Coup Talk? Arrest Of Imran Khan Ally Puts Pakistan On Edge
Shahbaz Gill, a close aide to former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan, was charged with sedition over claims that he tried to incite a mutiny within the military. Read More Here
Three Globalization Shocks Could Hurt China And Help India
The 2008 global financial crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have dimmed China’s economic prospects while brightening India’s. But, to minimize their risks and maximize their opportunities, both countries will need to reassess their current domestic policies and governance. Read More Here
China Boosts Hopes Nepal Rail Link Can Get Back On Track
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi tells Nepalese counterpart Narayan Khadka that surveyors will examine the feasibility of plans to link Kathmandu with Kerung in Tibet. Talks on the project began in 2016, months after a blockade on the Indian border boosted efforts to strengthen ties with Beijing. Read More Here
What America’s Great Unwinding Would Mean For The World
The conundrum facing America’s allies is how to cope with a great imperial power in decline that is still a great imperial power. Read More Here
Who Is Sirajuddin Haqqani?
As the Taliban has sought to present a kinder, gentler image to a skeptical outside world, its deputy leader, Sirajuddin Haqqani, has often served as the movement’s public face. Read More Here
China’s Military Was Built To Defeat America In A Taiwan War
Given foreign and military policies coming out of Washington over the past couple of decades, there is an uncomfortably high chance this situation could deteriorate into war – and that would be catastrophic for American interests. Read More Here
Beijing’s Taiwan White Paper: The Messages For Home And Abroad
Beijing said it has the “greatest sincerity” for peaceful unification with Taiwan in its clearest statement of intent since US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the island triggered a crisis. Read More Here
A Prescription For India greatness
The size of India’s population and its standing as the world’s largest democracy already deliver a measure of global political clout. Yet India’s palpable aspiration to assume its rightful place as a great power requires some big changes. Read More Here
From Great Moderation To Great Stagflation
For decades, relative global stability, sound economic-policy management, and the steady expansion of trade to and from emerging markets combined to keep costs down. But now all these conditions have been overturned, and the world is settling into a dangerous and destabilizing new regime. Read More Here
The Russia Whisperer
Finland’s envoy to Washington once shared a sauna with the Russian president. Here’s what he thinks the West got wrong about Vladimir Putin. Read More Here
