Wake Up: It’s Not Your Daddy’s New York City Anymore
Analysts are still working to understand Zohran Mamdani’s decisive victory in last month’s New York mayoral race. Like the blind men in the old...
America Falls Victim to Its Own Pre-Emptive Doctrine
The doctrine of preventive and pre-emptive strike, once defended as a tool to neutralize danger, has instead evolved into one of the most destabilizing...
Growing Tourism in Pakistan and AJK
Pakistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir possess extraordinary tourism potential due to their stunning natural landscapes, deep historical roots, and vibrant cultural diversity. From...
Blatant violation of the constitution
Nobody in his right mind likes the permeating ambience of confrontation between the Army and PTI which unfortunately is a sequel to false and...
A new age of Artificial Intelligence: Trump launches the ‘Genesis Mission’
In the turbulent landscape of American politics, decisions that define the direction of technology often lay the foundation for new global races. In recent...
Climate change and Pakistan’s struggle for survival
A single truth frames Pakistan’s experience of climate change. The country has contributed comparatively little to the problem yet is enduring some of the...
Environment and inequality: Two major reports
The world is facing the existential threat of the climate change crisis, and the associated ‘Pandemicene’ phenomenon. Having said that, strong neoliberal and austerity-based...
Between isolation and responsibility
Afghanistan under Taliban rule is facing the consequences of decisions it can no longer ignore. The country’s strategic location, once seen as an advantage,...
The war of NOTAMS
There used to be times when the people of any state would know about the start of a military conflict if they were not...
Tale of a trencherman
Should you be deported if you don’t live up to stereotypes? Is having cases registered against you in Pakistan any reason for you to...
The Machiavellian Politics of Pakistan
Niccolo Machiavelli wrote his famous treatise The Prince in 1513. At the time, Machiavelli’s treatise made a clear break from the Western tradition of political philosophy. Beginning...
Boosting Islamabad-Manama relations
Pakistan enjoys very warm brotherly relations with all Gulf Cooperation Council members, which are embedded in history and religion. The GCC region has remained...
Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan in Jeopardy
The Gaza peace plan, unveiled by US President Donald Trump in September 2025 and later endorsed by the United Nations through Security Council Resolution...
The Echo of Unity in a Broken Bar
The killing of Vehari lawyer Muhammad Zeeshan Dhudhi should have united Pakistan’s legal community in a singular, principled roar. Instead, it exposed the uncomfortable...
Hybrid threats and the transformation of national security
The concept of national security has undergone a profound transformation over recent decades. Once narrowly defined by military might, territorial defence, and conventional warfare,...