Is the UN irrelevant?
The world body has failed in its core task but needs to be strengthened to address global challenges, the writer asserts.
The world body has failed in its core task but needs to be strengthened to address global challenges, the writer asserts.
The writer observes, "The Board of Peace meeting was long on showmanship and short on substance."
The global competition for critical minerals and metals is set to intensify, the writer says.
Youth-led protests reflect anger at the abuse of power, corruption, nepotism and inequality, says the writer.
At the heart of UN’s dysfunction lies the Security Council’s paralysis, the writer argues.
The Tianjin summit reflected the geopolitical shifts underway in a world marked by growing multipolarity and in which Trumpian policies are accelerating some of these shifts, says…
A narrow elite, resistant to reform, prioritises its own interests over that of the people, says the writer.
The writer asks: With use of military force and economic coercion dominating geopolitics does soft power still count?
Pakistan has to be prepared to deal with a multi-front situation which means on the defence, economic and diplomatic fronts as well as in efforts to maintain national unity and…
Governance by the ruling coalition has been underwhelming and marked by growing authoritarianism, says the writer.