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Elite Capture & Colonial Shadows: Rethinking Public Policy in Pakistan

Elite Capture & Colonial Shadows: Rethinking Public Policy in Pakistan

by roadsi | May 4, 2025 | Blogs

In Pakistan, the shaping of public policy goes beyond administrative or developmental considerations; it is heavily influenced by remnants of colonialism and a persistent reliance on Western paradigms. Discussions on elite dominance often centers around economic or...
Spectre of Formal American Empire – All Vengeance, No Vision

Spectre of Formal American Empire – All Vengeance, No Vision

by roadsi | Apr 21, 2025 | Expert Commentary

The specter of a formal American Empire of Might Makes Right—an idea many mistakenly believed long dead—has reemerged with a vengeance after Trump’s return to the White House in January 2025. The reckless and dangerous force driving US power today is its revival of...
Locating Colonialism, Imperialism and Coloniality in Post-Colonial Pakistan

Locating Colonialism, Imperialism and Coloniality in Post-Colonial Pakistan

by roadsi | Jan 7, 2025 | Blogs

Imperialism derived from the Latin word “Imperium” meaning “power”, is often understood in terms of exercising power, acquisition, and control by one state or territory over other states or territories. It is a systematic formative study of the making and maintenance...
Colonial Legacies: Inherited Structures constrain Women’s Mobility, Economic Power, and Access to Rights

Colonial Legacies: Inherited Structures constrain Women’s Mobility, Economic Power, and Access to Rights

by roadsi | Jan 7, 2025 | Blogs

Exploitative governance structures and cultural impositions left by colonial powers have detrimentally impacted postcolonial societies. Women, in particular, have been disproportionately affected by these legacies through restrictive gender roles, limited economic...
Surveillance as a Tool of Control: The Panopticon in Occupied Palestine

Surveillance as a Tool of Control: The Panopticon in Occupied Palestine

by roadsi | Dec 26, 2024 | Blogs

Surveillance as a Tool of Control: The Panopticon in Occupied Palestine Israeli state terrorism and settler colonial political practices are tools of control and dispossession in occupied Palestine. Through violence, surveillance, and legal architecture, the Israeli...
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