U.S Iran nuclear deal: what will be its implications in the region?
Jawaria Waheed | 13 years after the nuclear activities of Iran were exposed an agreement was finally concluded on 14th July 2015 in Vienna, Austria which...
Egypt allows soccer fans to attend matches after six years!
James M. Dorsey | Caught between a rock and a hard place, Egyptian general-turned-president Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has agreed to allow thousands of fans to...
Are we treading towards the Third Great War?
Abdul Qayyum Khan Kundi l Almost 150 days after the inauguration of President Trump one thing is now clear that era of American hegemony in...
Is social media’s rise making the state surrender space?
Qamar Cheema | In this age of complex interdependence, the world is facing power transition and power diffusion. Erosion of power, new patterns of governance,...
Tips for India to become more integrated in international trade
Global commerce has been changing since the late 20th century. Rather than trade finished products, such as cars, countries now exchange parts and components that, together,...
Jackson report puts Saudi Arabia and UK in a tight spot
James Dorsey | A report charging Saudi Arabia with funding extremism in Britain puts both the Kingdom and Prime Minister Teresa May on the spot. The report...
Contempt for the constitutional bounds in Federal and Sindh
Ikram Sehgal | Formation of the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) by the SC in the PanamaGate case became a cause for PML (N) party stalwarts...
Empower women to fight radicalization in Southeast Asia!
Women have always been a quiet force to be reckoned with in uprisings worldwide. But, until recently, most studies focused on their roles as suicide bombers and...
Don’t pass the buck on Zia; political parties are far off democracy
Abdul Qayyum Khan Kundi l There were many talk shows, editorials and op-ed pieces about the martial law imposed on July 5th, 1977. There were...
Is China using trade as leverage to control North Korea?
North Korea got the world’s attention – and President Donald Trump’s – when it said on July 4 that it had successfully launched an intercontinental ballistic...
How popular is Trump in Poland?
As Donald Trump began speaking in Warsaw at noon on July 6, I was sitting in my apartment a few blocks away. A government-sponsored “picnic”...
North Korea latest test, will Trump be irrational?
Given that North Korea can already produce a nuclear weapon, it is vital to keep it from developing an intercontinental ballistic missile. On this...