Brexit Deal | Editorial
THE European Union and Britain have finally reached a deal that will govern the essentials of their post-Brexit relationship. The …
Read MoreWhy America Needs a Foreign Policy Reset By Dimitri K. Simes
THE UNITED States today faces real geopolitical peril, and neither the Biden team nor the broader U.S. foreign policy establishment …
Read MoreContemporary Climate Change By Dr Sahar Fazal
A warming climate is taking its toll on Earth from different perspectives. We have to wake up to this ferocious …
Read MorePakistan’s Perceived Role in Russia’s GEP By Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi
STRATEGICALLY, Russia’s Greater Eurasian Partnership (GEP) is regarded as an important component of Moscow’s foreign policy. President Putin simplified this …
Read MoreUS-Iran Relations | Editorial
One of the most consequential foreign policy decisions that the Trump administration took was undermining the previous Obama government’s deal …
Read MoreCurrent Account Surplus | Editorial
The monthly streak of year-on-year surplus in the current account continues, in a sign of sustained, gradual economic recovery that …
Read MoreDebt Relief | Editorial
As part of the larger Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI) to help neutralise the economic hardships brought upon by the …
Read MoreTalking Peace While Making War By Malik M Ashraf
THE hopes kindled by the US-Taliban Agreement in February 2020 and subsequent commencement of intra-Afghan dialogue on 12 September to …
Read MoreGeo-Strategic Importance of Pakistan-Russia Relations By Sajjad Shaukat
There are no permanent friends and enemies in international politics. Friendship and enmity change in accordance with the states’ interests …
Read MorePakistan-Saudi Ties | Editorial
THE relationship between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia is indeed a strong one that goes back decades. While Pakistanis have a …
Read MoreSuccess At UNGA | Editorial
Pakistan secured a diplomatic victory on Friday when a resolution it sponsored was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly …
Read MoreGlobal Markets Are Partying Like It Is 2008 (But a Crash Is Coming) By Desmond Lachman
After the 2008 U.S. housing and credit market crisis, Chuck Prince, the former Citibank CEO, explained his bank’s speculative activity …
Read MoreAn Important Visit | Editorial
The Foreign Minister’s visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), is significant as always, more so because of the recent …
Read MoreBD’s Growing Ties With Pak, China, Turkey? By Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi
IN the recent past, Dhaka has triggered its grave albeit warranted differences with New Delhi over the Rohingya refugee crisis, …
Read MorePakistan and Saudi Arabia-UAE Dynamics By Inam Ul Haque
Alot has happened, at least in the perceptual domain, since August 27, 2020, when I wrote “The imperatives of Pak-Saudi …
Read MoreThe Crisis Opportunity By Jason Furman
On January 20, Joe Biden will walk into the White House as U.S. president facing an economic challenge much like …
Read MoreSleepwalking Toward the Nuclear Precipice By Ernest J. Moniz and Sam Nunn
One of the best accounts of the lead-up to World War I, by the historian Christopher Clark, details how a …
Read MoreFragile Middle East | Editorial
It’s not just the Israel-Palestine conflict that makes the Middle East (ME) volatile. Many other countries in the region are …
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