Russia-Pakistan Security Pact By Durdana Najam
In early August, a two-day inaugural meeting of Russia-Pakistan Joint Military Consultative Committee ended with the signing of a ground-breaking …
Read MoreTrump’s North Korea Nuclear Deal Flounders – Analysis By Shim Jae Hoon
The North Korean nuclear deal US President Donald Trump signed amidst great fanfare in Singapore in June may be unraveling …
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The Foreign Policy Front | Editorial
After seven long years, Shah Mehmood Qureshi is back on the foreign policy front. While the second-time foreign minister has …
Read MoreUS-China Trade Negotiations End With Little Progress By James Politi
US and Chinese officials have ended two days of talks aimed at easing trade tensions without a clear breakthrough, ensuring …
Read MoreNew Global Order By Raosen Taj Raisani
The global order based on the hegemony of US interests is in peril. Trump’s politics reminds of the policy of …
Read MoreUS-Turkey Row | Editorial
THE US misses no opportunity to squeeze the Muslim countries. After Iran and Pakistan, it is now threatening to impose …
Read MoreNorth Korea Vows To Retain Nuclear Knowledge By Bryan Harris
North Korea has said it will retain its nuclear knowledge in comments likely to strain an increasingly tense relationship between …
Read MoreUS Responsibility as a Nuclear Power By Reema Shaukat
SEVENTY-three years have passed since USA for the very first time used nuclear bombs. On August 6, 1945 the US …
Read MoreTurkey-US Spat | Editorial
FEW US presidents have shaken up the international order as much as the current incumbent of the White House. While …
Read MoreThe War To End All Wars By Hasan Aftab Saeed
It’s coming Warning: satire ahead. The author bears absolutely no responsibility in the event of it being taken up by …
Read MoreThe Strategic Thinking That Made America Great By Melvyn P. Leffler
In the last few weeks, U.S. President Donald Trump has criticized key allies, called the European Union a foe, and …
Read MoreThe Next Syria Showdown By Seth J. Frantzman
In the first week of August Russian Military Police began to establish eight observation points along the Golan heights overlooking …
Read MoreReclaiming Global Leadership By John Kasich
The international system that the United States and its allies created after World War II has benefited the entire world, …
Read MoreSouth China Sea and the US Role By Imtiaz Rafi Butt
ON June 27, 2018, the US Secretary of Defence James Mattis made international headlines accusing China of militarisation, coercion and …
Read MoreThe Security Risks of a Trade War With China By Ali Wyne
Trade tensions between the United States and China continue to rise. In June, U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration announced that …
Read MoreSanctions on Iran | Editorial
IF anyone was under the impression that US President Donald Trump’s recent offer of talks with Iran signalled a possible …
Read MoreIs Afghanistan Ready for Peace? By Barnett R. Rubin
We used to appreciate the hard work of the United States for development in Afghanistan,” Iqbal Khyber, a 27-year-old medical …
Read MorePainful British Exit From EU By Shahid M Amin
NEARLY two years have passed since British voters decided, in a referendum held on June 30, 2016, in favour of …
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