Trump to recognize Jerusalem as capital of Israel
Reuters | President Donald Trump on Wednesday will recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital and set in motion the relocation of the U.S. Embassy to the...
Silicon Valley spat: Google vs. Amazon
Reuters | A rare public spat in the technology industry escalated on Tuesday when Google said it would block its video streaming application YouTube from...
School based budgeting is the future
Aisha Sarwari | The most critical transformation underway in the public schools of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa seems to be school finance reforms. Following on the footsteps...
What is the difference between Qatari and Saudi Wahhabism?
James M Dorsey | A multi-domed, sand-colored, architectural marvel, Doha’s biggest and national mosque, symbolizes Qatar’s complex and troubled relationship with Saudi Arabia. Its naming...
Russia still US’s number one enemy
Jacob G. Hornberger | Robert Mueller’s investigation of the Trump administration confirms the overarching power of the national-security establishment section of the federal government and what...
General Mattis visit to Pakistan: An ice breaker?
Jan Achakzai | The United States Defence Secretary Jim Mattis’s important visit to Islamabad comes on the heels of other high profile bilateral visits by...
Hard-realist Duterte vs. New People’s Army (NPA): The political discourse of insurgency and new terrorism
Jumel G. Estrañero | Lo and behold, the long run running armed and threat group in the Philippines in the guise of the New People’s...
Will the U.S. withdraw its troops from Syria after ISIS is routed?
Sophie Mangal | According to Washington Post, the U.S. hopes to prolong its military presence in Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) areas in the north of...
Liberal Fundamentalists and Imranophobia
Sher Ali Tareen | Among his many achievements, Imran Khan can also boast the unique honor of attracting detractors of remarkably varied stripes and persuasions....
Egyptian President Al-Sisi steps up repression to cover policy failure
James M. Dorsey | Egyptian general-turned-president Abdul Fattah Al-Sisi would likely be the first to admit that an iron fist is no guarantee for retaining...
Saudi Arabia’s Lebanon gamble may pay off
James M. Dorsey | Time will tell, but Saudi Arabia’s gamble to pressure Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed, Lebanese Shiite militia, by forcing Saad Hariri, the country’s...
Pakistan: Surviving on uncanny strengths!
Amjad Mahmood | Every tribe, ethnicity, empire, dynasty, and nation since ages has held some form of authority, power, and influence during different segments of...