Washington’s no-show
The Trump administration’s failure to appear at hearings at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on March 21 telegraphs its disregard for international institutions generally and human rights in particular.…
Pot fans, foes fume as Washington DC tests limits of high life
Almost a year has passed since it became legal to smoke, but not sell, marijuana in Washington, D.C., and pot enthusiasts and opponents alike are chafing under a compromise that…
What to expect from Washington
Donald Trump can be a hard man to pin down. He says whatever comes into his mind at any given time. He doesn’t hide that the campaign positions on his…
The Washington consensus
Over the past decade, a hostile consensus has emerged in Washington against Pakistan. The main reasons for this adverse evolution are: growing Islamophobia after 9/11; visceral opposition to a Muslim…
Kurd advance angers Turkey, Washington’s impossible ally
As Turkish troops ostensibly hunting Islamic State (IS) group fighters shelled a US-backed Kurdish militia inside Syria on Thursday, analysts warned that Ankara's alliance with the West is at stake.…
Bibi’s Washington triumph
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is right to gloat on his Twitter account about his achievements in the United States capital, as he was able to milk to the maximum…
The Washington challenge
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will be in Washington next week for a ‘working visit’. Normally, this would be a good opportunity for him to secure official and private-sector American cooperation…
Another Sharif in Washington
It will be the other Sharif who arrives in Washington next week, less than a month after the visit of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. There seems to be much greater…
The Washington challenge
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will be in Washington next week for a ‘working visit’. Normally, this would be a good opportunity for him to secure official and private-sector American cooperation…
Washington’s nuclear hypocrisy
“The world organisation debates disarmament in one room and, in the next room, moves the knights and pawns that make national arms imperative.” - E B White Why is the…
