Opinion

Afghanistan is often portrayed as a perpetual victim of great power politics, a country trapped in the crosshairs of history, its land repeatedly used and its people exploited,…

Pakistan’s renewed effort to cast itself as an “honest broker” in the wake of the U.S.–Israel war against Iran collapses under even modest scrutiny. Mediation is not a title a…

America is no longer pretending. What used to look like a scatter of foreign policy decisions now reads like a map, and not a subtle one. Step back for a moment and the pattern…

Civilian casualties in Kunar raise tensions as Pakistan denies role, casting shadow over ceasefire and peace talks. By Abid Hussain Source: www.aljazeera.com…

If we look closely, Pashtuns on both sides of the Durand Line have not only sacrificed but have also been used. The Pashtun nation is among those peoples who, over the past several…

The security architecture of the Gulf can no longer be adequately interpreted through the prism of a stable, traditional U.S. strategic role. Rather, it is undergoing a structural…

Far too many world leaders have chosen to mollify the bullying US president. Pope Leo XIV has shown there’s another way. Sometimes, the “good guys” do wear white hats. Well,…

The roots of the Afghan refugee crisis trace back to the late 1970s, when political upheaval and the communist takeover plunged the country into prolonged conflict and instability.…

A growing body of analysis, across policy circles, energy economists, and strategic commentators, points to a conclusion many still resist: if the United States successfully…

For 21 hours, Americans and Iranians sat down in Islamabad and spoke face to face. It was a candid discussion  no social media posts, no Tomahawk missiles. Just person to person,…