Frightened of a prosperous Pakistan By ALI SUKHANVAR
Prime Minister Imran Khan’s two-day official visit to Iran is certainly going to bring the two neighbouring countries closer to …Read More
Sri Lankan tragedy calls for global action By Talat Masood
The eight devastating bomb blasts that targeted three churches and several posh hotels in Sri Lanka killing nearly 300 people …Read More
A technocratic solution By Zahid Hussain
THE change may have been in the offing for some time, but still the abruptness of it was disconcerting. The …Read More
Hard Truths in Syria | America Can’t Do More With Less, and It Shouldn’t Try By Brett McGurk
Over the last four years, I helped lead the global response to the rise of the Islamic State (ISIS)—an effort …Read More
Political calculations in Sudan | Editorial
General al-Burhan is the commander of the Sudanese ground forces and is believed to enjoy some popularity within the army’s …Read More
Getting out of the FATF grey list would help stabilize Pakistan’s economy By Col (R) Muhammad Hanif
According to the Josh, the FATF is an independent intergovernmental body that develops and promotes policies to protect the Global …Read More
Modi’s election strategy is well tested By Dr. Syed Amir
Following the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte, European powers held a conference at Vienna in 1814, known as the Congress of …Read More
Parliamentary versus presidential democracy By Hasan Aftab saeed
There’s no dearth of vociferous advocates of either system. One side insists that we can take a giant leap forward …Read More
The Arab Spring returns to Sudan By Shahid Javed Burk
The Arab Spring has become active again first in Algeria and then in Sudan. The change that occurred in Sudan …Read More
Regional strategy against terror By Editorial
Iran has condemned the Ormara attack, and Pakistan has demanded further action from Tehran against terrorist organisations that it claims …Read More
Winning the peace By Nazish Brohi
IMAGINE an outraged, emotional introductory paragraph to the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement, validating whichever side of the divide the reader chooses …Read More
Managing security & economy By Muhammad Amir Rana
MANY interpret the government’s recent reshuffle of the federal cabinet as a way of venting its frustration over a seemingly …Read More
NOT SO GLAMOROUS: Abdul Hafeez Sheikh and the weight of history By Dr. Omer Javed
Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh has been appointed as the new Advisor for Finance. Previously, he served as finance minister for …Read More
Pakistan, Iran relations 'back on track By Kamran Yousaf
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Iran have overcome a major hiccup in their relations after the two neighbours agreed not to allow …Read More
Subsidy on education must for better literacy rate By HAMID KHAN WAZIR
Govt can prove its commitment by enrolling over 2.5m out-of-school children ISLAMABAD: Education experts have stressed the need that the …Read More
America Can't Solve Afghanistan's Corruption Problems By Jerrod A. Laber
On Monday, April 8, three U.S. soldiers and one contractor were killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan, bringing the …Read More
Back to Basics – How to Make Right What Trump Gets Wrong By Kori Schake
U.S. President Donald Trump’s sharp-elbowed nationalism, opposition to multilateralism and international institutions, and desire to shift costs onto U.S. allies …Read More
This Time Is Different – Why U.S. Foreign Policy Will Never Recover By Daniel W. Drezner
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a foreign policy community in possession of great power must be in want …Read More


