US Mid Term Elections | Editorial
The mid-term elections in the United States of America (USA) have raised several important questions regarding the influence of the …
Read MoreMoscow’s Afghan Peace Initiative | Editorial
DESPITE facing some setbacks, it is heartening to see that Russia is taking forward the Afghan peace initiative it started …
Read MoreInternational Relations: A New World Order By Sheraz Zaka
Trump has already ordered the reinstatement of sanctions on the purchase of Iran’s debt and taken steps to stop foreign …
Read MoreA Russian Pivot to Asia? By Alexey Khlebnikov
In recent years, Russia has been going through quite challenging times. Economic slowdown, a collapse in oil prices and Western …
Read MoreResuming Peace Talks By Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal
AFGHANISTAN’S anarchical situation has frustrated both internal and external stakeholders. The recent parliamentary elections presented the continuity of the democratic …
Read MoreConsolidating Ties | Editorial
The government of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is successfully trying to revive Pakistan’s relations with countries in the world in general, …
Read MoreMoscow’s Nuclear Enigma By Olga Oliker
Talk to anybody in Washington (except, perhaps, the U.S. president), and you will hear an ominous mantra: the Russians are …
Read MoreCrisis in America | Editorial
A deadly shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, USA killed eleven people. Reportedly, a gunman barged into the …
Read MoreThe Afghan Conundrum By Siraj M. Shawa
The United States has been fighting an unwinnable war in Afghanistan against Taliban and Al-Qaida for the last 17 years. …
Read MoreThe Travesty Called The New Cold War By Farrukh Khan Pitafi
At the end of World War II two documents namely the Long Telegram by George Kennan and NSC 68 by …
Read MoreHow Trump’s Policies Are Helping China By Yadong Liu
For the first year of Donald Trump’s presidency, most Western commentators on U.S.-Chinese relations saw the Trump administration’s approach to …
Read MoreBeijing’s Nuclear Option By Caitlin Talmadge
As China’s power has grown in recent years, so, too, has the risk of war with the United States. Under …
Read MoreIndo-Russia S-400 deal: Implications for Pakistan By Tariq Khalil
PUTIN-Modi signed a US$5b deal under which Russia will supply India S-400 missile system and that is major game changer …
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Asia-Pacific: The Precursors of a Coming War By Muhammad Ali Baig
What were the intervening variables which drove the United States to transfer a large chunk of its military forces from …
Read MoreHow to Save Globalization By Kenneth F. Scheve and Matthew J. Slaughter
We live in a time of protectionist backlash. U.S. President Donald Trump has started a trade war with China, upended …
Read MoreNuclear Weapons Don’t Matter By John Mueller
The unleashed power of the atom,” Albert Einstein wrote in 1946, “has changed everything save our modes of thinking, and …
Read MoreUS-Iran Confrontation & Regional Stability By Tariq Niaz Bhatti
FRESH US sanctions against Iran are due on Nov 04 as part of its withdrawal package from JCPOA or Iran …
Read MoreUS-China Relations: A Dilemma For Islamabad By Shahid Javed Burki
Navigating the rough waters created by the growing American hostility towards China is a challenge for the regime headed by …
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