Predators, Near and Far
ahsanBy KATHY KELLY Kabul—Some days ago, at the Afghan Peace Volunteers’ Borderfree Center, I met Jamila, the mother of a little girl, Fatima, who comes to the Street Kids School, a program designed…
Moscow Relishes Revamped Role in Mideast as Israel Seeks Assurances in Syria
By Reld Standish The last time Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu went to Moscow was in 2013 for a two-pronged mission: to lobby against a nuclear deal with Iran and…
Has Yemen war handed Aden to Jihadists?
By Frank Gardner Unseen by most of the world, the once tranquil port of Aden is being steadily infiltrated by jihadists from both al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsular (AQAP) and…
Gaza: a Socioeconomic Dead Zone
By STEPHEN LENDMAN Gaza is ground zero for Israel’s longstanding ethnic cleansing policy to achieve maximum Jews and minimum Arabs – on stolen Palestinian land, acquired by mass slaughter and displacement,…
Why European leaders are lining up behind Assad
Syrian and Afghan refugees fall into the sea after their dinghy deflated some 100m away before reaching the Greek island of Lesbos Even though the aging continent should be thrilled…
Su-35s for Pak: Pie in the sky
By Rakesh Krishnan Simha Is Russia planning to win friends in Pakistan and lose influence in India? If Russia sells the advanced Su-35 fighter aircraft to Pakistan, it is likely…
CROSSING RED LINE
The cancellation of the NSA-level talks between India and Pakistan is an indication that India's foreign policy establishment has taken a back seat. While security issues remain paramount for the…
China’s Silk Road goes global
By Augusto SOTO China's Silk Road and Maritime Silk Road project represent Beijing's strategic foreign policy transformation and the boldest proposal on the world agenda, as recent international visits and…
Brahmdagh’s volte-face
By Naziha Syed Ali Brahmdagh Bugti, in an interview with Swissinfo in July 2015, said that Pakistan regarded him as “the most dangerous person since Osama bin Laden”. Indeed, in…
After Dr. Asim’s arrest, what??
Dr. Asim's recent arrest has drawn unprecedented applause from a huge cross section of the people of Pakistan. Whether this applause is the result of analysis, or an instinctive reaction…
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