Category: Politics

When War Loses Its Power, ‘We Must Have a New Concept of the State’

Jim Sleeper in Washington Monthly: Berkowitz’s must-read essay argues that the nature of war itself has changed…

Imran Khan Warns That Pakistan’s Election Could Be a Farce

Jan 4th 2024 in “The Economist”: His party is being unfairly muzzled, the former prime…

Pakistan: Growing Weed Instead of Tree

IRSHAD SALIM: A note from my diary Jhatke Pe Jhatka (Shock & Awe): A free…

Fragmenting Global Order: Build Geopolitical Resilience

A world connected and fragmenting “Geopolitical risk is at the top…the global order today is…

Sattar Baksh NOT Starbucks and TWO Comments on Pak Economy WhatsApp Shared

IRSHAD SALIM – Early this week I shared my comment on the state of affairs…

Some Comments on Jim Mattis View on Pak Politics

Jim Mattis, the former US Secretary of Defense with a decade of experience in interacting…

Talking Points on the State of Pak Politics

…this article is about making a strong economic case for a technocratic setup, especially when…

Today’s Best 5 Political Cartoons

Editor’s Pick on Climate Change; Climate Reparations; Work From Home, Flu, RSV & Covid…

Imran Khan Springs ‘Surprise’ on Govt. Calls Off Long March to Capital. ‘Doesn’t Want Anarchy’.

Former PM Imran Khan has upped the ante in his drive to force the coalition…

Khan has ‘no issue with whoever is appointed as army chief’

Former Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supremo Imran Khan on Sunday said that he…

The Puzzle of Working Class Politics Around the World

by Pranab Bardhan: The recent spectacular rise of extreme right-wing parties in Italy and Sweden…

Imran Khan Talking Points: Ready to Go to Jail. Stamina. Sher Shah Suri…

— The incumbent rulers would never let the institutions strengthen.— “I have never favored anyone…