foreign policy

Chinese burn By Mahir Ali

ALMOST 70 years ago, the Chinese leader Mao Zedong dismissed the US as a “paper tiger”. He clarified that the …

Unhinged America By Dr Niaz Murtaza

IT is scary to see a mad elephant run amok, ravaging tiny villages until it is tamed. It is more …

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 …

Kashmir – A legal battle By Dr Shoaib Baloch

Kashmir is a legal contest between Pakistan and India. The revocation of Article 370 and 35-A of the Indian Constitution …

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. …

India’s Strategic Gamble By Agha Zuhaib Khan

India’s Strategic Gamble: Weighing the Costs of Its US Partnership By Agha Zuhaib Khan India’s Strategic Gamble By Agha Zuhaib …

Democratic Coalition Faces Unprecedented Strain Amidst Israel/Palestine Conflict

Democratic Coalition Faces Unprecedented Strain Amidst Israel/Palestine Conflict. The Democratic coalition’s cohesiveness has been explosively and unexpectedly impacted by the …

Why Neutrality Is Obsolete in the 21st Century By Franz-Stefan Gady

Why Neutrality Is Obsolete in the 21st Century By Franz-Stefan Gady. The Italian diplomat Niccolò Machiavelli had his doubts about …

Will Russia’s Break With the West Be Permanent?

Will Russia’s Break With the West Be Permanent?. The war that is currently raging between Russia and Ukraine began in …

China’s Foreign Policy Towards Pakistan and India By Dr Muhammad Akram Zaheer

China’s Foreign Policy Towards Pakistan and India By Dr Muhammad Akram Zaheer Since the late 20th century, China has shifted …

Fresh Foreign Policy Challenges on the Horizon By Hassan Khan

Fresh Foreign Policy Challenges on the Horizon By Hassan Khan The dominance of the West under the influence of the …

The Endless Fantasy of American Power By Andrew Bacevich

Tyranny of power asymmetry By Maleeha Lodhi

PAKISTAN’S foreign policy objectives have been remarkably consistent over the years. They have principally been shaped by its geostrategic location …

Foreign Policy Success: Myth vs Reality By Kamran Yousaf

In his recent speech on the floor of the National Assembly, Prime Minister Imran Khan highlighted achievements of his government …

U.S. Support Has Fueled, Not Moderated, the Yemen War By Doug Bandow

The Yemen war grinds on. The U.S.-backed “coalition” managed a rare success as the Houthis, who now control the Sanaa …

Understanding Trump’s Trade War By Douglas Irwin Foreign Policy

2019 could be a defining moment for U.S. trade policy. Two years into Donald Trump’s presidency, it should finally become …

The Making of Foreign Policy in the World of Islam By Shahid Javed Burki

The subject of Islam and the making of foreign policy must address a number of questions. For instance, how much …