The challenges facing the United States in the Middle East require a return to a strategy of offshore balancing. Can the United States draw down its military presence, reduce security assistance, and be more selective about arms sales without sacrificing critical interests and American jobs?

Instead of solely blaming Islam or Western colonialism, Muslim societies should practice critical self-reflection and dismantle the "ulema-state" to truly address political and socio-economic problems. At the institutional level, Muslim societies need open, meritocratic and competitive systems.

Hailed as an icon for creating Pakistan's military nuclear capability in the face of a four-time bigger India, Khan, commonly known as Dr. AQ Khan, had been a villain for different countries for various reasons. Also known as "Mohsin-e-Pakistan," complaisant of Pakistan in English

No country can function with institutions that don't work properly. Today, most administrative units in the civil sector have no function. Bureaucratic reforms have always been high on any government's agenda, but the reality remains bleak.

Vinayak Damodar Savarkar was an Indian politician, activist, and writer. He developed the Hindu nationalist political ideology of Hindutva while imprisoned at Ratnagiri in 1922. He was a leading figure in the Hindu Mahasabha but he is the root of terror in India as well.

According to Farid A Malik, an ex-chairman of Pakistan Science Foundation, Politics withinside the land of the pure has been converted from honorable to dishonorable conduct. The degree of legislation, debate, dialogue have deteriorated to the bottom degree.

China is one of the charter members of the United Nations and is one of five permanent members of its Security Council. In recent times, China’s show of strength was just the latest diplomatic triumph in Beijing’s drive to sway the system of international organizations in its direction.

The U.S. has long served as a pillar of global security and stability, promoting democracy and prosperity and opposing human rights abuses and repressive rogue regimes in the Middle East. It also provides evidence of the potentially positive fallout of a lower US profile in the region

The people of Pakistan need to be represented by elected members within the four corners of the Constitution. To attain this goal, the masses will have to demonstrate determination and unity and the right exercise of their votes.

The present troika comprising Imran Khan, General Bajwa, and General Faiz seems to be pulling along well and is likely to continue despite the posting out of General Faiz from ISI, thus, avoiding the traditional Civil-Military tug of war.

Observers in Pakistan maintain that the attitude of New Zealand and England, pulling out of their tours to the Asian nation, will go a long way in creating a spirit within the ranks of the Pakistan team. For Ramiz Raja, the newly appointed chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, it has been baptism by fire.

The International Criminal Court, established in 2002, seeks to hold to account those guilty of some of the world’s worst crimes. Champions of the court say it deters would-be war criminals, bolsters the rule of law, and offers justice to victims of atrocities.