Pakistan, Jan. 29 -- The acronym "VUCA" was coined at the US Army War College and later published in 1991 by Herbert Barber.

The acronym described the world as being characterized by dynamic and chaotic developments and an absence of a clear and stable power structure being Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous. Political scientists and military practitioners still use VUCA to describe the abstract of the geopolitical environment and how various actors interact with each other.

The international order that emulates the relations between states, emerged in the 17th century as a fallout of the 1648 Peace of Westphalia. Ever since this order has remained dynamic and amorphous adopting a shape dictated by political powers that could ex...