Trump and China both taking actions that risk sparking dangerous Middle East arms race
By James M. Dorsey | Forced to acknowledge that Iran is complying with the nuclear agreement it concluded two years ago with the world’s major...
Benefits to Pakistan in joining Shanghai Cooperation Organization
By Saud Bin Ahsen | The importance of regional organisation in international relation has tremendously increased after falling of the Soviet Union and the emergence of...
Panama JIT: Has Army been trapped?
On Monday, Pakistan Army, pledged to play its role in the Panama Investigations, by participation in the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) as directed by...
From Rawalpindi to Jamaica: Younis Khan’s Tireless Journey to Success
Syed Ali Zia Jaffery | Pakistan has produced cricketers who have made an indelible impact on Test Cricket since it got its status way back...
EU’s Impending doom: Frexit under Far-right ‘Le Pen’
Sidra Khan | It would be convenient to state here that if it’s one thing the French know how to do well; it’s building a...
Afghan Army’s biggest set back: Has Trump’s ‘Mother of all Bombs’ backfired?
Syed Ali Zia Jaffery | In a gruesome attack on the Afghan National Army headquarters, more than 100 people lost their lives. The military formation...
India’s nefarious role to break up Pakistan in 1971
Dr. Junaid Ahmad | The genesis of the creation of Bangladesh can be traced back to the feeling in the entire Indian leadership, be it...
Deadlock in Geneva: who is preventing new dialogue on Syria?
Sophie Mangal | The preparations for the next meetings on Syria in Astana and Geneva scheduled for May are gaining momentum. Politicians continue to express...
Why has Ahmedinejad been disqualified from upcoming Iranian elections?
M. K. Bhadrakumar | The ‘known unknown’ in the fateful decision handed down on Thursday by Iran’s Guardian Council on the approved list of candidates...
Battle of Jewish settlements being fought on football ground..!
James M. Dorsey | Next month’s annual congress of world soccer body, FIFA, is likely to become the first international forum since US President Donald...
Recreating the map of Middle East using guns not pens
Zeeshan Munir | The term “New Middle East” was introduced to the world in June 2006 by the US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. It...
India’s first use Nuclear Policy: Should Pakistan be worried?
Maimuna Ashraf | "In making tactical dispositions, the highest pitch you can attain is to conceal them." – Sun Tzu ‘Splendid first-strike’ and ‘strategic ambiguity’ are lately...