Students in 2022
The latest Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) results – released on December 5, 2023 – provides valuable insights into the academic performance and well-being of 15-year-old students from 81…
Capital suggestion: Minimal politics
Fact 1: Presently, four out of every ten Pakistanis find themselves below the poverty line. Fact 2: Over the course of the past three decades, no political government has successfully…
Capital suggestion: Objective economy
Here is a partial list of countries that have effectively depoliticized economic decision-making: Singapore, South Korea, Israel, Chile, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Switzerland, Germany, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Austria, Belgium,…
Fears mount for the Arctic as cooperation with Russia stalls
For nearly three decades, the Arctic Council has been a successful example of post-Cold War cooperation. Its eight members, including Russia and the United States, have cooperated on climate-change research…
A time to quit
After dominating the political scene for years, the first minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, retired voluntarily last month shocking fans and critics alike. In February this year, Prime Minister of…
The future is digital
Digital nomads tend to work remotely from different locations. They don’t just work in one designated office; instead they work in co-working spaces, libraries, homes, coffee shops, vacation spots, and…
The horror of war [Part IV]
In this concluding part of this series, I would like to discuss how wars, conflicts, civil strife, armament, nuclearization and weapons tests have affected the environment and what potential they…
Seeking greater productivity
Following Shehbaz Sharif’s assumption of PM’s office, a key policy change is the implementation of working Saturdays in all government institutions across the country, and the change in morning reporting…
Autonomy on an empty pocket
The dream of free, quality higher education is an ideal only few countries have been able to realize. Among them are Germany, Iceland, Finland, Norway, Sweden, France, Austria, Denmark, Luxembourg,…
A ray of hope
There is no doubt we live in dismal times. Almost everyone with any knowledge of the economy despairs over its situation and the question of whether we will ever recover…
