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What if Trump ordered a nuclear strike on China? I’d comply, says Admiral

By: Austin Ramzy The commander of the United States Pacific Fleet was asked a hypothetical question during a talk on Thursday 27 July, 2017 in Australia: If President Trump ordered…

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Threat perception’s role in Pak-US relations

The political relief offered by the recent rescue operation means more Pak-US collaboration on the anti-terrorism front By Dr.  Qaisar Rashid If recent developments offer a means to judge, one…

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Law enforcement and body-cameras

Soon after the Ferguson incident in the USA, a significant policy suggestion emerged to equip police officers with body cameras By M Khalid Shaikh There are countless incidences in which some…

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The US – Sino great game

Washington embraces Indian position on CPEC US Secretary of Defense, General James Mattis has said that China's One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative is untenable because it passes through a…

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Charging into the graveyard of empires

By Akbar Ahmed Despite President Trump's unveiling of his Afghanistan strategy on August 21, which involves committing several thousand additional American troops, the reality is that the war in Afghanistan,…

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The end of Empire

By Chris Hedges The American empire is coming to an end. The U.S. economy is being drained by wars in the Middle East and vast military expansion around the globe.…

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How Russia came to Pakistan’s help

By Kamran Yousaf Authorities sitting in the corridors of power in both Islamabad and Rawalpindi already knew that the Afghan strategy the Trump administration was crafting would target Pakistan. However,…

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A Pentagon implosion looms

If the U.S. is to maintain a military that is capable and ready to fight, immediate action is essential. Given a political process that is broken, the outlook is not good…

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Chaos of the Trump era is never-ending

More vitriolic stuff is appearing in print pointing toward the US State Secretary Rex Tillerson leaving the ship. The National Interest carried a piece in the weekend titled Is This…

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Trump’s Afghan policy

By Shirin Naseer After more than six months of review and consultation, President Trump's speech at the Fort Myer military base finally laid out the long-awaited US military plans for…

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