The Emerging Balance of Power in Asia: Afghanistan as the Axis of American Strategic Realignment
Afghanistan today is not merely a country situated in the heart of Asia; it has become a crucial stabilizing pillar for the regional balance of power. The country is gradually transforming from a perpetual battlefield into a strategic…
An Analysis of Stances and Opportunities in the Sudanese Negotiations
Before discussing negotiation or dialogue in Sudan, it is essential first to define these two concepts and identify the shifts and developments that have occurred among the warring parties. Negotiation is not an event isolated from the…
A Pakistan foreign policy renaissance? Not quite
Recent diplomatic gains should not be mistaken for a major shift in global standing. Rather, they reflect a pivot under pressure.
By Eric Shahzar
Academic at the University of Hertfordshire.
Pakistan seems to…
6.1-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Western Turkey, Triggering Panic and Reviving Trauma
ISTANBUL – A significant earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 struck western Turkey late Monday night, sending tremors across the region, including the bustling metropolis of Istanbul, and reviving painful memories of recent…
Jailed Palestinian Leader Marwan Barghouti Can Unify Palestinians and Revive Peace Process
Jailed Palestinian Leader Marwan Barghouti Can Unify Palestinians and Revive Peace Process, Son Urges
In a poignant appeal from the heart of the West Bank, the son of imprisoned Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti has called on the…
UN Warns of Looming ‘Atrocities’ as Paramilitaries Seize Sudanese City of al-Fashir
The United Nations issued a grave warning on Monday that the strategic Sudanese city of al-Fashir is facing a catastrophic surge in violence, with a high risk of ethnically motivated atrocities, after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces…
Ashraf Ghani Went to GHQ, The Taliban Made GHQ Come to the Table
When history looks back at Afghanistan’s recent decades of leadership, one image will forever symbolize Ashraf Ghani’s legacy: a sitting Afghan president walking into the military headquarters of Pakistan, not as an equal, but as a…
Daglige skritt: Hvor mange trengs for bedre helse? En oppsummering av ny forskning
En omfattende systematisk oversikt og metaanalyse, publisert i The Lancet Public Health, har kartlagt sammenhengen mellom antall daglige skritt og forekomst av en rekke sykdommer og dødelighet. Studien gir nyansert kunnskap som kan hjelpe…
Kabul-Islamabad Security Talks in Turkey Stalemate Over Militant Threats
ISTANBUL – High-stakes security negotiations between Taliban-led Afghanistan and Pakistan have stretched into a third day in Istanbul, with both sides deadlocked over the critical issue of cross-border militancy and showing no signs of a…
Two U.S. Navy Aircraft Crash in South China Sea in Separate, Rare Incidents
MANILA, Philippines – In a pair of rare and alarming incidents, a U.S. Navy helicopter and a fighter jet crashed into the South China Sea on Sunday within a half-hour of each other, though all personnel involved were safely recovered,…