foreign policy

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Why Neutrality Is Obsolete in the 21st Century By Franz-Stefan Gady

Why Neutrality Is Obsolete in the 21st Century By Franz-Stefan Gady.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

How America’s Foreign Policy Establishment Got China Wrong By James Curran

CHINA HAS begun to assert a grand vision of its own for a new world. Speaking at the Communist Party’s …

A Foreign Policy For All By Elizabeth Warren

Around the world, democracy is under assault. Authoritarian governments are gaining power, and right-wing demagogues are gaining strength. Movements toward …

Post–Election Foreign Policy Trouble By Paul R. Pillar

On the day after the U.S. midterm elections, European politicians and analysts are bracing for disruption from Donald Trump that …

Pakistan’s Place in the Trump Global Disorder By Shahid Javed Burki

I published Rising Powers and Global Governance in 2017. The book has 14 chapters, eight of which discussed the world’s …

Making a Realistic Foreign Policy By Dr Raza Khan

Foreign policy plays an instrumental role in the development, stature, achievements and power of any state. Against this backdrop, an …

The Global Nature of Global Warming By Remshay Ahmed

We’ve beaten it up and torched it out. Parts of it have been taken and destroyed forever. The rhythmic balance …

A Turnaround In Ties | Editorial

In the recent past, Pakistan’s policymakers became convinced that seeking partners in the region would help it more in overcoming …