The AF-Pak cat will be out of the White House bag soon
News Analysis | US Defense Secretary earlier on Monday confirmed that the still-evolving strategy for Afghanistan will be one which will entail measures for Pakistan...
A mainstream dose of reality on Iraq: myths, falsehoods, and deceptions
Jacob G. Hornberger | Ever since the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, we have been hit with a multiplicity of bromides, myths, falsehoods, and...
US tightens restrictions on Pakistan
On Friday, the US House of Representatives passed, with a 344 to 81 vote majority, a historic $696 billion defense policy bill that would...
Trump Junior’s friends in Russia
News Analysis | Donald Trump Junior, son of the U.S president, has come under fire because of a new scandal involving his family and their...
Petro-Islam: The Genesis of Islamic Radicalism and Jihadism
Nauman Sadiq | The phenomena of Islamic radicalism all over the world is directly linked to Islamic madrassahs (religious seminaries) that are generously funded by...
2017 Malabar naval exercise
Dr. Zafar Jaspal | The steady transformation in the global politics has been causing new strategic alliances or partnerships formation. The materialization of new partnerships...
Rise of home grown terrorism in Europe
News Analysis | Two teenagers have been arrested after acid was thrown in people's faces in five attacks over one night in London. Two moped...
US-Russia relations under President Trump
News Analysis | US President Donald Trump is willing to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to the White House, but not yet, according to official...
Changing mood in Washington towards Pakistan
News Analysis | In recent days, senior US officials and lawmakers have both sent clear messages to Pakistan, urging it to help the United States...
Waiting for Nasser in the Persian Gulf
M. K. Bhadrakumar | Do not be surprised if Arab politics reminds you of Meryl Streep feuding with Dustin Hoffman in the 1979 American drama...
US moves to break deadlock in Gulf Crisis
News Analysis | A memorandum of understanding, aimed to shore up Qatar's counter-terrorism efforts, was signed between the United States and the Gulf nation on...
Pak-US relations: Echoing old mantra?
Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | Recently, a bipartisan United States Senate delegation visited Pakistan. The senators’ visit has created optimism about the probability of a...