Cleaning Beijing, Polluting Lahore: Full Cost of Chinese Investments?
Dr. Farid A. Malik | As smog enveloped the Chinese capital this weekend, state news agency Xinhua reported the closing of the last large coal-fired...
Let’s Spread Violence to “Eradicate” Violence – United States Way of Doing Things
David Swanson | The first point to point out is the idea that the Middle East is culturally a violent place that can be made...
How President Erdogan is using Football to consolidate political power
James M. Dorsey | Turkish football executives campaigned this month for major constitutional change that would grant President Recep Tayyip Erdogan far-reaching executive powers. The...
Was Ambassador Haqqani implementing the policy or making it?
Dr. Muhammad Ali Ehsan | Very interesting facts have come out in open since our erstwhile ambassador to the United States, Mr. Husain Haqqani, wrote...
Syria: What Have the Flames of War Left Behind in Aleppo!
Sophie Mangal | Anyone who has ever been to Syria has shared memories of ubiquitous olive groves and orange gardens, diligently cultivated by local farmers....
Saudi needs Vision 2030 NOW: If it intends to survive in the Corridors of Power
Saad Masood | Recently it was announced that Saudi Arabia generated a fiscal deficit of about $ 85 billion in the year 2016, which was...
Will CPEC force China to trust Pakistani Politicians?
Naveed Ahmad | Betting its fate on Pakistan with a $51-billion investment in infrastructure, China remains wary of its neighbor’s squint-eyed politicians who have proven...
Would Einstein be considered ‘Einstein’ today?
Matthew Francis | Before he died, Albert Einstein requested that his whole body be cremated as soon as possible after death, and his ashes scattered...
India & Pakistan: Narratives of the ‘Evil Neighbor’ a threat to peace
Shahid Raza | South Asia is no stranger to conflicts. The region has always remained unstable for most of its post-colonial history, mainly due to...
US and Russian War Against ISIS in Middle East Threatens Turkish and Saudi Fault-Lines
James M. Dorsey | US President Donald J. Trump’s vow to defeat what he terms radical Islamic terrorism forces the United States to maneuver the...
Facebook Ban is no solution: You can’t destroy a country because it has few criminals
Asma Razaq | Curious as usual to find out who has commented on my latest Facebook post, I opened my account on my phone soon...
Will Hate Crimes in Trump’s America hinder US-India Relations?
Michael Kugelman | Indian-Americans enjoy a public park in Columbus, Ohio. Men play volleyball, women chat, kids climb on playground equipment. Yet this innocuous footage is...