A billion dollars for Gaza and Greenland
Davos is becoming an increasingly happening place. Apart from bilateral deals on the sidelines, Donald Trump was juggling Gaza and Greenland. While he was...
Trade, AI & Resilience
In the recently released ‘World Economic Outlook Update’ by International Monetary Fund (IMF) with the title for this edition ‘Global economy: steady amid...
The cost of recognition
The Horn of Africa, a region already burdened by fragile politics and strategic rivalries, has once again found itself at the centre of an...
Trump’s War on the World Order
In his first term, Donald Trump unsettled the international system but did not fully dismantle it. Bureaucratic inertia, judicial limits, and allied resistance acted...
From Commodity to Strategy
The palm oil industry serves as a backbone in the economic and food security of Pakistan. It serves as a strong anchor in the...
Cold war at sea
The boarding and seizure of MV Marinera (IMO number 9230880 and formerly Bella 1) at high seas without flag state consent may be a...
Raqqa revisited; 2014 and 2026
The January 18, truce between the new Syrian government under the former Jabhat al Nusra outfit leader Abu Mohammad al Sheraa Al-Jolani (the one...
Strong laws, weak implementation: Pakistan’s human rights crisis is one of enforcement, not intent
By Adnan Ahmad Javed
Pakistan does not suffer from a shortage of human rights laws. It suffers from the far more difficult challenge of translating...
Civil service vs academic leadership models
Pakistan stands at an educational crossroads. With its demographic dividend approaching its peak and knowledge-driven economies reshaping global labour markets, universities have become central...
Re-emergence of two Hamzas
The reported re-emergence of Hamza bin Laden alongside senior Al-Qaeda operative Hamza al-Ghamdi in Afghanistan has reignited serious concerns within regional and international security...
The Trillion-Yuan Pivot
The development of China’s ice and snow economy has reached a critical inflection point, transitioning from a state-supported initiative into a self-sustaining pillar of...
In the service of Israel?
AT PENPOINT
US President Donald Trump has merely confirmed the suspicions of critics of his Gaza peace peace plan by loading his proposed Gaza Peace...
Firm compassion
By: Muhammad Hassan Jalil
Islamabad is often seen as a city of privilege:Â wide roads, federal ministries, elite schools. But tucked away in quieter corners...
US–Venezuela unilateralism: Imperial methods in a post-imperial age
What is most unsettling about unilateral interventions today is not their brazenness, but their growing normality. Actions that would once have triggered diplomatic uproar...
How Russia is recasting its foreign policy
As the war in Ukraine grinds on with no clear resolution in sight, it has become tempting to view Russia’s foreign policy almost exclusively...