Going strong at 160
EARLIER this year, the St Joseph’s Convent School, Karachi, celebrated 160 years of its glorious existence. Those of us who had some kind of connection with this institution — mainly…
Strongman Haftar and sons tighten grip on eastern Libya
The military strongman in the east of divided Libya, Khalifa Haftar, has named one of his sons as army chief, tightening his family’s grip on the oil-rich region. Saddam Haftar…
Military courts
Turkey has had civilian trials in military courts. Most of these trials were regarded as ‘fair’ and in accordance with ‘legal standards’. Civilian cases have been tried in military courts…
Is Pakistan stronger now than in 2016?
With his targeting of the US government (as he prepared for an ouster that he knew was coming the moment he decided to manufacture Notification Gate), Imran Khan has set…
Military coup in Myanmar
On a cold, wintry morning of Monday, February 1, 2021, the Myanmar military proved the weeks-long rumours of an impending coup correct. In early morning raids and other steps, the…
Huawei, controversial in the West, is going strong in the Gulf
Chinese telecoms giant Huawei is enjoying an extended honeymoon with oil-rich Gulf nations, despite being criticised in the United States and Europe as a potential security threat. Arab Gulf countries…
Some Afghan evacuees leaving military bases in US before resettlement
Something unexpected is happening at US military bases hosting Afghan evacuees: Many hundreds of them are simply leaving before receiving US resettlement services, two sources familiar with the data told…
Horrors of military interventions
The recent terror attack in Iraq has shaken Iraqis who are already believed to have lost more than 2.5 million lives in the various insurgencies and internecine wars that were…
War-weary Syrians merely shrug at Trump’s military threats
For Reem, impending US-led military action against her country is unlikely to affect the flow of life in the Syrian capital. "For the past few months, we have slept amid…
Laser weapons edge toward use in US military
A sci-fi staple for decades, laser weapons are finally becoming reality in the US military, albeit with capabilities a little less dramatic than at the movies. Lightsabers - the favoured…
