Introduction: Across the world democratic systems are under stress. From Europe and the United States to India and Turkey, democracies have witnessed varying degrees of democratic …
Dirty Diplomacy: Craig Murray, who served as British ambassador in Uzbekistan (2004-2006), resigned from service and published a provocatively revealing memoir, Dirty Diplomacy …
Historiography has come of age in Pakistan. I find the writings of Ilyas Chattaha, Ali Qasmi, Qaum, Mulak, Sultanat: Citizenship and National Belonging in Pakistan (2023) and Tahir …
It is more than a lament, protest, and rebellion; it is a searing indictment of Pakistani society, institutions, and the wider world, and a moral appeal to restore lost humanity …
Just returned after attending a stimulating and wide-ranging international conference on the theme, Living on the Threshold of Global Crises. The conference was organized by the …
Asian Middle Powers: How Pakistan got there? Asia Society Policy Institute has produced a wide-ranging, perceptive, forward-looking, and analytically rigorous report on Asian …
The U.S.–Israel–Iran war has entered its second month, marked by mounting lethality, staggering human costs, and widening repercussions for the global economy. The good news is …
According to the World Bank Group (WBG) April 2026 press release, Pakistan is now part of Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan (MENAAP). Pakistan has been taken out …
In continuation of my earlier Blog note dated April 4, to have a better understanding pf leadership behavior and unwavering U.S support for Israel, I reread Henry Kissinger, book …
The study of U.S-China relations increasingly reveal the importance of leadership style and strategic culture in shaping global order. In my view, a comparative reflection on Henry …