In the wake of last month’s highly publicized peace agreement between the US and the Taliban, as well as the recently concluded Presidential elections, political turmoil in Afghanistan has once again taken center stage. While both these developments represent much welcomed progress of sorts in helping stabilize a fragile and […]
A sensational claim by Frances Boyle, the man who drafted the first multilateral disarmament treaty banning biological warfare, says that COVID-19 is a bio-weapon which was accidentally leaked from the Wuhan Institute of Virology, a level four biosafety laboratory seven miles from the epicentre of the outbreak. Even though former […]
The last few days saw India pulling out all the stops for President Trump’s first official visit to the country. High on optics and bollywoodesque fanfare, the trip despite serving as a vital political boost to both leaders remained shy of any concrete agreements. At least that is what the […]
In October 1943, at a conference in Moscow United States of America, United Kingdom, Soviet Union and China sat together to revive the old League of Nations; an organization founded in 1920 with the purpose of creating a platform which beyond the interest of any single country, would be capable […]
The recent collaboration of over 200 scientists from around the world achieved the historic milestone of taking the first-ever picture of a black hole using Event Horizon Telescope (EHT), a world-spanning network of telescopes. The news was met with much excitement around the world. “We have seen what we though […]
Since the emergence of Pakistan as an independent state, Saudi Arabia has been an all-weather friend of Pakistan. Loaves and fish brought both states further closer, as Saudi Arabian human capital and Pakistan’s economic needs were interdependent. However, full swing in bilateral relations was noticed during the 1980’s when the […]
The recently concluded annual meeting of the IMF and World Bank group, held in Indonesia last weekend, has highlighted a series of concerning trends with regard to the global economy. It has subsequently left many considering the impacts of a possible global recession that may be looming ahead in the […]
Over the last week, the Turkish Lira dominated world headlines as the currency continues to plunge against US dollar. Currently, at the dead center of a series of verbal ripostes between Presidents Donald Trump and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the rapidly depreciating Lira has taken center stage amidst deteriorating US-Turkey relations […]
The inhuman use of force by Israeli forces on Palestinians continue to claimed lives every other day. On top of this, the US antagonistic embassy move to Jerusalem has left the Muslim world in agony. Israel’s atrocities and oppression in the occupied holy land is not a new phenomenon. However, […]
If the notion that history repeats itself is accurate, it is nowhere truer than in the Middle East where the international community, caught by surprise by the 2011 popular Arab revolts, has reverted to opting for political stability as opposed to sustainability, ignoring the undercurrents of change wracking the Middle […]
