Reimagining US Foreign Aid as a Tool for Change By: Faisal Saeed Al Mutar, and Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili
A smarter, more targeted approach to foreign aid can foster real development without wasting taxpayer money. From Iraq to Afghanistan, …
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The war clouds are over – A geopolitical analysis of recent South Asian military developments
(This article has been widely circulating with false authorship claims. The piece has been incorrectly attributed to “Iqbal Latif, ex-officer …
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US and India — strategic autonomy or alliance partnership By Inam Ul Haque
There are compelling reasons for Washington to keep India in its orbit and repair the damaged relation. This piece attempts …
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No Peace Yet
The White House played host on Monday to one of the most consequential, and contentious, summits of the war in …
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“Prioritized Deterrence”: A Roadmap for US Foreign Policy By: Riley Moore
President Trump’s recent strike on Iran provides a model for America’s future military engagement around the world—balancing strategic interests with …
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G20 at Breaking Point BY Atif Mehmood
G20 at Breaking Point To seize this pivot point, the G20 must issue a binding declarat-ion that binds sight, not …
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How US Inconsistency Undermines Its Central Asia Position BY : Miras Zhiyenbayev
President Trump’s recent tariffs on Kazakhstan are largely symbolic. Yet, the move underscores a deeper problem in US engagement in …
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Unhinged America By Dr Niaz Murtaza
IT is scary to see a mad elephant run amok, ravaging tiny villages until it is tamed. It is more …
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United States and the new world trade disorder By Shahid Javed Burki
Historians agree that it was the leadership of the United States that pulled the world out of the destruction that …
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The fallout By Maleeha Lodhi
PRESIDENT Donald Trump’s announcement of sweeping tariffs on imports from nearly every country upended the global trading order and plunged markets into …
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Tariffs, Tanks and a Turning Tide By Jawad Saleem
Tariffs, oil prices, interest rates, and shifting global dynamics have become the principal components of a complex economic jigsaw, yet …
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Beyond globalisation By Haroon Sharif
FINALLY, it is happening through the US president’s executive orders — closure of USAID, the start of a tariff war to balance the …
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The folly of slashing aid to bolster security By Syed Mohammad Ali
The withering of American aid due to the dismantling of USAID by the Trump administration has understandably become the subject …
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The new Trump order By Riaz Riazuddin
WITH one stroke of his pen, a day after April Fool’s Day, Trump left the entire world bewildered at his …
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Nether regions By F.S. Aijazuddin
HISTORY has been in love with Lahore since forever. It was not its only admirer. The Mughals remained enamoured of …
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Tariff crossfire By Khurram Husain
BY all accounts a world is ending and we don’t know what is going to replace it. For Pakistan this …
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Navigating trade barriers By Ali Tauqeer Sheikh
IN today’s complex global trade environment, Pakistan finds itself navigating between two competing demands: the Trump administration’s protectionist tariffs and …
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The leak By Imran Jan
If you open the pages of The New York Times and The Washington Post, it would seem that the American …
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