With eye on Iran, US steps up presence in Iraq – M K Bhadrakumar

M K Bhadrakumar | The US’ plan to withdraw troops from Syria has electrified the Iraqi political and diplomatic landscape. The Saudi establishment daily Asharq...

From Bhati Gate to Parliament (handshake)

Ahmed Ali Khan | In 2011 threats to former President Asif Ali Zardari by the then CM Punjab Shahbaz Sharif to be hanged in the...

Bangladesh: Hasina becomes a ruthless dictator

Mohsin Raza Malik | The ruling coalition of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed has won a landslide victory in the recently held parliamentary elections in...

Inside the Beltway: Iran hardliners vs Iran hardliners – James M. Dorsey

James M. Dorsey | Alarm bells went off last September in Washington's corridors of power when John Bolton’s national security council asked the Pentagon for...

Where is the discussion on policy? – Dr. Omer Javed

Dr. Omer Javed | Does the print media matter much to the government or for that matter the media overall? Hardly anyone seems to pay...

Trump has mixed signals for Astana partners – M K Bhadrakumar

M K Bhadrakumar | Trump’s tweets earlier today regarding Syrian withdrawal plan came out of the blue – “Starting the long overdue pullout from Syria...

Syria’s Kurds: The new front line in confronting Iran and Turkey – Dr. James M Dorsey

Dr. James M Dorsey | US President Donald J. Trump’s threat to devastate Turkey’s economy if Turkish troops attack Syrian Kurds allied with the United...

Trump, Hitler, and the Enabling Act – Jacob G. Hornberger

Jacob G. Hornberger | The terrorists had just fire-bombed the German Parliament building. Even worse, it turned out that the terrorists were communists. German leader...

Why the new CJ should focus on judicial reforms

Abdul Rasool Syed | The new chief justice of the country’s apex court Justice Asif Saeed Khoso is going to assume his office on the...

Social Sciences in the 21st century: What are Pakistani academics up to?

Farah Adeed | The role of the 17th century in the history of humankind is remarkable. It was the time when society, politics, and states underwent...

Turkey can’t leverage US-Russia tensions in Syria forever

M K Bhadrakumar | Turkey has so far played Washington and Moscow off against each other over the Syrian situation by leveraging its importance as...

Political monopolies damaging democracy in Pakistan – Farid A Malik

Dr. Farid A Malik | During his speech in 1966, President John F. Kennedy quoted a Chinese curse, ‘May you live in interesting times’. He...
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