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Growing Nuclear Dangers on the Subcontinent

January 18, 2017 | Filed under: Security

By Michael Krepon U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will inherit rising nuclear dangers in five regions of the globe. Every one of them could get worse under his watch. Even before taking office, he has challenged Russia with a nuclear arms race it cannot win, while provoking China over Taiwan. He has threatened to …

Pakistan in Review

January 18, 2017 | Filed under: Security

By Yasmeen Aftab Ali How do we measure our country sixty-eight years down the road since its creation? It will be unfair to state that Pakistan is a near-failed state as many political pundits are fond of saying. At the time of creation of Pakistan even the socks of our …

The myth of two extremes

January 18, 2017 | Filed under: Security

By Umair Javed At the time of writing, liberal activists Salman Haider, Waqas Goraya, Aasim Saeed, Ahmed Naseer, and Samar Abbas were still missing. There is little to suggest that they will be recovered by the time this piece goes into print. No organisation has claimed their abduction, while whatever …

Russian meddling: Why are we shocked?

January 18, 2017 | Filed under: Security

By Harlan Ullman The response by most Americans, less so by one president-elect, to Russian meddling in the U.S. elections is reminiscent of a memorable scene in the classic movie Casablanca. When informed of gambling at Rick’s Café, Capt. Louis Renault, aka Claude Raines, blurts out, “I am shocked,” as …

Russia seeks strategic partnership with Pakistan

January 17, 2017 | Filed under: Security

By M K Bhadrakumar The Russian news agency Sputnik has featured a commentary by Moscow-based expert, Andrew Korybko signalling an imminent leap forward in the Kremlin’s strategy toward ties with Pakistan. Unsurprisingly, Sputnik claims that it has nothing to do with the opinions expressed in the commentary, which are the …

Supporting Russia’s Democratization is an Important Investment

January 17, 2017 | Filed under: Security

By Nicolas Bouchet As Donald Trump enters the White House 25 years after the breakup of the Soviet Union, relations between Russia and the United States have deteriorated to Cold War levels. Accusations of Russian interference in the presidential election are causing a political firestorm in the United States and …

Senior economist raises several questions regarding CPEC

January 17, 2017 | Filed under: Security

By Shahbaz Rana As both countries make steady progress on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), Dr Kaiser Bengali, former advisor to Balochistan chief minister, has raised the issue of socio-economic implications of the mega investment project. Dr Bengali, who till recently was heading Balochistan chief minister’s Policy Reform Unit, raised …

The Kindleberger Trap

January 17, 2017 | Filed under: Security

BY JOSEPH S. NYE CAMBRIDGE – As US President-elect Donald Trump prepares his administration’s policy toward China, he should be wary of two major traps that history has set for him. The “Thucydides Trap,” cited by Chinese President Xi Jinping, refers to the warning by the ancient Greek historian that cataclysmic …

Malaysia-U.S. Relations: Challenges and Continuities – Analysis

January 17, 2017 | Filed under: Security

By David Han Guo Xiong In the coming Trump era, Malaysia-US relations are likely to face both challenges and continuities. Existing structural factors would continue to undergird Malaysia-US relations while potential extremes of the Trump presidency could affect domestic politics in Malaysia. Personality-driven foreign policy still counts in future Malaysia-US …

Obama’s legacy in Asia

January 17, 2017 | Filed under: Security

“By almost every measure, America is a better, stronger place than it was when we started,” declared US president Barack Hussein Obama in his emotional farewell speech. “After all, we remain the wealthiest, most powerful, and most respected nation on Earth.” The outgoing president wasted no time to highlight his …

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