What China’s new guidelines on ‘green development’ mean for the Belt and Road
Authors: Christoph Nedopil, Dimitri De Boer, Danting Fan, Yingzhi Tang*
The “Green development guidelines for overseas investment and cooperation”, issued jointly by the Ministry of...
Defence of Pakistan Day: A moment for Introspection
Every year, the day comes and goes by. This year the Pakistani nation should observe Defence of Pakistan Day (Sept 6) as a day...
Pakistan’s Pyrrhic Victory in Afghanistan: A Response
This piece is a response to Mr. Hussain Haqqani’s article titled “Pakistan’s Pyrrhic Victory in Afghanistan:Islamabad Will Come to Regret Aiding the Taliban’s Resurgence”...
The End of a Belle Époque: Stability and Risks in Germany’s Elections
On September 26, 2021, Angela Merkel’s 16-year tenure as Federal Chancellor of Germany will end. Protracted periods of stability, even positive stability, as a...
A Hoped For Future Children’s Read About “The America Deserting Afghanistan Scandal”
For those of us who care about world affairs and are blessed with the media means to keep up and offer our impressions, cannot...
Would Afghanistan’s Sneeze Make Taiwan Catch a Cold?
People have expressed disappointment at how Afghanistan was packaged and handed over to the Taliban like Santa’s Christmas gift. However, President Biden “stands squarely...
Afghanistan Marks the Beginning of the End of US-led Unipolarity
While the impact of the terrorist attacks and the following military mobilization of the U.S. leading to invasion of Afghanistan influenced the geopolitical debate...
Blind diplomacy: Algeria cuts relations with Morocco
On August 24th, the Algerian Government voted to pass the motion for “ Cut off Foreign Relations ” and then declared officially the “...
Taliban victory threatens to be a double-edged sword for Pakistan and China
Pakistani efforts to exploit the Taliban victory in Afghanistan threaten to reinforce ultra-conservative inclinations in Pakistan itself, the world’s second-most populous Muslim majority country,...
COVID-19: A Modern Opium War?
US scholar Kenneth Waltz made no mistake when he mentioned “States in the world are like individuals in the state of nature. They are...