Has diplomacy on Ukraine reached a dead end?
The failure of the United States and Russia this week to find a diplomatic solution to fizzing tensions over Eastern European security has increased the chance of a new Russian…
Israeli brothers, raised in West Bank, at odds over occupation
They shared childhood in a West Bank Jewish settlement but as adults Yaakov and Yonatan Berg have developed radically different views about Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory. The brothers were…
Biden seeks to turn debacle in Afghanistan to victory at home
The US pullout from the Pentagon’s once mighty Bagram Air Base in the dead of night, while Taliban fighters pour across the country, looks a lot like a military defeat.…
Kamala Harris walks political tightrope in US border role
US vice presidents always yearn for a chance to share the spotlight, but when Kamala Harris got put in charge of the Mexico border mess, she might have been forgiven…
Investors betting on ‘stable’ choice of Powell renomination at Fed
A potential renomination of Jerome Powell at the helm of the US Federal Reserve would provide a needed sense of stability as the central bank prepares to pull back its…
‘Feels terrible’: Iran a year after US sanctions reimposed
Alireza says he used to dream of a better future in Iran and even saw himself getting a new car or house, but those days are now gone after he…
Sanctions of mass destruction
In a recent interview Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi sought the West’s “mercy and compassion” to help millions of Afghans. David Beasley, executive director of the World Food Programme,…
Forever wars
As August ended, American troops completed their withdrawal from Afghanistan almost 20 years after they first arrived. On the formal date of withdrawal, however, President Biden insisted that “over-the-horizon capabilities”…
Singapore & Shenzhen ports
The Gwadar Port (GP) is the golden opportunity for Pakistan to transform itself into a prosperous nation of the region through the path of robust economic growth, creation of higher…
An economic mishap in the making
Pakistan’s estimated population, according to the National Institute of Population Studies (NIPS), is 215.25 million with officially estimated growth rate of 1.80 percent (2020) and density of 270 per Km2.…
