CPEC’s potential to revolutionize regional cooperation and make Pakistan pivotal
Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | Since the announcement of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project in April 2015, Islamabad and Beijing have been endeavoring to construct and operationalize...
Baluchistan’s Real Tragedy: Politics & Corruption continue to drive “Jobs & Recruitments”
Ishaq Ali | Baluchistan always remains in the spotlight; from insurgency to sectarian killings and from mutilated dead bodies to stories of missing persons. One...
Military bases in Maldives for Saudi Arabia & China?
James M. Dorsey | Saudi King Salman’s stop in the Maldives on his month-long tour of Asia brings into focus how this tiny archipelago – best...
Welcome to the new era of authoritarian leaders: Putin, Erdogan, Modi, Trump?
Holly Case | We might take the demonstrative demise of strongmen such as Nicolae Ceaușescu in Romania, Saddam Hussein in Iraq, and – more recently and...
Why we want cash not cards for daily transactions
Brett Scott | I recently found myself facing a vending machine in a quiet corridor at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. I...
The more you tell lies the easier it gets: Sound familiar?
Neil Garrett | Cast your mind back over the past week. How many times were you tempted to act dishonestly? Perhaps you were given too...
Turkey is about to vote its destiny: Erdogan’s backup plan just in case he loses
Efe Tanay| At the national referendum on April 16, the Turkish public will vote in a rather autocratic constitution. If Erdogan and his former political...
Pakistan Army engagement in Middle East: Walking a fine line between Saudi Arabia & Iran?
James M. Dorsey | Pakistan is emerging as an important military player in the Gulf as its struggles to balance complex relations with regional rivals...
What would a US imposed constitution on Syria look like?
Sophie Mangal | On March 8, 2004, the Iraqi Governing Council (IGC) adopted a temporary constitution drafted with the direct assistance of the U.S. Considering the explicit...
China & Pakistan: Evolution of a Strategic Relationship that created CPEC and threatens India & the US
Jamal Hussain| Much has been written about the ongoing Chinese Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and how its completion will provide a major boost to the...
How to attract the best and brightest into teaching our future generations?
Shahid Anwar | A former Secretary of the Higher Education Department Punjab (HEDP) said that the period required for promotion of BS-17 lecturer to the...
How is the world affected with Trump’s American values?
Adnan Qaiser| If destiny is choice, and not chance, then the American people have played a big gamble by electing President Trump into office. The...