Democracy Demotion| How the Freedom Agenda Fell Apart By Larry Diamond
For three decades beginning in the mid-1970s, the world experienced a remarkable expansion of democracy—the so-called third wave—with authoritarian regimes …
Read MoreThe Self-Destruction of American Power By Fareed Zakaria
Sometime in the last two years, American hegemony died. The age of U.S. dominance was a brief, heady era, about …
Read MoreThe evolving relationship between Pakistan and Iran By Muhammad Asif Noor
As the countries of the Muslim world are about to have largest gathering of their unique forum of Organization of …
Read MoreMecca Summits: Triumph of vision and political insight By Omar Farooqui
From the Treaty of Hudaibiya to the recent Mecca Summit, it is the message that has triumphed for centuries. Call …
Read MoreIndian elections and Pakistani worries By Shahid Javed Burk
Even well-established electoral systems do not ensure continuity. This happened in the Indian general elections of 2014 when Chief Minister …
Read MoreCPEC allows Pakistan to solve its aching national problems, but it must act quick By Momin Sheikh
The China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is the topic of national discourse every few days, however, it misses out on …
Read MoreIs the peace initiative slipping out of the US grip? | Editorial
Much time has elapsed since the commencement of negotiations between the USA and the Taliban. Their respective positions have also …
Read MoreNuclear success amid overall failure By Kamran Yousaf
On May 28, Pakistan observed the 21st anniversary of nuclear tests. This year the debate was who deserved the credit …
Read MoreOIC politicking | Editorial
UNITY in the Muslim world has been a distant dream, with sectarian, nationalist and other factors often cropping up to …
Read MoreModi & Kashmir | Editorial
WITH Narendra Modi back in the prime ministerial saddle, legitimate questions have arisen about how the Indian leadership is likely …
Read MoreRising Tensions | Editorial
The ongoing year began with rising diplomatic friction between Washington and Tehran. Having pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal …
Read MoreHeading towards peace | Editorial
Afghan National Security Adviser Hamdullah Mohib was in Rawalpindi along with a team that included Interior Minister Amrullah Saleh. The …
Read MoreIndia’s hardest fall By A. Rehman
BY giving Modi’s BJP a landslide victory, the Indian electorate has dealt its country a blow that might take a …
Read MoreChina-Pakistan economic ties amid external threats By Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor has been progressively progressing. Both sides are cognizant to the economic and political significance of the development …
Read MoreOIC Summit | Editorial
The Prime Minister will leave for Makkah, heading a delegation to the special OIC Summit on Friday. The summit will …
Read MoreThe Last War—and the Next | Learning the Wrong Lessons From Iraq By Jon Finer
Earlier this year, the U.S. Army published two volumes that amount to the most comprehensive official history of the Iraq …
Read MoreWater Scarcity – a threat for Pakistan By Naveed Abbas Maitlo
One of the most strenuous tasks for Pakistan in the future is tackling water scarcity. Water is the driver of …
Read MoreAmerica’s wars, without winning By News desk
AMERICA has been engaged in expensive wars during and after the Cold War but it lost all wars and this …
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