The unquiet frontier
For too long, Pakistan has endured the illusion that diplomacy alone could secure peace along its western frontier. The recent Pakistan–Afghanistan border clashes have merely torn that illusion apart. These…
The collapse of Western conscience
The destruction of Gaza has exposed something larger than a war. It has shown the moral collapse of the Western political order that claims to stand for freedom, democracy, and…
Aid groups seize on truce to tackle Gaza hunger
International agencies were preparing Saturday to pour aid into Gaza, hopeful a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will allow them to put an end to the famine haunting parts of…
India’s Afghan play
India’s renewed outreach to the Taliban government in Kabul marks a notable shift in South Asia’s strategic landscape. After two decades of staunch opposition to the Taliban and close alignment…
Laughing at murder
Last Friday, during an appearance on Real Time with Bill Maher on HBO, CNN commentator and former Obama adviser Van Jones claimed that Iran and Qatar are running a disinformation…
Protests, strikes across Italy for Gaza flotilla
Over 200,000 people protested across Italy Friday as they downed tools in support of the Gaza aid flotilla in a strike that caused widespread disruption. Demonstrators condemned the treatment of…
True peace
On October 10, a ceasefire in Gaza was officially announced. International news media were quick to focus on what they now call “the peace plan”. United States President Donald Trump,…
What Muttaqi’s India visit means for Pakistan
It appears that everything was thoughtfully choreographed. The Afghan Interim Government (AIG) ‘s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi would visit New Delhi straight from the Moscow Format Meeting, to be…
Unraveling American decorum
Diplomacy has never been gentle, but it has always rested on a tacit agreement: leaders may quarrel over interests, but they preserve civility. Roosevelt and Churchill with Stalin, Kennedy and…
Tech and warfare
Over the past decade, a remarkable shift has occurred in the world of technology. The biggest names in artificial intelligence have quietly crossed from Silicon Valley boardrooms into military command…
