A self-imposed dilemma
After the Taliban takeover in 2021, the new rulers wished to adopt a foreign policy of neutrality and promote Afghanistan as a hub of interconnectivity for trade with neighbouring states.…
The Afghan scramble
It looks like a story from a trashy airport thriller – US troops arriving in Afghanistan to help American diplomatic staff and others leave. Countries are scrambling to evacuate their…
Five challenges for the PM in 2021
Prime Minister Imran Khan recently expressed surprise at how difficult governing has been. He knows better than to pretend that he was surprised. The single most important characteristic he has…
The fight for democracy
In October, Latin America’s most populous nation, Brazil, elected as president Jair Bolsonaro, a former military man and historically fringe, far-right senator known for his pro-gun, pro-torture views. In 1999,…
The fight for democracy
In October, Latin America’s most populous nation, Brazil, elected as president Jair Bolsonaro, a former military man and historically fringe, far-right senator known for his pro-gun, pro-torture views. In 1999,…
Beyond diplomatic isolation
Pakistan is in a tight spot and it must dig itself out of it. For a country that is already fending off America’s cutting remarks about its alleged role of…
Fifth column: Missing the nuance
The recently-concluded ninth Brics summit held in Xiamen, China was deemed as a great diplomatic success by Indian commentators as the joint communique issued at the end of the summit…
No Kim, no Trump
After North Korea’s H-bomb test last week, the world is inches away from the unthinkable: a war where weapons of mass destruction become weapons of first choice. Ordinary deterrence theories…
Can the West learn from the past?
The Manchester attack clearly indicates that the Western policy of bringing democracy through bombs, deaths and destruction and the covert support for extremists is bound to boomerang on the leaders…
The return of IS
The operation to liberate the Iraqi city of Mosul from the grip of the militant Islamic State group may take a few more weeks, or maybe even months. But the…
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