Analyzing the future of ‘Trump’ Afghan Policy
News Analysis | I have never been a great admirer of Hussain Haqqani (Pakistan’s former Ambassador to the United States), but two observations that he...
Will ultra-conservatives accept the change in Saudi politics?
James M. Dorsey | Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s recent disavowal of the kingdom’s founding religious ideology had a master’s voice quality to it. His words...
South Asia must heed the lessons from history!
Salman Bashir | President Donald Trump's 'Regional Strategy for Afghanistan and South Asia' is a theoretical construct centred on Afghanistan, but in the light of...
The Blueprint For The 100-Year-Long US-Indian Strategic Partnership
Andrew Korybko | Secretary of State Rex Tillerson spoke very highly about the US’ plans to make India its preferred strategic partner in the 21st...
What makes Singapore stronger than Qatar & UAE?
James M. Dorsey | The Gulf crisis that pits a United Arab Emirates-Saudi-led alliance against Qatar has emerged about more than a regional spat. It...
Time to get rid of crooks
Haider Mehdi | At a recent seminar in Toronto, organized by OPEN (Organization of Pakistani Entrepreneurs of North America) I heard a talk by Dr....
Where were the US-Canadian hostages before they were freed?
Jamal Hussain | The Pakistani version is unambiguous—they were somewhere in Afghanistan from where the abducted family was in the process of being moved across...
What is Maryam afraid of?
Muhammad Azam | Responding to a reporter in front of the NAB court after her recent hearing, Maryam Nawaz indicated her dissatisfaction with the current...
US airstrikes are killing more civilians than terrorists
Steven Feldstein | When President Donald Trump took office in January, it was unclear whether the bombast from his campaign would translate into an aggressive new...
Build dams or face starvation
Ikram Sehgal | For a country blessed with many rivers, the perennial scarcity of water in Pakistan is because of the shortage of storage capacity....
Division within Palestinian resistant movements
M K Bhadrakumar | The Hamas and Fatah, the two mainstream Palestinian movements, are making yet another attempt at political reconciliation. Prime Minister Rami al-Hamdallah...
Writing “Israel” In Quotation Marks Is A Peaceful Form Of Pro-Semitic Protest
Andrew Korybko | The political entity that’s recognized by most of the world’s states as “Israel” was founded under very controversial circumstances related to the...