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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Implications of a global disorder By Talat Masood
The world at present is an anarchic condition, primarily driven by President Trump’s deliberate policies of shaking up well-established global …
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Trumpian delusion By Mahir Ali
PRELIMINARY judgement on any new US administration usually involves waiting for at least 100 days before holding it to account. …
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A new great game in Afghanistan? By Dr Moonis Ahmar
In the old and new Great Game, Afghanistan has held a central position. Peter Hopkirk, in his pathbreaking book The …
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Reciprocal Tariffs’ yield no winners By Jiang Zaidong
Recently, the United States, in disregard of widespread opposition at home and from international community, announced that it would impose …
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China and the Muslim world By Syed Mohammad Ali
China’s military and economic rise has made it the most prominent challenger to America’s global dominance. Amidst this intensifying Sino-American …
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Trump Tariffs and the Fall of Free Trade By Agha Zuhaib Khan
The End of an Era Trump Tariffs and the Fall of Free Trade By Agha Zuhaib Khan, The era of …
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Will US attack Iran? By Touqir Hussain
IRAN is at its weakest moment externally since the Iran-Iraq war. Israel’s aggression in Lebanon and Gaza has critically wounded …
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First line of defence By Maleeha Lodhi
IF foreign policy is the country’s first line of defence it is disconcerting how successive governments have left the foreign …
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Neighbourly cooperation By Muhammad Amir Rana
PAKISTAN is an active member of the UN, with a track record of supporting the peaceful resolution of conflicts worldwide. …
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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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Adjusting to a changing world By Talat Masood
Currently, the world is facing a serious moral crisis, and universal values carry hardly any weightage. Leaders of several countries …
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A Nation Caught Between Superpowers By Dr Hasnain Javed
Pakistan’s economic trajectory is increasingly shaped by its complex foreign policy, particularly its relationships with the United States and China. …
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Middle East edging towards persistent crises By Shahid Javed Burki
Recent events in the Middle East may mean that the region, after years of conflict, could be heading towards a …
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