Ahmad Fawad Arsala

A State in Panic: Why Pakistan Is Bombing Afghanistan amidst Iran war

The bombing of a rehabilitation center in Kabul is not just an atrocity, it is a confession. A confession that…

5 days ago

How the Iran War Could Weaken Pakistan and Shift Regional Influence

The conflict involving Iran is not only a Middle Eastern crisis. Its consequences extend far beyond the Gulf, reaching Pakistan,…

2 weeks ago

Pakistan’s War at Home

Pakistan’s leaders are once again congratulating themselves for killing militants in Balochistan and launching new operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Press…

2 months ago

This Time Is Different: Iranian Protesters Finally Have Power on Their Side

For decades, Iranian protesters have risen up knowing one bitter truth: no matter how brave, how widespread, or how justified…

2 months ago

Why the Mullahs Can Be Toppled Without Occupying Iran

Iran has reached a point where protest alone may no longer be sufficient to dismantle the Islamic Republic’s entrenched machinery…

3 months ago

From Terror Provocation to Nuclear Panic: What Pakistan’s Trump Gratitude Really Confesses

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s repeated, almost theatrical gratitude toward Donald Trump for “resolving” the recent India–Pakistan conflict is not…

3 months ago

Diplomatic Gains and Strategic Signaling: Afghanistan’s Evolving Approach to Pakistan

Afghanistan’s recent water-resources decisions, including the recent in-principle approval of a major water transfer scheme, must be evaluated in the…

3 months ago

Trump’s Post-Ukraine Playbook: Why the Real Target Is Iran

When Donald Trump re-entered the White House, much of the world braced for unpredictability. Yet beneath the theatrics, bluster, and…

4 months ago

Ghani’s Hollow Vision: Self-Praise, No Accountability, and Zero Solutions

Ashraf Ghani has resurfaced, and as always, he arrives armed with paragraphs of poetic abstractions, circular reasoning, and self-exonerating reflections.…

4 months ago

Washington’s New Chessboard: How President Trump and Pakistan’s Generals Are Rewriting the Great Game

Washington’s New Chessboard: How President Trump and Pakistan’s Generals Are Rewriting the Great Game   As the Trump administration returns…

5 months ago