Ideology is Dead? | Aasim Sajjad Akhtar
THE 20th century gets a lot of bad press, and rightly so. In its first half inter-imperialist rivalries culminated in …
Read MoreForeign Policy Trials | I.A. Rehman
AS if the task of saving the Nawaz-Modi initiative from being derailed was not challenging enough, Saudi Arabia’s aggressive drive …
Read MoreLooking Beyond Dialogue | Mohsin Raza Malik
Pakistan and India formally announced to initiate the ‘Comprehensive Bilateral Dialogue’ during Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj’s visit to Pakistan …
Read MoreObama’s Success in Foreign Policy | Jonathan Power
In the volatile Middle East the US has a limited ability to influence events when rich Saudi Arabia, the Emirates …
Read MorePak-Russia Relations: Certain Realities | Dr Qaisar Rashid
Immediately after 1991, Russia started extending the hand of friendship to Pakistan to which Pakistan remained sceptical. In the meantime, …
Read MorePakistan and the Saudi Coalition | Nasim Zehra
Pakistan’s foreign policy managers, including the prime minister, the advisor on foreign policy, the foreign secretary and indeed the spokesperson, …
Read MoreDeveloping Rural Pakistan | Dr Habib Gul
RURAL development is the uprising the living standard of the farmers, miners and the poor and all those living in …
Read MoreTerrorism & Indo-Pak Relations | Shahid M Amin
Barely a week after Pakistan and India agreed to make a fresh start in their troubled bilateral relationship, terrorists struck …
Read MorePakistan’s Balancing Act | Najma Minhas
The past week has seen both the Saudi Arabian foreign minister and defense ministers visiting Pakistan. As the second largest …
Read MoreThe World’s Most Important Partnership | Arshmah Jamil
“Our two countries’ multi-faceted cooperation is in our peoples’ fundamental interests and is a conscious historic choice. We will continue …
Read MoreThe Saudi Arabia-Iran Stand-off — What Next? | Munawar Mirza
Anybody studying the architecture of the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East should not be surprised at Saudi Arabia announcing …
Read MorePresident Obama’s Asia Pivot Approach | Shahid Javed Burki
The continent towards which President Barack Obama hoped to pivot the US was very different at the beginning of his …
Read MoreEconomic Prospects for 2016
In its latest report, Global Economic Prospects 2016, the World Bank has warned of threats to developing economies, highlighting that …
Read MorePathankot Aftermath: Terrorism Holds Indo-Pak Ties Hostage Once Again
IT has been speculated that the nascent India-Pakistan rapprochement has been made possible by outside diplomacy, particularly by the US. …
Read MoreForeign Relations Blossom | Express Tribune Editorial
Pakistan and Sri Lanka have nothing to quarrel about and so never have, with the two nations enjoying very cordial …
Read MoreDeception of Nuclear ‘no first use’ | Hasan Ehtisham and Ahsan Ali Zahid
Nuclear deterrence can only be established when there is considerable threat of nuclear escalation during any crisis Sandy Berger would …
Read MoreAfter America | Omar Waraich
SURVEY Pakistani television news channels, and one still routinely hears omnipotence and omniscience ascribed to the United States. In the …
Read MoreEngaging India | Munir Akram
AFTER an initially ‘mature’ response to the attack on the Pathankot air force base, the Indian government has reverted to …
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