The Trump Administration’s Mistaken War on the ICC By: Eric Alter
The ICC isn’t a threat to American sovereignty as long as the US military retains its own mechanisms of accountability. …
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Pakistan and the Art of Over-Promising By: Hussain Nadim
The arc of the US-Pakistan relationship invariably bends toward the perpetuation of military rule in Islamabad. When it comes to …
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Why the US Military Should Stay In the Gulf States By: Ronald Neumann
US withdrawal from the bases in the Gulf states would only solidify Iran’s control over a critical international waterway. Since …
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Why the US’ ‘Cosmic Bet’ on AI Won’t Beat China By Ariel E. Levite, and Athanasios Platias
America’s AI strategy is too narrowly targeted on the technology itself, while China’s embraces the wider technological and infrastructural ecosystem. …
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How the Iran War Confirmed Russia’s Worst Fears About the US By Andrew C. Kuchins, and Fenna de Vos
The Iran War has heightened Russian suspicions that the US seeks regime change in Moscow. When the United States and …
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Why a Saudi Nuclear Program Is Not Worth Ending US Nonproliferation Policy By Andrea Stricker
It is unlikely that Russia or China would be willing to support a Saudi nuclear program if the United States …
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Hard lessons Trump has learned in Iran. Like, where’s the exit?
The twists and turns of the Iran war, six months in, should come as no surprise. President Donald Trump is …
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Iran vows to retaliate after US widens sanctions
(NewsNation) — Iran pledged to fight back against expanded United States sanctions aimed at isolating its economy, expressing confidence that …
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U.S. set for largest mass visa revocation in history targeting up to 200,000 foreigners, officials say By Matthew Lee AP Diplomatic Writer
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is preparing to revoke the business and tourism visas of up to 200,000 foreigners who …
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Is China Replacing Russia as Central Asia’s Arms Supplier BY Arjun Singh
China is rapidly gaining ground in the Central Asian defense market, but the region is wary of replacing dependence on …
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Why Russia Could Mediate US-Iran Nuclear Talks BY Celeste Wetmore
It would be neither impossible nor unprecedented for one of the US’ main adversaries to help stem nuclear proliferation in …
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Saudi Arabia’s New Maritime Coalition Is a Warning for the US BY Alexander Langlois
The future of Middle Eastern security should be managed by regional powers, not external meddling. Saudi Arabia officially launched its …
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Frozen border, rising terror and cost of estrangement BY Imtiaz Gul
The relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan remain largely frozen. Backchannel diplomacy may be continuing, but cross-border terrorism attributed to the …
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AI’s paradox: promise of abundance and fear of scarcity BY M Zeb Khan
Artificial intelligence is increasingly presented as the technology that may finally solve humanity’s ancient economic problem: scarcity. Elon Musk has …
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Kurdish Gambit By Robert Ellis
The Turkish president’s currying favor with Kurdish political parties could be a way to consolidate his hold on power further. …
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Leapfrogging into the future BY: Shahzad Chaudhry
On many counts, Pakistan is still a laggard. Human resource indices are among the lowest; water availability per capita now …
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Curing the cause Murad Moosa Khan
“Psychological knowledge should put itself at the service of society. Where the wellness of the few does not depend on …
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Why Did Trump Scale Back America’s Decades-Long Exercises with South Korea? By Peter Suciu
Trump described the ongoing exercises as an affront to North Korea, which he described as “unthreatening and respectful.” President Donald …
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