Education crisis | Editorial
CHIEF JUSTICE Asif Khosa seems to have taken a special interest in the state of the country’s education sector, castigating …
Read MoreFATF’s clear and present danger / EDITORIAL
Like a swimmer struggling in stormy seas, Pakistan is presently precariously poised on the top of the huge Financial Action …
Read MorePakistan’s Painful Economics, What more the IMF expects By Dr. Waqar Masood Khan
All signs indicate an evolving understanding between Pakistan and the IMF on a new program, and the recent change of …
Read More18th Constitutional Amendment: Divine document By Amir Zia
All of a sudden, the 18th Constitutional Amendment has become one of the most emotive and hotly debated topics in …
Read MoreThe Afghan factor in Pak-US relations By Kahkashan Noor
Historically, Pakistan-US relations– which are as old as Pakistan itself– have never been consistent. There exist various episodes of convergence …
Read MoreNeed to review security paradigm | Editorial
The biological control of pests by letting loose their predators is a fine way to avoid the use of harmful …
Read MoreAnother Arab Spring By Shahid Javed Burki
The Arab Spring is back in 2019, eight years after its first manifestation. The ruling establishments as well as the …
Read MoreCPEC debt trap — fiction or reality By Hasaan Khawar
Alarm bells are ringing! Pakistan’s public debt is piling up, with the external debt now touching $100 billion and the …
Read MoreThe Battle for India’s Soul By Milan Vaishnav
On May 19, voting will end in the last phase of India’s mammoth general election. Over the five and a …
Read MoreKim Jong-Un Is Meeting World Leaders, But Does It Matter – Analysis By Benjamin Katzeff Silberstein
As leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-un’s track record in international relations has been virtually unprecedented. On April 25, he …
Read MoreWhy Turkey And America Cannot Compromise In Syria – Analysis By Aaron Stein
After three days of talks in Turkey, representatives from Washington and Ankara failed to reach agreement on the terms of …
Read MoreThe Existential Crisis Of Global Warming And Carbon Capture – OpEd By Dr. Arshad M. Khan
If we care about our earth (and the readers here are most likely to) the story is quite simple: We …
Read MorePentagon Doesn’t Want To Report On Its Failed War In Afghanistan – OpEd By Ryan McMaken
The US military’s Afghanistan operation is going so well, the US military wants to stop telling you about it. According …
Read MoreOn North Korea, a Return to Fire and Fury Isn't Worth The Risks By Doug Bandow
A couple of years ago the Trump administration seemingly brought the Korean Peninsula to the brink of war. The president …
Read MoreWhen Modi is defeated By Jawed Naqvi
IT is distinctly possible that Narendra Modi won’t be the next prime minister, and Rahul Gandhi is not the only …
Read MoreCooperative counter-terrorism strategy By Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal
Prime Minister Imran Khan visited Tehran to cultivate a better understanding of the Iranian leadership, which is imperative to combat …
Read MoreThe "Clash of Civilizations" Model is a Poor Fit for Conflicts in East Asia By Robert E. Kelly
Kiron Skinner, the Director of Policy Planning for the U.S. State Department, ignited a controversy last week when she analogized …
Read More18th amendment and charter of democracy By Dr Farid A Malik
The 18th constitutional amendment has cut Islamabad to size. After the failure of the federal government in keeping the federation …
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