China’s multilateralism, higher ambitions
ahmed sabirBy Alice Ekman China's ambitions to reshape the regional and international order have never been as high as under President Xi Jinping's leadership (scheduled to last until 2022 at least).…
The implications of the Taliban shootout
By Khyber Sarban Recent reports of a shooting, and the killing or wounding of its leader, reveals serious divisions within the Taliban. The Taliban have once again made international headlines,…
Nights of the knights
By Waseem Altaf Brigade Major Munawar Khan testified before the Hamood-ur -Rahman Commission (The Commission) that the Commander Brigadier Hayatullah had brought some girls for entertainment in his bunker on…
Remembering tribute to Martyrs of APS
By Mirza Kashif Baig Pakistan is a resilient nation that takes pride in its resolve. Pakistan has been tested many times. It has been pressurized, threatened, and isolated by the…
You want war? Russia is ready for war
By Pepe Escobar December 16, 2015 "Information Clearing House" - "Sputnik" - Nobody needs to read Zbigniew “Grand Chessboard” Brzezinski's 1997 opus to know US foreign policy revolves around one…
Why the Israeli occupation is failing
By Vijay Prashad Everything is known of the everyday indignities of living under the Israeli occupation: the checkpoints, the separation wall, the embargo, the settlers, the IDF raids… Much has…
Why Saudi Arabia’s anti-terror coalition won’t work
By Salman Rafi The formation of the Saudi Arabia-led “anti-terror” 'Muslim' coalition last week has come as a surprise. But its underlying logic is hardly surprising. Far from being a…
Syria shatters pentagon dream
By Pepe Escobar No wonder Full Spectrum Dominance practitioners in the Beltway and beyond are consumed by deep denial. They look at the Syrian chessboard and as power projection goes,…
Libya’s oil and ISIS
By Vijay Prashad In the northern heart of Libya sits the town of Sirte. It is the hometown of Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed there by local militiamen after a…
Stingy Baghdad harms the ISIS fight
The Peshmerga go unpaid as the Kurds are stiffed by the Iraqi government By Juleanna Glover The most important and effective fighting partner in the global coalition against Islamic State…