Disinformation: A Challenge for the International Community
Shahneela Tariq
The extensive disinformation campaign, revealed by EU DisinfoLab's Indian Chronicles, has posed a challenge to the international community. It now has to work towards creating more binding arrangements to...
Selective Activism: The Role of Pakistan’s Judiciary in Counterterrorism
Sahar Khan
Pakistan’s Supreme Court is known for its activism. In February 2018, the Supreme Court banned former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from leading the Pakistan Muslim League–N (PML–N) and reversed...
Indo-Pacific Geopolitics: Power, Presence, and Partnerships
Rabia Akhtar
https://asia.fes.de/news/geopolitical-competition-indo-pacific
Take a look at the fascinating map depicting the geopolitical competition in the Indo-Pacific...
From Syria to Venezuela: Trump, the Anti-War Pro-War President
Paul Antonopoulos
US President Donald Trump began his political career with a bang and turned many heads with his contradictory and discriminatory statements against a whole host of minorities,...
Taliban Won the War: What Lies Ahead?
Sabtain Ahmed Dar
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Mr. Khan Goes to Washington
A View from Washington
Elizabeth Threlkeld
As the dust settles following Imran Khan’s first U.S. visit as Pakistan’s Prime Minister, reviews of the trip are decidedly mixed. While Khan likened his...
Af-Pak Cooperation & The Rise of IS in Khorasan
Hamzah Rifaat Hussain
It was election year in Pakistan and the Pakistan Tehreek Insaaf has formed the government in the center. The change of guard notwithstanding, the relationship between Kabul...
Navigating Pakistan’s Afghan Conundrum
Hassan Tahir
Pakistan-Afghanistan relations have become more challenging, with both countries being at loggerheads over sensitive issues concerning security and sovereignty. Since the...
US-Iran Conflict: The War Saudis Need but Don’t Want
Ahmed Quraishi
On the morning of May 16th, the world woke up to a Saudi newspaper editorial calling for a “calculated surgical airstrike” against Iran.
The Arab News editorial was blunt....
Unpacking the Afghan Conundrum
Sabtain Ahmed Dar
After spending around $1 trillion in Afghanistan, the United States is leaving that country without achieving the political and security...
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