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...
Opinion
‘JI President Sherry Rehman asks if Islamabad can Leverage the China-Iran Opportunity’
by: Sherry Rehman
Date: July 26, 2015
As the big global strategic picture shifts on its axis, Pakistan has opportunity knocking in two broad gradients, if not more. The only worry is that even if the knocks...
Opinion
Hard Talk
by: Fahd Humayun
Date: July 18, 2015
There was always going to be a lot riding on the first direct meeting between the Afghan High Peace Council (HPC) and the Afghan Taliban. Two years after Hamid Karzai flew...
