Afghan Ceasefire | Editorial
IN a long, bloody, seemingly endless war, there have been few moments of hope. The major protagonists, including perhaps a …
Read MoreSCO Summit | Editorial
Some takeaways While the heads of seven of the biggest economies in the world met in Quebec for the G7 …
Read MoreHistory’s Geopolitical Pivot By Munir Akram
IN his 1904 treatise, The Geographical Pivot of History, Halford Mackinder theorised that whoever controls the Eurasian heartland — from …
Read MoreChina Hosts Russia, Iran for Summit as US Tensions Rise
Qingdao, China: Chinese President Xi Jinping will open late Saturday a two-day regional security summit attended by Russia, Iran and …
Read MoreGrowing Pak-Russia Ties By S Sadia Kazmi
WHILE the prospects of Pakistan and Russia cozying up to each other seem bright, there are certain geopolitical realities which …
Read MoreGlobal Peace Index, 2018 | Editorial
The Global Peace Index (GPI) 2018 has just come out. The findings have confirmed what much of the world knows …
Read MoreIndo-French Nuclear Cooperation — Meltdown Waiting to Happen? By Ali Raza
In 1945, the United States used Nagasaki and Hiroshima, two major cities of Japan, as testing sites for nuclear weapons, …
Read MoreWar and Peace | Editorial
The vast sprawling wars of the 20th century are unlikely ever to be replicated, and have been replaced by clusters …
Read MoreNobel Prize For Trump? By Farrukh Khan Pitafi
“North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un just stated that the ‘nuclear button is on his desk at all times.’ Will someone …
Read MoreSyrian Conflict | Editorial
There are many actors to blame for the humanitarian disaster that has befallen Syria since the outbreak of the civil …
Read MoreUncertainty Over Trump-Kim Summit Ends By Anwar Iqbal
WASHINGTON: The White House confirmed on Tuesday that the historic meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader …
Read MoreReckoning United Nations By Baber Ali Bhatti
Whether in Syria, Bosnia, Kashmir, or Palestine, people are dying in millions. Series of sufferings, lynchings, and shootings are a …
Read MoreAtomic Weapons and American Policy By J. Robert Oppenheimer
IT is possible that in the large light of history, if indeed there is to be history, the atomic bomb …
Read MorePullback on the global front By Shahid Javed Burki
Political and economic philosophies travel across international borders. This is the case in particular at this time when globalisation and …
Read MoreTaming Trump’s Trade War By Abdul Sattar
After coming down hard on China, the unpredictable Donald Trump has turned his guns towards Washington’s inveterate allies in the …
Read MoreSecurity Brief: North Korea Summit Back On; End of the Korean War? By Elias Groll
It might actually happen. American and North Korean negotiators met for a fifth round of preparatory talks at the border …
Read MoreForeign Policy Challenges | Editorial
A COHERENT, well-formulated and popularly supported foreign policy is essential, especially in an age of globalisation when new and daunting …
Read MoreA Better North Korea Strategy By Victor Cha and Katrin Fraser Katz
When it comes to cultivating unpredictability, U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un seem eager to …
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