Is Democracy Dying By Gideon Rose
Centralization of power in the executive, politicization of the judiciary, attacks on independent media, the use of public office for …
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Cuba is about to enter a new era. For the first time in nearly 60 years, the country will be …
Read MoreThe Big Shift By Walter Russell Mead
As Americans struggle to make sense of a series of uncomfortable economic changes and disturbing political developments, a worrying picture …
Read MoreHere Are All the Reasons Striking Syria Was a Bad Idea By Ted Galen Carpenter
The air and missile strikes that the United States and its British and French allies launched against Syrian government targets …
Read MoreBack to Brinkmanship By Jacob Heilbrunn
AT THE heart of the original Cold War was nuclear confrontation. In his 1945 essay “You and the Atomic Bomb,” …
Read MoreOur economic quagmire | Editorial
If media reports are to be believed, the value of the US dollar has increased to Rs115 as per the …
Read MoreNuclear waste | Editorial
Last month, the La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor, on the banks of the Mississippi River in Wisconsin, was found to …
Read MorePakistan and its rural dilemma | Editorial
Poverty has remained Pakistan’s legacy and its quantum has deepened over the years. The country’s poverty crisis is largely concentrated …
Read MoreBombs won’t save Syria’s children Editorial
With so many crazy contradictions illuminated by the rocket’s red glare and the bombs bursting in air over Syria on …
Read MoreChina factor in Afghan peace By Samran Ali
The Chinese Vice Foreign Minister, Li Baodong, speaking at Tashkent Peace Conference on Afghanistan, extended China’s support to the inclusive …
Read MoreThe Indo-Iran Syndrome & Pakistan By Imran Malik
India’s strategic posturing in the IOR continues unabated. Its acquisition of bases/port facilities at Duqm, Oman and Chahbahar, Iran in …
Read MoreInside the Marines’ new mission in Afghanistan: Taking back territory previously won By Dan Lamothe
BOST AIRFIELD, Afghanistan — In a dusty open-air building with houseflies buzzing, Marines here received a call for help. Afghan …
Read MoreTrump and the rest of the world offer little hope for Syrian refugees By Ishaan Tharoor
Speaking to The Washington Post last week, a senior administration official offered a concise version of President Trump’s ideal national-security …
Read MoreLost pluralism in India By Kuldip Nayar
CHIEF Minister Mehbooba Mufti has said that the Kashmiri pundits should visit their place of origin, meaning thereby the valley. …
Read MoreRight to education without discrimination By Naumana Suleman
In March 2018, The UN Human Rights Council adopted the outcome report of Pakistan’s third Universal Periodic Review (UPR). The …
Read MoreRevisiting refugee question | Editorial
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has confirmed what this country has long known: Pakistan has hosted the …
Read MoreArab League in need of bite | Editorial
The Arab League is threatening to give the United Nations a run for its money to be crowned the most …
Read MorePakistan heading towards sustainable democracy By Shahid Javed Burki
If there are no surprises between now and the coming summer, it appears that Pakistan is well on the way …
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