Anti-Americanism: rhetoric and reality
Imran Khan’s PTI rushed to condemn the recent meeting between former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and the US ambassador to Pakistan, Donald Blome, as “a significant intrusion into Pakistan’s internal…
America’s Israel question
In a significant move at the UN General Assembly last week, a non-binding resolution advocating for an immediate humanitarian truce in Gaza sailed through with a vote tally of 120-14.…
Freedom in America
I moved to the US over 45 years ago to pursue graduate studies. It was an amazing and mind-opening experience, learning about and adjusting to this vast country – the…
America prepares for Election 2024
The next American presidential elections are more than 15 months away, but political activities are already picking up. President Biden has announced his candidacy for reelection. On the Republican Party…
Why American communities are suing Big Oil for climate damages
Attorney Jeffrey B. Simon helped families affected by the opioid crisis obtain settlements worth more than $2.7 billion against leading pharmaceutical companies. Now, he’s part of a legal team taking…
How could a US debt ceiling default hit regular Americans?
What could happen on Main Street if Washington’s political showdown over the debt ceiling stopped the government from cutting checks that fund a quarter of the economy? Americans could quickly…
Can America ignore us?
The US does not seem to be concerned about the financial difficulties Pakistan is going through despite the fact that Pakistan has been an ally of the US for decades.…
Is American power waning?
Analysts have marked the rise of China due to its diplomatic triumph in the Middle East, its growing cosiness with Russia and the downfall of the US as a significant…
American economy
In the spring of 2020, with the onset of a global pandemic, the US economy suffered a severe shock along with the economies of much of the industrial West. The…
Monetary-fiscal history of Latin America: lessons for Pakistan
Pakistan today suffers from significant macroeconomic instability, high inflation, a currency crisis and a risk of a sovereign bond default. However, the underlying issues which have caused its current crisis…
