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The Data Leviathan: How Corporations Spy on Humans and Reduce Us to “Data Points”
There is no doubt that the Big Data revolution is no longer just a reflection of the global digital transformation of recent decades. It has evolved into a seismic force,…
How Gaza Defeated the World’s Most Powerful Army
When I saw tens of thousands of people walking barefoot on the dusty earth through a devastated city, I felt ashamed to write about any geopolitical gains or losses from the truce.…
Pakistan’s Transgression and Crime: A New Chapter in Hostility
On the night of Friday, October 9th, around 9:00 PM Kabul time, the leaders of the hostile Pakistani regime added another dark chapter to their long record of criminality and…
Escalating Tensions: A Look at the Recent Pakistan-Afghanistan Border Clashes and India’s Role
Summary: On Saturday, violent border clashes erupted between Afghan and Pakistani forces, resulting in dozens of casualties. The fighting was an Afghan response to Pakistani…
Pakistan’s Calculated Gambit: Airstrikes and the Reshaping of the Taliban Equation
The Strike and Its Strategic Ambiguity
In a significant escalation, recent airstrikes hit at least four locations inside Afghanistan, including the capital, Kabul.
Crucially,…
A Cautious Homecoming: Gazans Return to Ruins as Fragile Ceasefire Takes Hold
Gaza Strip – A river of humanity flowed north along the Mediterranean coast on Saturday as tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians began a somber pilgrimage back to their…
The Collapse of “Strategic Depth”: How Pakistan’s Jihad Doctrine Undermined Its Statecraft
Pakistan’s statecraft has long flirted with a Faustian bargain: to wield Islamist militancy, covert proxies, and extremist ideologies as tools of foreign policy and strategic…
Forging a Miracle: The Story of Indonesia’s Economic Ascent
When experts today speak of the "Asian Century," Indonesia has firmly established itself as one of its most prominent symbols. For decades, this sprawling archipelago of over…
Forging a Counter-Narrative for Democracy
"The first battle lost by the defeated is the battle over naming things by their true names." — George Orwell
In an era of political stagnation across the Arab world,…
Afghanistan’s Neighbors Unite in Opposition to Potential US Return to Bagram Airbase
In a significant display of regional consensus, Afghanistan's neighbors, including nominal U.S. allies, have voiced unified opposition to any plan for the United States to…