The Dawn of American State By Aaron Bartnick
President Trump’s massive trade and investment deals risk creating a fiat economy. In an August 5 interview with CNBC, President …
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A Power-Driven Foreign Policy By Tod Lindberg and Corban Teague
The question is no longer whether we should have a “power-based foreign policy,” but rather how we most effectively assert …
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Flood Accountability
IN just a few weeks, Pakistan has been struck by its worst flooding since 2022, with Punjab facing devastation on …
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Crop Devastation
THE devastation unleashed by the floods across Punjab — with Sindh facing a similar situation — is nothing short of …
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Can Iran’s Isolated Regime Survive? By: Joshua Yaphe, and Farid Mirbagheri
With its proxies shattered and its people disillusioned, can Tehran restore its power in the region after the Twelve-Day War? …
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Who Will Defend the Liberal World Order? By: James Holmes
If international law no longer serves as its own barrier to cross-border aggression, well-armed alliances need to stand up for …
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Pakistan doesn’t need provinces; it needs its Constitution By Durdana Najam
The tragedy is that the political elite and the establishment have treated these constitutional clauses as optional The sudden enthusiasm …
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SCO — Elephant and Dragon By Aneela shahzad
There is one Elephant in the room that is trampling on the framework The SCO Summit ended with a joint …
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Extracting dollars By Khurram Husain
YOU have no doubt heard of ‘overheating’, the word used in economic language to describe an economy that is growing, …
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Between books and screens By Aisha Naz Ansari
A SCHOOL administrator recently remarked in a tone of resignation that these days many parents would rather have their children …
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Donald Trump’s Federal Reserve Dilemma By: Milton Ezrati
President Trump’s latest appointee to the Federal Reserve will face the challenge of maintaining the dollar’s international status while rebalancing …
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Why Trump is tightening up India’s screws by Azhar Azam
India’s archetypal practice of changing goalposts when it suits its interests For many years, India successfully leveraged US tensions with …
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China and shifting geopolitics by Zahid Hussain
LAST week, the Chinese foreign minister visited South Asia amidst changing regional geopolitics and realignments in international politics. His trip …
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Reimagining US Foreign Aid as a Tool for Change By: Faisal Saeed Al Mutar, and Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili
A smarter, more targeted approach to foreign aid can foster real development without wasting taxpayer money. From Iraq to Afghanistan, …
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Iran Doesn’t Cease Fire. It Reloads. By: Ahmed Charai
Iran doesn’t negotiate peace. It prepares for war. President Donald Trump always understood this, and the regime’s latest admissions prove …
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Why Our Government Needs a Digital Awakening? by Eyab Ahmed
Governments in today’s world are not only judged by their policies or performance in office but also by how effectively …
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Paradigm shift in China, India relations By Dr Moonis Ahmar
The perceived paradigm shift in the Sino-Indian relations is now a reality and needs to be examined from three sides …
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Climate priorities By Arifa Noor
THE monsoons came earlier this year. But they were not unexpected. The very people who had been warning us of …
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