The ‘Deep State’ has taken over the Trump administration Like those before it
Jacob G. Hornberger | When President Trump took the oath he did so by promising to stand against the national-security state apparatus and to not kneel...
India sells Dalai Lama but does not see contradiction in its stand on Kashmir
M. K. Bhadrakumar | There is a dramatic irony that the polling in the Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency took place on a day when we...
Real reason why Turkey is not calling for an Investigation into the chemical gas attack in Syria?
M. K. Bhadrakumar | In principle, one country, Turkey, is uniquely placed to ask for an independent investigation into the chemical attack in the northwestern...
Saudi Arabia inches towards modernity with Prince Mohammed’s Initiatives
James M. Dorsey | Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s powerful deputy crown prince, is moving the country forward and to do so has put sports,...
Mind over Matter: Persistence works wonders in all situations in life
Ishaq Ali | Pakistan, has one of the largest disabled populations in the world, around 10 percent of its total population. For these people, life...
With Syrian attacks Trump launches his Queen on the chessboard
James M. Dorsey | One thing this week’s US air strikes in Syria highlight is the fact that the sands are continuously shifting as regional...
No support for the Global Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty?
Dr. Zafar N. Jaspal | The nuclear weapon abolitionists, once again, succeeded in drawing the attention of the international community towards the horrors of nuclear...
Pak-Afghan relations improving as both countries review previous no go areas
Imtiaz Gul | Multi-tier border management mechanism, a Pakistani demand stone-walled by Kabul on the pretext that "terrorists don't use regular border crossings". Ahead of the...
Trump & Syria: New President same old Imperialist strategy
Jacob G. Hornberger | With President Trump’s undeclared attack on Syria, a sovereign and independent nation, he has confirmed, once and for all, that he...
What is the biggest threat to Pakistan?
Saud Bin Ahsen | Climate change is one of the complex problems mankind is facing today. It refers to the variation in the Earth’s global...
Peace in Afghanistan necessary to defeat ISIS in the region
Imdad Hussain | Islamic State’s presence in the Nangarhar province of Afghanistan is a source of concern not just to Pakistan, but to other countries...
Syria: Will Russia kneel in front of Washington?
Dr. Paul Craig Roberts | Update: Washington has reopened the conflict with a Tomahawk missile attack on Syrian Air Force Bases. The Russian/Syrian air defense...