Opinion
Gender & Security: Why Women’s Voices Matter
by: Sauleha Kamal
Date: April 15, 2016
This October, it will be sixteen years since the United Nations adopted Security Council Resolution 1325 affirming the importance of women in peace negotiations, peace-building and post-conflict reconstruction. Despite this,...
Opinion
Fringe Power?
by: Fahd Humayun
Date: April 3, 2016
As large tracts of Iraq and Syria hover between Westphalian meltdown and militant takeover, policy pathways for Pakistan in the Middle East remain piloted by Islamabad’s foreign policy equation with...
Opinion
Winter of Discontent
by: Fahd Humayun
Date: March 9, 2016
For President Ghani, it’s been a harsh winter, and one that has laid bare the key capacity deficits and constraints of an Afghan state on the defensive. As Afghanistan’s winter...
Opinion
Bringing NAP to South Punjab
by: Fahd Humayun
Date: February 6, 2016
Two developments in early 2016 – the Punjab government’s move to detain Jaish operatives, and a high-profile Taliban attack on Bacha Khan University – have worked to refocus parliamentary debate...
Opinion
Birthday Diplomacy
by: Fahd Humayun
Date: December 28, 2015
A month ago, the odds of Prime Minister Modi surprise-landing in Lahore on Christmas Day to meet his Pakistani counterpart were next to nil. But thanks to what has arguably been...
Opinion
Pakistan’s Hard Choices in the Middle East
by: Fahd Humayun
Date: November 20, 2015
When Pakistan’s parliament adopted a resolution to stay out of a Saudi-led war against Yemen this April, consternation across the Gulf was palpable. Until this year, the most compelling reason...
Opinion
After Kunduz
by: Fahd Humayun
Date: October 19, 2015
As the dust clouds settle over Kunduz, Afghan peacemakers once again find themselves pitted against domestic public opinion. At home President Ghani is confronted with a tough new reality: that...
Opinion
Institutionalizing Electoral Reform
by: Zahid Hussain
Date: August 18, 2015
Beyond the headlines and Constitution Avenue blockade, there is growing consensus among political parties on the need for electoral reforms to strengthen democratic processes in Pakistan. This consensus stems from...
Opinion
The Kids Are Not Alright
by: Rimmel Mohydin
Date: August 16, 2015
There exist at least 400 videos of drugged and weeping children who, if able to talk, are begging not to be touched. 280 children have a story, which can’t be...
Opinion
Achilles Heel
by: Safwan A. Khan
Date: August 6, 2015
Of all the strategic assets that Pakistan can currently use to propel itself forward, the most discussed is its demography, comprised of a young and vibrant working age population. Left...
