Pakistan’s Strategic Dilemma in the Iran War
As the war centered on Iran expands across the Middle East, Islamabad faces growing pressure to choose between maintaining neutrality, Read more…
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Policy cooperation against global threats – lesson to be learnt
The assumption that cooperation on global issues among major powers will decrease geopolitical tensions and create trust among rivals is not supported by history and the structure of interests across global issues…
Nuclear Double Standards: How Israel Rewrites The Rules Of War
Special Report June 27, 2025 It is a nation that has waged pre-emptive wars across the Middle East under the Read more…
Five Al Jazeera staff, including four journalists, killed in Israeli airstrike in Gaza
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Central Asia’s Quiet Shift: From Geopolitical Crossroads to Strategic System
BY Iskander Akylbayev The author is the CEO and founder of Xander Group, a business consulting firm based in Astana. Read more…
Russia’s Ukraine War: A New Cold War or Another Afghanistan?
WEB REPORT: June 21,2025 When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, it was not the first time the Kremlin sent Read more…
Why Are Innocents Still Dying Under Israeli Bombs?
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Pakistan’s Strategic Dilemma in the Iran War
As the war centered on Iran expands across the Middle East, Islamabad faces growing pressure to choose between maintaining neutrality, Read more…
ANALYSIS: Western Allies Re-engage China as Ties With Washington Strain
Trade disputes with the United States and strategic uncertainty are pushing close US partners to cautiously reset relations with Beijing Read more…
Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’: A Parallel Order While Gaza Burns
Any serious evaluation of Donald Trump’s newly announced “Board of Peace” must begin with an uncomfortable truth: while Israel has been killing thousands of innocent Palestinian children and unarmed civilians in Gaza, much of the international system has either looked away or failed to act decisively.
Explained: Could Jamaat-e-Islami Rule Bangladesh Next?
For the first time in its chequered history, the Islamic party has a credible chance of leading a governing alliance. Read more…