Arab vs. Arab
The UAE’s decision to leave OPEC highlights a growing rift between the UAE and Saudi Arabia and signals a drastic move away from the system shaped by Saudi Arabia
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Great Gulf Realignment
The ongoing rivalry between the United States and Iran has brought about increased political, economic, and strategic challenges throughout the Middle East
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What is emerging instead is a harsher reality: a Middle East defined less by shared Arab identity than by logistics corridors, transactional alliances, and overlapping cold wars
Read moreMen of the Match!
In marked contrast to November of 2022, today’s Pakistan has evolved as an international peace headquarters, thanks to the rise and rise of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir
Read moreChanging Global Order
The transatlantic relationship, once the cornerstone of global order, is rapidly losing its centrality, giving way to a more fractured, post-American, multi-bloc world
Read moreBetween Humiliation and Escalation
Sooner or later, Pakistan may need to reevaluate the merits and drawbacks of persisting with its mediation efforts, considering U.S. President Donald Trump’s tendency to attribute his shortcomings to others
Read moreFools Fooling Fools
The persistent stalemate between Iran and the United States exemplifies how U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tend to overestimate their capabilities while underestimating the strength and resilience of their adversaries
Read morePrepare for the Worst
It would be a remarkable achievement if, after nearly five decades of hostility, Iran and the United States succeeded in reconciling their differences
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In The Belly Of The Beast
Pakistan has to look within amidst a multitude of internal pressures and the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran
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Pakistan Cannot Be Another Iran!
There are several reasons to believe that Pakistan cannot be subjected to targeting similar to Iran based on a perceived nuclear threat
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Iran Today, Pakistan Tomorrow?
In the event of Iran’s collapse, Israel, India, and the United States may perceive an opportunity to target Pakistan with the objective of dismantling its nuclear assets and missile programs
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Landslides: Dark sides and a Bright side!
All the initial signs emanating from Dhaka in the glow of the big win herald hope for a constructive use of the strong mandate
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A New Bangladesh
The BNP government faces an uphill task of establishing democracy in its true meaning
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Paradigm Shift
Relations between Bangladesh and Pakistan will improve under the BNP’s rule, but expecting Dhaka and Islamabad to mend their fences completely is unrealistic
Read moreNew World Disorder
The old post-1945, U.S.-led order is eroding, and multiple visions of a new order are competing, without a single clear successor, increasing uncertainty and strategic competition
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Asian Century
If the unpredictable policies of U.S. President Donald Trump continue, Asia will certainly strengthen its position in global affairs
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Shifting Global Axis
US President Donald Trump’s dictatorial ways have changed the ways of global diplomacy
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What Asia Must Do
Asia is under the dangerous illusion of distance that it can remain an observer rather than a participant in this unfolding disorder
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Asia, the Next Flashpoint?
The United States remains influential in Asia, but it is no longer the uncontested center around which everything revolves
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Fallacy of Fragmentation
Given the still prevalent colonial system, it is highly doubtful that new provincial set-ups will serve the people better and resolve local issues
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Unity Through Division?
The proposal to upgrade Pakistan’s administrative divisions to provinces sounds interesting. Still, it cannot be functional unless there are constitutional changes and the people of the existing four provinces support such an idea
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Mapping a New Pakistan
The proposed 20 provinces or administrative units in Pakistan, with power vested at the local level, will bring substantial efficiency to administration and greater convenience to the country’s people
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Hindutva Hate Doctrine (HHD)
Just as Hindutva springs from the falsity of Hindu supremacism, so too are Hindutva’s aspirations outside the Indian state fired by a fabricated version of the past
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