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Author: Itrat Batool
Itrat Batool
Itrat Batool holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations and an MPhil in Public Policy from the National Defence University (NDU), Pakistan. With a strong academic grounding in global affairs and policy analysis, she specialises in open-source intelligence, delivering clear, evidence-based insights on international relations, governance, and strategic policy issues.
In the anarchic arena of international relations, where great-power rivalry and zero-sum calculations often derail peace initiatives, Pakistan has emerged as an indispensable honest broker. Without the need for binding treaties, media spectacles, or coercive leverage, Islamabad secured an indefinite extension of the US-Iran ceasefire in April 2026. When direct negotiations in its own capital appeared deadlocked and the two-week truce was hours away from collapse, Pakistani leadership exercised classic preventive diplomacy and shuttle diplomacy, persuading Washington to freeze military escalation purely on the strength of its credibility. This is not a one-off tactical win. It is the latest chapter…