OPINION
The Indo-Pacific shift: a struggle for power
by: Abdulla Wasti
Date: December 10, 2021
The recently held virtual meeting of the Climate Summit between US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping might have initiated some meaningful contact between the two states, but...
OPINION
AFGHANISTAN: WINTER IS COMING
by: Sherry Rehman
Date: November 3, 2021
South Asia faces a perfect storm with the growing risk of an unstable Afghanistan, coupled with divided views in the international community on who must take responsibility for the strategic...
OPINION
Preserving Gains: The Fate of Afghan Women
by: Meera Nadeem & Abdulla Wasti
Date: August 14, 2021
As the map of who controls Afghanistan changes by the hour, the most affected on the ground remain women (more…)
OPINION
Recalibrating Priorities
by: Zahaid Rehman
Date: May 8, 2021
With a little over four months left till the US’ self-imposed deadline for withdrawal in Afghanistan, the narrative has shifted (more…)
OPINION
Terms for Peace
by: Sherry Rehman
Date: April 2, 2021
As Pakistan lurches through its worst wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, talk of peace with India fuels (more…)
OPINION
Of Signals and Compulsions
by: Fahd Humayun
Date: March 23, 2021
It’s early days yet, but after a period of protracted turbulence, the India-Pakistan relationship seems to be steadying. (more…)
Opinion
The Eastern Question
by: Fahd Humayun
Date: November 28, 2020
Part I How do states signal credibility and believability to their allies, adversaries and neutral fence-sitters? Given Pakistan’s recently prepared dossier on India’s terrorist involvement in Pakistan, pausing to consider...
Opinion
RCEP: A ‘Post-Alliance’ World?
by: Zahaid Rehman
Date: November 24, 2020
Whenever regional trading blocs are under discussion, free-market proponents are quick to point out the myriad benefits free-trade zones tend to bring. A windfall of revenue is promised. (more…)
Opinion
Shifting Regional Alliances
by: Zahaid Rehman
Date: November 15, 2020
The recently signed Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement (BECA) between the US and India (more…)
Opinion
How to Engage America After the Election
by: Fahd Humayun
Date: November 7, 2020
As the dust settles on a closely contested Presidential election in Washington, many Pakistanis are wondering what kind of engagement they can expect from a superpower in the throes of...
