Afghanistan’s Escalating Terrorism Threat: Taliban’s Struggle To Contain...
Since US pullout from Kabul, Afghanistan’s counterterrorism situation has been worsening alarmingly. The Afghan Taliban find it very difficult to contain the rising tide of militant activities....
View ArticleImplications Of Opening Pak-Afghan Border Crossings – OpEd
The concept of enabling border crossings without the need for passports may appeal to supporters of free mobility and regional trade. However, such a program poses a tremendous risk to Pakistan's...
View ArticleHIV Response Under Lens Of Indigenous Rights – OpEd
It is alarming to note that as per UNAIDS data the annual number of new HIV infections in the Latin American countries increased by 9% between 2010 and 2023, despite the advent of powerful new...
View ArticleSir Keir Starmer: Redefining Labour Or Abandoning Its Values? – OpEd
The Labour Party and its leader, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, are highly unpopular, much like the previous PM, Mr. Rishi Sunak, and his Conservative Party. The latest YouGov poll result, released...
View ArticleBRICS+ Heading Towards Strategic Enlargement And Consolidating Multipolar...
The question yet stands: what potential countries with high aspirations are gearing to join BRICS+, an informal association of developing economies, during the forthcoming summit this October 22-24....
View ArticleIndia-Canada Ties Haemorrhage, But Ties With US Endure – OpEd
Alleged Indian hand in killing or targeting Sikh separatists in Canada and US roils diplomatic relations In the recent past, strains have developed in India's relations with Canada and the US over...
View ArticleNATO Defence Ministers To Advance Work On Deterrence And Defence, Support To...
As NATO Defence Ministers prepare to meet at NATO Headquarters in Brussels on Thursday and Friday (17-18 October 2024), Secretary General Mark Rutte previewed the expected outcomes of the meeting in a...
View ArticleCNN Tells Harris Not To Talk About The Economy – OpEd
CNN has been at the forefront in pushing the Biden bad economy story in defiance of the data. It had two of mysixfavorite untruths about the Biden economy. In one case, ittoldpeople about a...
View ArticleUS Targets Hezbollah Finance Network And Syrian Captagon Trafficking
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated Wednesday three individuals and four associated companies involved in a Lebanon-based sanctions evasion network...
View ArticleCalifornia Vs. The Space Force – OpEd
SpaceX’s plans to launch more rockets from the California coast wererejected by a state commission this week,” theLos Angeles Timesreports, “with some officials citing Elon Musk’s political posts on X...
View ArticleAlbert Einstein And The Folly Of Marxist Sympathies – OpEd
By Kgatlhiso Darius Leshaba In the year 1949, the firstissueof the socialist publicationMonthly Reviewwas released. Within the collection of essays, one stood out in particular. Notably, its author...
View ArticleConsiderations On Civil Disobedience – OpEd
In his essay,Civil Disobedience(published in 1849, p. 29), Henry DavidThoreauwrites: The authority of government, even such as I am willing to submit to — for I will cheerfully obey those who know and...
View ArticleKidnappings In Ethiopia’s Amhara, Oromia Regions Stoke Fear
Aynalem was on a bus traveling from Ethiopia’s Amhara region to Addis Ababa in late August when the vehicle was ambushed by militants from the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA), which claims to fight for...
View ArticleSupport For Economic Reforms Hinges On Communication, Engagement, And Trust –...
The global economy is stuck in a low-growth gear, largely because of aging populations, weak business investment, and structural frictions that prevent capital and labor from flowing to where it can...
View ArticleConcerns And Prospects of the PBoC’s Market Engagement – Analysis
By Wei Hongxu After the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) released its "new three arrows" on September 24, i.e., monetary, fiscal, and structural, it took a series of actions. On one hand, the central...
View ArticleTyranny To Transformation In Post-Hasina Bangladesh – Analysis
By Ahmede Hussain Bangladesh, nestled at the mouth of the strategically important Bay of Bengal, has ousted its dictator without any foreign help. TheSouth Asian nation of 171 million is often...
View ArticleThe Future Of Great Power Competition: Trajectories, Transitions, And...
By Thomas F. Lynch III The dominant geostrategic framework of international relations today is that of a Great Power competition (GPC) among three rivalrous, globally dominant states: the United...
View ArticleHarris And ‘Dr.’ Jill Compete For Honors – OpEd
The literary credentials of Kamala Harris and Jill Biden are quite a spectacle. Not sure who is more impressive. Harris claims to be the author of a 2010 book,Smart On Crime. Jill Biden claims to have...
View ArticleIf You’ve Passed 65, You’ve Likely Entered One Of Most Enjoyable And Peaceful...
If you’ve passed the age of 65, you’ve entered one of the most enjoyable and peaceful periods of life. You likely have a home, a car to take you wherever you want to go, some savings, and a steady...
View ArticlePakistan’s Stock Exchange Makes History – OpEd
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) recently reached an unprecedented milestone, with the KSE-100 index crossing the 85,000-point benchmark for the first time in its history. This monumental achievement...
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