Trump’s Venezuela Gambit
WASHINGTON WATCH
President Trump might be popping corks to toast what he called “one of the most stunning, effective, and powerful displays of American military...
ISKP leadership based in Afghanistan with operational links to Syria
Afghanistan has re-emerged as one of the most consequential nodes in the global jihadist ecosystem, serving simultaneously as a sanctuary, operational hub, and leadership...
India’s longing for a limited war with Pakistan
The security environment in South Asia is stratified, strained and tense historically. It is in this delicate framework that the emerging military thinking in...
No Gen Z it’s not over
No Gen Z, it's not over. While the passionate words of those who feel disconnected from the current path are loud and clear, they...
A silent academic crisis
Examinations are an inexorable part of academic life, but for university students, the stress before exams often becomes overwhelming rather than motivating. Pre-exam stress...
Will 2026 be better — or worse?
The year 2025 will be remembered as one of the most turbulent in recent history. Global diplomacy struggled under the weight of escalating violence,...
IMF programmes and income inequality
In the ‘World Inequality Report 2026’ released last month, it was pointed out ‘Inequality has long been a defining feature of the global economy,...
Cross-Border Terrorism Persists
Pakistan’s national security landscape continues to be shaped by an uncomfortable and increasingly well-documented reality: the systematic use of Afghan territory for sustained cross-border...
Russian Economy and Discontents
By 2025, Russia’s war-driven economy has entered a phase marked not by collapse, but by exhaustion. The strain is felt most sharply within the...
Today Venezuela, tomorrow Greenland
CITY NOTES
The Maduro kidnapping, if you think about it, has to be an old man’s doing. It’s such a blast from the past. I...
How 2025 Chose Not to Choose
The most dangerous years are not the ones that explode, but the ones that lull us into believing nothing urgent is required of us....
China Leads in Nuclear Energy Too
China’s remarkable advancement in nuclear energy has become a global focal point, reshaping the world’s strategic and political landscape. Having overtaken the USA in...
The New World Disorder under the Republicans
If the Trump Administration-inspired trade wars, which have literally fractured the WTO regime within the period of a calendar year, were not enough to...
The New Trump Doctrine
Donald Trump has ignited a geopolitical storm by openly declaring that Denmark has no rightful historical, legal, political, or moral authority over Greenland, the...
Educated women against extremism
From terrorist attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan to the rapid circulation of intolerant narratives online, Pakistan is once again facing a troubling resurgence...