The tenets and doctrines of history have left an unambiguous mark by painting a meticulous picture of war and its correlated attributes and pre-warnings that always run behind the root cause of a conflict. Despite the presence of explicit tensions among the rival states, there is always a strong will …
Read More »Navigating Pakistan’s Economic Revival: A Holistic Approach – OpEd
Pakistan stands at a pivotal juncture, confronting a complex web of challenges encompassing economic, political, social, and strategic spheres. While neighboring nations, notably India, forge ahead with their economic diplomacy initiatives, Pakistan’s leadership has acknowledged the pressing need for a comprehensive policy framework to diagnose and rectify the obstacles impeding …
Read More »Nordic-Baltic Integration In NATO: Model For Integration Of Western Balkans – OpEd
In July, the fourth summit that the Alliance has held since the large-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 took place in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. The heads of state and government of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) gathered there ), giving new life to the meeting …
Read More »In Global Battle for Hearts and Minds, Russia and China Have Edge Over US
It is no secret that China and Russia have been among the most vocal critics of the U.S.-led international world order, actively working to challenge its acceptance by other states. But how do these revisionist powers fare against the defender of the status quo, the United States, in the court …
Read More »The Alliances That Matter Now
Multilateralism is at a dead end, but powerful blocs are getting things done. When was the last time the nations of the world reached a major accord? You’d have to go all the way back to 1994 and the World Trade Organization’s Uruguay Round. Forget the Paris Agreement, which contains …
Read More »Militia State Or Transport Hub: Iraq Can’t Be Both – OpEd
Revolutionary developments are afoot for strategic control of major trans-Middle East transport routes. Kuwait and Iraq are tussling over control of Gulf waterways, amid plans for a route from Faw port through to Turkiye, and progress on an Iraq-Iran rail link. The G20’s unveiling of plans for a major new …
Read More »China Continues To Deepen Its Political Influence In Georgia – Analysis
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili’s recent visit to China and his meeting with President Xi Jinping heralded the establishment of a strategic partnership between China and Georgia. Garibashvili called his visit historic. Moreover, he expressed Tbilisi’s willingness to deepen its relationship with Beijing and support all the global projects—the Belt …
Read More »Armed Neutrality Is The Only Moral Foreign Policy – OpEd
Former Vice-President Mike Pence is very concerned that Republicans are not sufficiently enthusiastic about aggressive, unnecessary wars. In a speech on Monday, Pence claimed “Some Republican candidates …[are] embracing a new and dangerous form of isolationism.” “Isolationism” is just a slur used by hawks to describe any policy that falls …
Read More »Can Baghdad meet the deadline for its border security deal with Iran?
As Iran’s ultimatum to Baghdad inches closer, the challenge of removing Kurdish separatist groups from their mutual border lies not in Baghdad’s will to cooperate, but in Iraqi Kurds’ secret collaboration with US/Israeli agents to keep them there. On 19 March, Iran signed a border security agreement with Iraq whereby …
Read More »Israeli strike on Tartous kills two Syrian soldiers
Israeli continues striking Syria as part of its ‘war between wars’ with Damascus An Israeli air attack on the Syrian coastal city Tartous killed two Syrian soldiers and injured six more on 14 September, a Syrian military source told state media SANA. “[A]t 17:22 this afternoon, the Israeli enemy carried …
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