By Harlan Ullman Where is the Kingston Trio when needed? For those who may not recall or were not born then, the group were singing sensations of the late 1950’s and early 1960’s, so much so that the Trio achieved cult status. And their 1959 hit, “They’re rioting in Africa” was …
By Harlan Ullman For polar opposite reasons, two dates currently loom large in the American psyche. This July 4th marks the 236th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the war that would turn thirteen English colonies in America into the United States. September 11th, 2001 was the …
The past month will go down as one of the most politically volatile and grisly periods in Pakistan’s history. Where the nation was still reeling from the superfluity of ‘gates’, scandals and courtroom theatrics, this week brought news of Taliban resurgence; the presence of TTP safe havens across the border; …
Pakistan’s troubled western border region – the Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA) has been the focus of much attention for the last several years. Historically it has been a sort of badlands always just marginally under control with fiercely independent tribesmen living under their own customs and laws. When the former USSR …
By Harlan Ullman Language is a quite remarkable reflection of society and its attitudes. After the Vietnam War and a succession of operational and procurement failures, “the Pentagon” became a term of derision and a public symbol of incompetence. Today, the opposite is true. The Pentagon is seen as representing the …
The NATO Summit in Chicago was held. Pakistan was invited and participated. There was no bilateral meeting between Pakistan and the US and no meeting of the Pakistan President with the NATO Secretary General. The Southern Distribution Network for NATO logistics through Pakistan remains closed pending conclusion of ongoing discussions. …
The US Ambassador to Pakistan has worked tirelessly to put US-Pakistan relations on a positive track and both he and his wife have earned the respect of Pakistanis. He was expected to stay at least another year so there is much speculation on the reasons behind his early departure especially …
Wars cannot make peace, they never have and they never will. Wars could however make peace within a state: when the establishment and the anti establishment forces collide but those aren’t really wars. I would call them ‘discrepancies’ or clashes, because if we believe in State Sovereignty then those within …
By Nida Afaque Research Analyst Spearhead Research 10 years, 5 months and 4 days. The War on Terror has trudged on too long. The attack on the World Trade Centre suddenly brought the Arab world in the spotlight and the focus of the world’s suspicion and hatred. American forces with the …
Air Commodore (R) Khalid Iqbal Afghan President presented the best facet of his statesmanship when he said in a recent TV interview, “God forbid if any war took place between Pakistan and the United States, we will stand by Pakistan…If Pakistan is attacked and if the people of Pakistan needed …