What To Watch Out For In Pakistan’s 2023 Monsoon Season – OpEd
There are many ways the current monsoon season in Pakistan and the rest of South Asia, along with the wider global meteorological context, is behaving in unusual ways already. Pakistan People-Led...
View ArticlePakistan’s Struggle With Throwaway Society Mentality: A Call For Sustainable...
Once Henry Giroux (American-Canadian cultural critic) said, "The present generation has been born into a throwaway society of consumers in which both goods and young people are increasingly...
View ArticleDiplomacy And Dialogue Should Replace Antagonism And Trust Deficits – OpEd
Diplomatic efforts aimed at reducing instead of inflaming tensions should be the ideal course of action for every state operating in the international system. Director of the Office of the Foreign...
View ArticleEast Turkistanis Demand Biden Uphold Human Rights, Reject Uyghur Trade-Off –...
The Biden administration's consideration of lifting Uyghur sanctions in exchange for a fentanyl deal with China has triggered widespread alarm and condemnation from the global East Turkistani / Uyghur...
View ArticleUS Forces Validate Ship-To-Shore Logistics Capability At Talisman Sabre 23
By Joseph Clark Units participating in this year’s large-scale military exercise with Australia have demonstrated a key logistical capability critical for enabling U.S. and partner forces to maintain...
View ArticleIndia-Philippines Defense Ties: Strengthening Partnership In Indo-Pacific – OpEd
India is emerging as an important player in the strategic landscape of Southeast Asia. India has effectively initiated a weapons agreement, heightened regional political dynamics, demonstrated...
View ArticleUnsmoking The World: The Philip Morris Rebranding Effort – Book Review
“God really must love Philip Morris.” — John Safran, Haaretz, Nov. 29, 2021 John Safran is a scamp, but in the finest tradition of investigative ones. With the enthusiasm of a bloodhound, he gets...
View ArticleThe ‘Energy Conundrum’: ‘Renewables’ Only Generate Electricity, Yet Most...
Two of the greatest inventions of all time are the incandescent light bulb and the telephone. Both the light bulb and telephone inventions came AFTER oil as all the parts of both are made with the oil...
View ArticleDisaster Emergency Underway In Asia And Pacific As Risks Outpace Resilience,...
The Asia-Pacific region has a narrow window to increase its resilience and protect its hard-won development gains from the socioeconomic impacts of climate change, according to the latest report by...
View ArticleThe Real Failure Of ‘Trickle Down Economics’ (Part I) – OpEd
For decades already, one of the most popular and commonly employed attacks of Keynesians and other left-leaning economists was the one against the idea of “trickle down economics”. They ridiculed the...
View ArticleStrengthening Indo-US Ties: Modi’s Defense Diplomacy Marks A New Era – Analysis
India-U.S. Defense Relations in 2005 With the signing of the “New Framework for India-U.S. Defense Relations” in 2005 and the ensuing intensification of defense trade, joint exercises, personnel...
View ArticleThe Maghreb: Regional Disintegration And The Risks Of Zero-Sum Logic – Analysis
In recent years, the Maghreb has been showing signs of an accelerated regional disintegration in the midst of heightened intra-regional conflict. It remains to be seen whether this is a temporary...
View ArticleWhy Employers And Families (Not Bureaucrats) Should Be In Charge Of...
By Ryan McMaken It’s become common now to read arguments claiming that immigrants — broadly speaking — are good for the economy, or good for “America” in some other fashion. “Migrants and refugees...
View ArticleBernie Sanders: Why I Oppose The Pentagon Budget – OpEd
The US Senate is now debating an $886bn defense authorization bill. Unless there are major changes to the bill, I intend to vote against it. Here’s why. As everyone knows, our country faces enormous...
View ArticleShielding Buttigieg’s Jet-Set Waste Is A Bipartisan Issue – OpEd
Ten House Republicans, Fox News reports, have voted with Democrats to quash a bill that would have forced Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to “report his flight records on government-owned...
View ArticleWhy The Alliance Between Stalin And Hitler Must Never Be Forgotten – OpEd
By Benjamin Williams World War II was one of the most catastrophic periods in human history, marked by unprecedented violence, genocide, and destruction. Yet, while the war’s narrative is dominated by...
View ArticleWhether You Live In A Small Town Or A Big City, The Government Is Still Out...
There’s a meme that circulated on social media a while back that perfectly sums up the polarized, manipulated mayhem, madness and tyranny that is life in the American police state today: “If you catch...
View ArticleDrafting A Way Out Of Current Stalemate: Turkey, Europe And Eastern...
Introduction: Maritime tensions between Greece and Turkey, rendered in opposing mythologies of national sovereignty, are nothing new. The hostility between both states dates back to their founding...
View ArticleDr. Abdul Qadeer Khan: The Opennheimer Of Pakistan – OpEd
Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan, a brilliant scientist whose exceptional work prompted Pakistan's nuclear capabilities, appears as an enigmatic figure in the historical events where the strands of science and...
View ArticleXi Jinping’s Grand Strategy: Navigating China’s Path On Global Stage – OpEd
In the realm of international relations, the concept of "grand strategy" plays a pivotal role in shaping a nation's vision, goals, and actions. Among the world leaders who have displayed a keen grasp...
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