Pressure from global players: Will the Gulf crisis be resolved through dialogue?
James M. Dorsey | A two-week-old conflict in the Gulf goes to the core of key issues in international relations that hamper the fight against...
Increased intervention in Syria: How many targets is the US eyeing?
M. K. Bhadrakumar | The shooting down of a Syrian SU-22 warplane by a US F/A-18E Super Hornet to the south of the city of...
Syria’s Al-Qaeda not on US’ terror watch-lists: Who is supporting terrorism?
Nauman Sadiq | According to a recent report by CBC Canada, Al-Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria, which was formerly known as Al-Nusra Front and then Jabhat...
The power of belief behind Pakistan’s triumphant victory!
Ali Bhurgri | There is a little kid, waiting on the street to cross the road. He is scared and anxiety-struck and it’s not his...
Prime Minister Imran Khan?
Syed Haider Raza Mehdi | This is a six part article which traces the phenomenal rise of PTI, the disillusionment that set in, internal party...
Why is the US attacking the Syrians who are fighting ISIS?
Dr. Ron Paul | Just when you thought our Syria policy could not get any worse, last week it did. The US military twice attacked...
The summoning of the Sharif family by JIT: Shall we praise the Prime Minister?
Saad Rasool | Last week had been consumed with speculations and talk about Mr. Nawaz Sharif and his family’s appearance before the Panama case JIT....
Muslim Brotherhood: the real reason behind Saudi Arabia’s hostility
M. K. Bhadrakumar | Do not be surprised if Arab politics reminds you of Meryl Streep feuding with Dustin Hoffman in the 1979 American drama...
What a time it is to be a Pakistan cricket fan!
Khawar Latif Khan | From the time when, arguably, Pakistan's strongest cricket team ever, lost the final of World Cup '99 - and did not...
Afghanistan: From Soviet occupation to American ‘Liberation’
Nauman Sadiq | During the election campaign of 2008, before he was elected president, Barack Obama had made an artificial distinction between the “just war”...
A battle for influence between two monarchies
Yasir Malik | Qatar, a tiny oil-rich nation, an ally of the USA and European powers having a wealth fund of $335 billion is the largest...
No carrots, all sticks: Washington upping the ante against Iran
News Analysis | Amid the brewing crisis in the Middle East, the decades-long US-Iranian rivalry continues with full verve. The US legislators and the Trump...