This piece is based on my presentation to a private group looking beyond the kinetic operations of current Middle East crisis. The Day After Hamid Hussain “As a rule, there are no military solutions to political problems. Solutions are always combined. The use of military force is both part of policy and a pursuance of … Continue reading The Day After (the Gaza war).. From Dr Hamid Hussain
Migrations have defined the story of humanity. From the great exodus out of Africa to taming the Patagonian wilds, layer upon layer of settlement would create continuums of people across the world. Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s first Prime Minister, would describe this layering of society as a palimpsest, a parchment on which the original writing had been … Continue reading The Denizens & Dilemmas of Indo-Amerikhana
Dr Hamid Hussain, a well known and well respected military historian happened to be working on a piece about the IDF when Oct 7 happened. Here is his updated piece. 23 October 2023 Last few months, I have been working on different facets of Israeli & Palestinian societies. I had just completed a piece about … Continue reading The Israeli Defense Forces (by Dr Hamid Hussain)
From Dr Hamid Hussain 16 September 2023 I’m doing a series of risk analysis reports about Israeli state and society in the context of Abraham Accord. My own view is that people to people interactions at various forums will create the firm foundation for a long-term sustained effort for social and economic normalcy in the … Continue reading The Tribes of Israel
YFull has amassed an extensive database of modern and ancient Y-DNA samples and computed time estimates for the formation of various branches. This post will outline some important observations from looking at the page for R1a-Z93, which arose in the steppe and became the dominant Y haplogroup in Fatyanovo culture and its descendant Abashevo and … Continue reading Iranic if by Land, Indic if by Sea – Explorations in R1a
From Dr Hamid Hussain Book Review Steven Simon. Grand Delusion: The Rise and Fall of American Ambition in the Middle East (New York: Penguin Press), 2023. “Grand Delusion” by Steven Simon provides a timely analysis of the dynamics that shaped American foreign policy in the post-Cold War era in the Middle East. The major theme … Continue reading Book Review: Grand Delusion; the Rise and Fall of American Ambition in the Middle East
From Dr Hamid Hussain Recently did a book review of an excellent book about AI use in defense realm. Hamid Book Review – “Four Battlegrounds” by Paul Scharre “Four Battlegrounds” by Paul Scharre is a fascinating account of emerging technologies especially Artificial Intelligence (AI) in military affairs and modern warfare. New technologies from the … Continue reading Book Review: Four Battlegrounds by Paul Scharre (AI Defense Applications)
Two pieces from Dr Hamid Hussain on the higher judiciary in Pakistan. Well worth a read. Third piece is awaited. What follows was written by Dr Hussain. Societies in general are becoming polarized and Pakistan is no exception. In times when main source of information is tweets, face book posts and a vlog by a … Continue reading Judicial Jitters in Pakistan, continued..
Author’s Note: This is not an academic or objective essay; rather a personalised opinion on the soon-to-be centenarian former secretary of state. On one occasion, a joke was made on television about how Fidel Castro survived attempts to have him removed by US presidents as well as the downfall of USSR, who served as his … Continue reading On Centenarian Kissinger
As a tsunami of social justice sweeps across the world today, the roots of traditions are uprooted in an unrelenting furor. In India, the axe of modernity grinds against the caste system as caste, the primary identity of many Indians, now faces pressure from more cosmopolitan identities such as political ideology and class. While many … Continue reading Critical Caste Theory: A Dubious Discourse