Complicated Afghan Endgame By Maleeha Lodhi
THE postponement of the US-orchestrated Afghan peace conference marks an early setback for renewed efforts to expedite talks on a …
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The April Climate Summit By Shahid Javed Burki
During his campaign for the United States presidency, Joseph Biden promised to reverse his predecessor’s indifference towards the problem of …
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Regional Situation, Impact on Pakistan By Samreen Bari Aamir
ON one hand, the United States has hinted at withdrawing its army from Afghanistan, On the other hand, the growing …
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Earth Day 2021: A Turning Point For Climate Action – OpEd By Dominic Kailash Nath Waughray*
Earth Day 2021 marks a historic moment for action on climate change. Today, at President Biden’s unprecedented Leaders Summit on …
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Does America Really Need to Contain China? By Jacob Heilbrunn
SEVENTY-FIVE years ago, George F. Kennan, who was charge d’affaires in the American embassy in Moscow, sent what has become …
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New Covid Curbs | Editorial
Covid-19 is running riot in neighbouring India – which marked a harrowing milestone of 314,835 cases of the lethal infection …
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Russia-West Tension | Editorial
AT the height of the Cold War, both sides indulged in a regular exchange of rhetoric, characterising each other in …
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Russia’s Weak Strongman By Timothy Frye
For 21 years, Vladimir Putin has reigned supreme over Russian politics. A skillful manipulator of public opinion, he wields the …
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Globalization’s Coming Golden Age By Harold James
The thought that trade and globalization might make a comeback in the 2020s, picking up renewed vigor after the pandemic, …
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Climate Action Now By Antonio Guterres
In this pivotal year for humanity, now is the time for bold climate action. The science is irrefutable and globally …
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Growing Upbeat in Pak-German Ties By Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi
THE political, economic and cultural relations between Germany and Pakistan are longstanding, robust and reliable. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas …
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North Korea Is More Isolated Than Ever Before By Thomas Byrne
North Korea’s decision to submit a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine order to the GAVI, the vaccine alliance, a United Nations-affiliated entity that …
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Will US Troops Leave Afghanistan as Announced? By Kamran Yousaf
The Biden administration’s policy on Afghanistan is finally out. In a recent televised address, President Joe Biden said the US …
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Saudi-Iran Talks | Editorial
EVER since the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran, ties between Tehran and Riyadh have been increasingly strained, affecting sectarian relations …
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Lessons From Vietnam on Leaving Afghanistan
The prospect of an end to the conflict in Afghanistan has led many U.S. foreign policy experts to ponder the …
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US-China Contest For Influence in Asia By Asfan Tariq
The first high level in-person meeting amid US-Chinese officials under the new Biden administration had augmented tensions between the world’s …
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What a U.S. Withdrawal Means for Afghanistan By Carter Malkasian
In September of last year, peace talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government finally opened in Doha, only to …
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Pakistan Russia Relations By Tariq Aqil
THE end of WW-II in August 1945 ushered in the era of the cold war. The entire world community was …
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