Iran may withdraw from the nuclear deal: warns Tehran

News Analysis | The United States is well and truly embroiled in two nuclear crises, one with North Korea and the other with Iran. The...

Trump’s sabre-rattling: Is a nuclear war between US and North Korea imminent?

Asif Haroon Raja |  The US-North Korea antagonism has its roots in the 1950-53 Korean War which had divided the country. While North Korea is...

US silence on Doklam issue is ominous

Enayat Zeb | Ever since the beginning of the Doklam stand-off between China and India, one country has been conspicuously quiet: The United States of...

The cold war roots of a new Korean war

Jacob G. Hornberger | While President Trump’s impulsiveness and erratic behavior is clearly bringing America closer to war with North Korea, the real root of...

Figuring out the Kennedy assassination part 2

Jacob G. Hornberger | The official story of the Kennedy assassination is that he was killed by a former U.S. Marine, lone-nut, communist assassin named...

New Afghan Policy – Implications for Pakistan

Dr. Muhammad Ali Ehsan | Pakistan is eagerly awaiting the announcement of the Trump administration’s new Afghan policy – likely to be made public shortly....

Figuring out the Kennedy assassination part 1

Jacob G. Hornberger | The Washington Post and Politico recently published two articles entitled “President Trump, Give Us the Full Story on the JFK Assassination” and “How...

Russia-China-India triangle – then and now

M K Bhadrakumar | The South China Morning Post jogged our memory by retrieving from the archives of the Wilson Centre in Washington the transcript...

The Afghan quagmire

News Desk | The Afghan Taliban on Friday claimed responsibility for a suicide attack on a North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) patrol north of Kabul...

Trump signs Russia sanctions bill, but spits at it

M K Bhadrakumar | There is a long history of Russia being kicked around as a political football in the United States. The circumstances leading...

Blame the anti-Russia brouhaha on the CIA and Pentagon

Jacob G. Hornberger | Have you noticed that according to the Pentagon, the CIA, and the U.S. mainstream press (whose newspapers oftentimes appear to be...

Immigration hypocrisy, left and right

Jacob G. Hornberger | One of the best examples of the deep hypocrisy that pervades the liberal and conservative movements is immigration. It is here...