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In the volatile Middle East the US has a limited ability to influence events when rich Saudi Arabia, the Emirates …
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Immediately after 1991, Russia started extending the hand of friendship to Pakistan to which Pakistan remained sceptical. In the meantime, …
Read MorePakistan and the Saudi Coalition | Nasim Zehra
Pakistan’s foreign policy managers, including the prime minister, the advisor on foreign policy, the foreign secretary and indeed the spokesperson, …
Read MorePakistan’s Balancing Act | Najma Minhas
The past week has seen both the Saudi Arabian foreign minister and defense ministers visiting Pakistan. As the second largest …
Read MoreThe World’s Most Important Partnership | Arshmah Jamil
“Our two countries’ multi-faceted cooperation is in our peoples’ fundamental interests and is a conscious historic choice. We will continue …
Read MorePresident Obama’s Asia Pivot Approach | Shahid Javed Burki
The continent towards which President Barack Obama hoped to pivot the US was very different at the beginning of his …
Read MoreEconomic Prospects for 2016
In its latest report, Global Economic Prospects 2016, the World Bank has warned of threats to developing economies, highlighting that …
Read MoreForeign Relations Blossom | Express Tribune Editorial
Pakistan and Sri Lanka have nothing to quarrel about and so never have, with the two nations enjoying very cordial …
Read MoreDeception of Nuclear ‘no first use’ | Hasan Ehtisham and Ahsan Ali Zahid
Nuclear deterrence can only be established when there is considerable threat of nuclear escalation during any crisis Sandy Berger would …
Read MoreGuess How Many Bombs America Dropped in 2015 | Micah Zenko
The primary focus—meaning the commitment of personnel, resources, and senior leaders’ attention—of U.S. counter terrorism policies is the capture or …
Read MoreIndia’s Secret Nuclear City | Yasir Hussain
In her address to the UN General Assembly, India’s external affairs minister, Sushma Swaraj, reaffirmed her country’s support for non-discriminatory …
Read MoreWe Seem to be Moving From the Culture of Writing | Zubeida Mustafa
CAROL Loomis, an American financial journalist, who retired in 2014 as senior editor of Fortune magazine, once wrote, “Writing itself …
Read MoreWomen are Also Vying for the Post of UN’s Next Chief | Shazia Rafi
“HE won’t vote for you; he says he is looking for a secretary general, not a secretary,” Elsa Papademetriou fumed …
Read MorePakistan Should Play a Positive Role | Pak Observer Editorial
SOME media reports indicate that Pakistan has decided to remain neutral over Saudi-Iranian diplomatic row in view of closeness of …
Read MoreSaudi Executions Driven by Fear of Militancy, Signal Combative Policy
Saudi Arabia’s execution of four prominent Shi’ites and dozens of al Qaeda figures appears to have been based on a …
Read MorePutin is Steering Russia to Collapse | Alexander J. Moty
As the new year begins, both Ukraine and Russia are making steady progress. The difference is that, while Ukraine is …
Read MoreIran-Saudi Arabia Conflict
Newton’s Third Law of motion states that “every action has an equal and opposite reaction”. It applies outside the realms …
Read MoreReclaiming Human Rights | Adan Abid
The comprehensive scheme of civil, political, economic and social rights that underlie the aspirations of the modern human rights movement …
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