Pakistan has been urging the international community, including the United States, to comprehensively engage with the Taliban. But Islamabad’s true interests are unclear, as...
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Alarmingly, US witnessed four 1-in-1-thousand years rain events over the summer. One of these events was in late July in Saint Louis when 9.04...
One year after the fall of Kabul to the Taliban in August 2021, relations between China and Afghanistan have not progressed significantly. The reason...
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As great power competition has gradually picked pace, it was assumed that the Campaign Against Extremism has subsided. In fact, US has admitted that...
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The New Cold War paradigm and great power rivalry framework is settling in and beginning to define international affairs. After Europe and Pacific, the...
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While there are different angles to interpret the fast-moving flux in the global political, economic and security situation, the great power rivalry perspective has...
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Historical parallels are important in developing perspectives on present-day conundrums. They provide an illustration of where matters were and what were the important events...
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What did Putin Invade Ukraine?
Many interpretations have come to the fore on why Putin invaded Ukraine on February 22. One of the recurring ones...