The Afghan Crucible
Recent reporting underscores Afghanistan’s transformation into a strategic hub for transnational jihadist networks. Far from being a localized security problem, the Afghan landscape now functions as an ideological, logistical, and digital anchor linking extremist affiliates across Africa, Southeast Asia, and beyond, signaling the collapse of regional containment and the rise of a globalized threat architecture.
Digital Silk Road: Strategic Benefits for Pakistan
The central agenda of Digital Silk Road was to enhance the digital connectivity and infrastructure by exporting the technologies of 5G.
FIFA World Cup 2022: Towards Showdown
The buildup to the FIFA World Cup 2022 and the contentious discussions over whether or not Qatar was eligible to host the event has only exposed in stark detail what can best be characterized as western hypocrisy.
COP27: Unraveling ‘Loss and Damage’
From the reluctance of the rich to the pressure of the vulnerable, the journey to COP27 has been one of prevailing duplicity and limitations, notably from the major contributors to emissions, on whom the ultimate success of climate justice depends.
Zawahiri is Gone, But Not the Terrorism
Zawahiri\’s death is likely to mark the beginning of a new and potentially final chapter in al-Qaeda’s history, which began in Afghanistan in the late 1980s. However, his death does not lessen the broader threat posed by Al-Qaeda-affiliated groups operating outside of the United States.