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...
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...
Celebrating without cause? – Saad Rasool
Saad Rasool | Earlier in the week, as reported, the honorable Supreme Court of Pakistan referred the JIT Report (regarding money laundering by Asif Zardari...
The new Arms Race in the 21st century – Dr. Zafar Jaspal
Dr. Zafar Jaspal | The bipartisan nuclear arms control framework constituted during the Cold War is in the process of expiring. On 20 October 2018,...
How to achieve peace in Afghanistan?
Imran Jan | The Taliban have called off the fourth round of talks with the United States to be held in Doha due to disagreements...
Bilawal is not innocent
Imran Jan | The Honorable Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar has lent enormous credence to Bilawal Bhutto Zardari by declaring that his name...
The New Cold War may never arrive – M K Bhadrakumar
M K Bhadrakumar | An old Italian friend and a noted Sinologist based in Beijing representing a Vatican paper, Francesco Sisci wrote apropos an article...
Managing minefields: Saudi/UAE aid puts Pakistan-Iran relations on the spot
James M Dorsey | Pakistan is traversing minefields as it concludes agreements on investment, balance of payments support and delayed payment oil deliveries with Saudi...