Nawaz’s foreign policy gladiator
The political leaders of Pakistan seem to believe that an inordinate display of public emotion can atone for their lack of honesty on drone strikes. The myths have to be…
Foreign policy challenges
One of the first things Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif did after taking oath was to send a message outlining his foreign policy priorities to Pakistani missions abroad. The move reflects…
The treacherous waters of foreign policy
The newly elected National Assembly has held its inaugural session. The short but intense election campaign, which resulted in the convincing victory of the PML-N, demonstrated yet again that the…
Foreign policy challenges
THE new government emerging from yesterday`s elections will face difficult domestic problems. The external challenges it will confront are equally daunting. The most urgent foreign policy challenges could be summed…
Quaid’s vision of foreign policy
The Founder of Pakistan Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah had envisioned the newly independent Muslim state's foreign policy to be one of "peace with all, and enmity with none". Pakistan must…
Argo: an embrace of US foreign policy
A new political thriller, Argo, starring and directed by Ben Affleck, has earned critical praise and a number two spot on the box office charts for the second straight week.…
Foreign policy and US elections
Campaign season in the United States is in full swing, with the presidential election scheduled to take place within one month’s time. Early voting in some states has already started.…
Aggressive US foreign policy
Air travel isn’t much fun these days, what with searches, pat-downs, holdups, crowds and queues, so it’s good when sometimes you can have a laugh while travelling, which I did…
Whither foreign policy?
The Pakistan Institute of International Affairs, Karachi, has a remarkable history. Its founder-secretary, Khwaja Sarwar Hasan, brought the institution from Delhi to Karachi in 1947. Since then, it has had…
Foreign policy and war lovers
Madness in individuals is something rare,” philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche noted, “but in groups, peoples, parties, ages it is the rule.” Nietzsche, who himself went crazy from trying to look at…
