Global bureaucracies, shrinking sovereignty and the future of the Global South: As the Bretton Woods system celebrates its 80th anniversary, the architecture of international development stands bloated and overstretched. Institutions…
World War II left a trail of death and destruction, bringing misery and impoverishment to millions across the globe. It was especially catastrophic for Europe, China, and parts of the…
Going into COP29 where the focus should be on promoting climate-linked development finance initiatives in the Global South, collective action is crucial to attract funding for the intertwined objectives of…
A simmering diplomatic row with Japan is threatening South Korea's output of components that drive smartphones and computer displays, which analysts say could batter the global tech market and hike…
Pakistan’s achievements in the global arena demonstrate a country that has consistently sought to defend its sovereignty and assert its strategic position despite immense challenges. The defining moment of national…
The WEF (World Economic Forum) warns of weak growth and fragmentation. In short, the age of hyper-globalization appears to be ending. There are enough grounds to state that the global…
Israel’s targeted strikes on two newspaper offices in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, which killed 31 journalists and media support workers on September 10, signal that its deadly pattern of attacking reporters and newsrooms on the…
“We will eat grass, even go hungry, but we will get one of our own”. With those words, Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto gave Pakistan not only its nuclear programme but…
The world is facing the existential threat of climate change crisis. Since this crisis, along with many others, including the ‘Pandemicene’ phenomenon, transcends boundaries, what is required is a meaningful…
THE summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation took place against the backdrop of significant geopolitical upheaval. This has been driven largely by President Donald Trump’s disruptive policies, which have upended…
