Should anyone believe U.S. State Department promises on Syria?
Sophie Mangal | On August 18, during a regular briefing, the Spokesperson for the U.S. State Department Heather Nauert stated that the United States doesn’t intend...
Afghanistan is ripe for proxy war
M K Bhadrakumar | Russia has hinted in the past that the United States is covertly sponsoring the Islamic State in Afghanistan. On Thursday, Russian...
Trump draws geopolitical battle lines in South Asia
James M. Dorsey | President Donald J. Trump has drawn battle lines in South Asia that are likely to have a ripple effect across Eurasia:...
More foreign policy blow back in Spain
Jacob G. Hornberger | Last week, 13 more people died in Spain as a consequence of U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East and Afghanistan....
No cherry picking of law breakers – Part II
Ikran Sehgal | In his address to the Constituent Assembly on 11 August 1947, the Quaid said that “Jobbery, graft nepotism and bribe has to...
UAE ambassador’s hacked mails: Was Qatar crisis a hoax?
James M. Dorsey | The hacked email account of Yousef al-Otaiba, the influential United Arab Emirates ambassador in Washington, has provided unprecedented insight into the...
Trump presidency is like a rudderless ship after Bannon’s exit
M. K. Bhadrakumar | An imminent departure of the White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon had been talked about for weeks, even months. But when Bannon’s...
Malala: Why so many in Pakistan hate what she symbolizes?
Saeed Afridi | Malala, the name has become a symbol of so much more than just a little girl. Malala also has become a one-word...
Anxiety symptoms that many people overlook
David J. Bookbinder | “Anxious” is a word with two faces. Sometimes it means eager excitement. “I’m anxious to see you!” we say, as we...
Self-aware Pakistanis vs the influential and power-wielding elite
Saeed Afridi | This Pakistan This unworkable and wholly undemocratic architecture rendered Pakistan’s democracy in a state of constant struggle between two forms of authoritarian dictatorships,...
Will an assertive Iran turn out to be Trump’s greatest challenge?
M. K. Bhadrakumar | The White House readout of US President Donald Trump’s phone call to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday highlighted that the latter “thanked”...
Pakistan at 70
Adil Najam | Pakistan turned 70 on August 14, 2017. It has been a tumultuous journey. Exciting. Adventurous. Unpredictable. Sometimes uplifting. Often heartbreaking. And, often,...