The Crisis of Islamic Civilization | Javid Husain
Human history is replete with descriptions of the rise, decline and fall of civilizations and empires. Islamic civilization is not …
Read MoreObama’s Message to the Arab World | Afzal Hussain
On February 09, 2016, the breaking news was that “Obama urges Arabs to set up inclusive governments”. US President Barack …
Read MoreSino-Iran Growing Propinquity | S Sadia Kazmi
The recent trade agreement between Iran and China worth 600 billion US dollars has, on the one hand, given impetus …
Read MoreA Special Relationship: The US Is Teaming up With Al Qaeda, Again
One morning early in 1988, Ed McWilliams, a foreign-service officer posted to the American Embassy in Kabul, heard the thump …
Read MoreUS Interests Behind Iran Nuclear Deal | Ayaz Ahmed
In the sphere of ever-changing international relations, there are neither permanent friends nor enemies; it is only the national interests …
Read MoreA Foreign Policy Wish-List | Khalid Saleem
SOME years ago, one had taken the liberty to draw up a ‘foreign policy wish list’ in the fond hope …
Read MoreMessage of Peace and Friendship | Mohammad Hossain Bani Asadi
This year Iran is celebrating the 38th Anniversary of its Islamic Revolution and after lapse of 12 years in holding …
Read MorePakistan’s Foreign Policy Challenge | Dr Qaisar Rashid
In 2015, the major foreign policy challenge Pakistan is beset with is how to halt the downward spiral of its …
Read MoreSaudi Strategy In Syria: Rewriting Mideast’s Political Map? – Analysis | James M. Dorsey
Saudi Arabia’s recent announcement that it would send a ground force to confront the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria …
Read MoreThe Crisis in World Leadership | Munawar Mirza
The last decade of the 20th century saw the emergence of the US as the sole superpower and the advent …
Read MoreN.Korea Follows Indo-Pakistan Down the Nuclear Gutter | Pervez Hoodbhoy
America is fuming, South Korea and Japan are terrified, Russia is worried, and China is miffed. North Korea’s podgy pudding-and-pie …
Read MoreQuadrilateral Peace Talks on Afghanistan | Akbar Jan Marwat
The matter of peace talks between the Afghan government and representatives of the Afghan Taliban is so essential that efforts …
Read MorePakistan & India / NSG Waiver Allowed India to Exponentially Increase Fissile Material Stocks, Says Foreign Secretary
ISLAMABAD: The Nuclear Supplier Group’s (NSG) waiver has allowed India to exponentially increase its fissile material stocks, said Foreign Secretary …
Read MoreRising Terrorism in the World | Shaheera Syed
Carlotta Gall in her recent article in The New York Times, ‘Pakistan’s Hand in the Rise of International Jihad’ wrote …
Read MoreNuclear Power In Middle East: Strategic And Economic Significance – Analysis | Giancarlo Elia
If we look at the latest data, the OPEC countries – or anyway the Middle East countries – are those …
Read MoreNATO Needs a new Strategy | Harlan Ullman
Make no mistake: Russian President Vladimir Putin is running rings around NATO and the west. His seizure of Crimea and …
Read MoreTaliban and the Quartet | Talat Masood
The success of the quartet’s — Afghanistan, Pakistan, the US and China — efforts in the reconciliation process will largely …
Read MoreHow ISIS Surge in Libya Raises Stakes | Ali Imran
The raging ISIS storm in Libya — torn along tribal lines and beset with political chaos — has heightened the …
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