article here: warlawinstitute.com/supplying-arms…

Who's to blame for the decline of Western manufacturing? We argue China's WTO entry turned it into the world's factory and protecting domestic industry via tariffs makes sense. @javedhassan argument is: don't blame China; blame the corporations that chased cheaper products.

In this episode of Warfair, we sit down with @javedhassan to talk about the rise of China and what that means for the world order. 📷 Watch now: youtu.be/oB_m9Ckeb9Y

The idea of the Thucydides Trap is incredibly influential. But what if it's not a prescription but a warning? In this clip from Warfair, @javedhassan explains that China does not actually want to dominate the world and that it is a non-hostile power.

One of the strangest details in the Epstein files is that pieces of the Kaaba reportedly ended up in Jeffrey Epstein's possession. For people who exploit and abuse others, nothing is sacred. The question is why would you help send this to Epstein?

In this episode of Warfair we talk to Abdul-Rehman Malik about Spielberg's Disclosure Day, government conspiracies and how they get covered up, and what it would mean for us as a species if aliens really do exist. 🎙️ Watch here: youtu.be/TbjtVgWvwb0

Language feels so natural that we rarely think of it as technology but our ability to communicate complex ideas, preserve knowledge through writing, and talk to strangers transformed our species. Yet this technology remains deeply flawed. 🎙️Full podcast out tomorrow.

What would happen if governments actually confirmed that aliens were real? In this clip from an upcoming episode of Warfair, Abdul-Rehman Malik argues that the real impact would be ontological. 🎙️ Full podcast coming soon.

In this clip from Warfair, @MsJamshidi argues that one of the most refreshing parts of recent events has been the mask-off moment for the Trump administration and their European poodles. Watch the full episode on Warfair 🎙️

🇸🇦 Has Saudi Arabia fundamentally changed? In this clip, we argue that Mohammad bin Salman is a net good because he has ended the Kingdom's decades-long export of Wahhabism abroad.

In our latest Warfair episode with @MsJamshidi , we discuss how military bases in the Gulf states were used to point all guns at Iran. 📷 Full episode out now: youtube.com/watch?v=D_DDBB…

Our episode of Warfair with Maryam Jamshidi, Associate Professor at University of Colorado Law School, is out now! 📷Watch it here: youtu.be/D_DDBBlRMu8

In this clip from our upcoming episode of Warfair with Professor @MsJamshidi , we discuss how Iran’s response to the illegal war inflicted upon it has become a broader story about resistance, sovereignty, and self-determination. 🎙️ Full episode out tomorrow

What Do Aid Consultants Actually Do? We genuinely don’t know 🤷🏾‍♀️ 🎙️Full podcast with Dr. Saeed Ahmed out now #Grift #ForeignAid #NGOs