Sovereignty in the digital world
Talking about sovereignty and data protectionism in the digital world in the context of Pakistan may seem a little out of place since the country does not have data protection…
Radical isolation
A recent military parade in Pyongyang showcased the country’s intercontinental ballistic missile. Kim Jong Un used the opportunity of the spectacle to promise that he would push the country’s nuclear…
The people have spoken
The nail-biting finish to the incredibly close US presidential election is finally here. Democrat Joe Biden has won, Republican controversial President Donald Trump has lost. The margin of victory so…
Biden’s actions
Trump’s term as president was deeply damaging to international relations, with many world leaders finding US policymaking unpredictable at best, and reckless at worst. This was most prominently seen in…
Who lost America?
BEGINNING with China in 1949, then Cuba in 1959, and Iran in 1979, Americans have been arguing over who ‘lost’ these countries. It is time for another debate. Who lost…
The way forward
The major foreign priorities for the Biden Administration include continuation of a cordial relationship with Israel while maintaining control of Middle East, starting negotiations with Iran to revert to the…
Money talks
JUST like we as individuals like to believe certain stories, myths and narratives about ourselves, so do states. For America, one such narrative, a declarative statement actually, has always been…
Global Trumpism lives on
DONALD Trump may have lost the election but Trumpism is not defeated. The right-wing populism that the outgoing American president championed is still a powerful movement, as demonstrated by the…
South Asia and Covid-19
The novel coronavirus is a pandemic that is affecting every country and region around the globe. The detrimental effects of this virus will be felt for years to come. Just…
What Trumpism means
Two weeks into the Donald Trump presidency, alarm over his unconsidered, combative, self-delusional approach to the most powerful job in the world continues to grow. Focus currently centres on his…
