Pakistan’s Vision 2035, which aims to build a $1 trillion economy, is closely tied to its deepening friendship with China. Since the launch of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) a decade ago, ...

Within the context of the geopolitical competition between the US and China, Iraq serves as a vital battleground. Not only does its location connect Iranian, Turkish and Gulf States spheres of ...

Iraqi Kurdistan is militarily safer than Russia or the US. That is what I told my security studies teacher eight years ago when I was a freshman in college. My argument was simple: We don’t have ...

German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel believed that history unfolded in stages. Celebrity history seems to obey a similar pattern. The first stage is thrilling: novelty, scandal and ...

Generative AI (GenAI) productivity is driving the US stock market to record highs in spite of the economic headwinds from tariffs, layoffs and immigration problems. This reflects the tremendous ...

On a quiet September afternoon, as Hamas leaders gathered in Doha to talk about a US-backed ceasefire plan, Israeli missiles roared in from the Red Sea and slammed into the Qatari capital. The targets ...

The recognition of Palestinian statehood by the UK, France, Australia, Canada, Belgium and Portugal has been seen by some as a watershed, and by others as empty symbolism. But does it really matter?

In a world where democracy is increasingly being tested, Brazil has become a crucial stage for a symbolic clash. Recently, Paulista Avenue, the economic heart of São Paulo, was the scene of two ...

Coming on the back of its merciless conduct of the Gaza war, Israel’s targeting of Hamas leaders in Qatar, gathered to discuss a US ceasefire proposal, potentially is the straw that broke the camel’s ...

Last week, in a conversation with Anthropic’s Claude, I lamented the fact that, at least here in the West, every public debate appears to resemble a confrontation rather than a dialogue. I suggested ...

As a sovereign nation, the State of Israel has existed since 1948, following the end of the 30-year mandate for British administration of Palestine, when the Jewish Agency declared the territory as ...

Central bank independence (CBI) is crucial for maintaining economic stability, particularly in a globalized world where political influence can lead to adverse outcomes like inflation and economic ...