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The Post-American Middle East
December 21,2019 | Richard N. Haass
It was August 5, 1990, just days after Saddam Hussein’s Iraq had invaded and conquered all of Kuwait, and US President George H.W. Bush could not have been clearer as he spoke from ...
Need and Realization of Human Rights and Values
December 19,2019 | Dr.Rajkumar Singh
The concept of human rights, in general, refers to all human beings having universal rights or status to which we are entitled simply by being human. They are inherent in nature ...
Europe’s Age of Humiliation
December 19,2019 | Sławomir Sierakowski
In 2004, the American economist Jeremy Rifkin wrote a bestselling book, The European Dream, in which he proclaimed that the twenty-first century would belong to Europe – and even would ...
Administrative Corruption is the Mother of All Problems in Afghanistan
December 18, 2019 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
Nowadays, the administrative corruption has become a hot topic in Afghanistan which not only drew the attention of politicians and media but also public concern in the country ...
When Is Knowledge Power?
December 18, 2019 | Katrina Kosec and Leonard Wantchekon
WASHINGTON, DC – Nowadays, most of us have vast amounts of information at our fingertips. In theory, that information could help improve governance, infrastructure, and delivery ...
China’s Narrative of Xinjiang Issue
December 17,2019 | Hujjatullah Zia
Tensions between China and the United States have escalated after the House of Representative’s Uighur Human Rights Policy Act, 2019. International media and human ...
The Global Economy’s Luck May Run Out
December 17,2019 | Mohamed A. El-Erian
This being December, my natural inclination is to review the past year’s economic and financial developments to help policymakers and investors anticipate what might be coming ...
Why the Afghan Peace Talks Led to Deadlock
December 16,2019 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
It was about seven or eight years ago that Afghan officials and international allies commenced encouraging Taliban to join peace talks but none of the efforts led to a formal...
Which Way for Europe on China?
December 16,2019 | By: Carl Bildt
Recognizing that the European Union is facing a number of vexing challenges on the world stage, Ursula von der Leyen, the new European Commission president, has promised to lead ...
Washington Post: Corruption Is the Main Factor of the US Failure in Afghanistan
December 15,2019 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
After the World War II, the European powers such as Britain, France and Germany lost their power, but two new powers that led the Communist system and the capitalist system emerged ...
Afghanistan Government Spending Corruption Epidemic
December 15,2019 | Aashiqullah Zazai
The Afghan government spends billions of dollars of foreign aid on services and development projects which has become a lucrative source of income for government officials ...
The International Day of Human Rights And its Challenges in Afghanistan
December 14,2019 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
This year the international day of human rights, which falls On December 10, coincided with irresponsible expressions of some so-called Afghan intellectuals living in western ...
Is Tech a New Frontier for Sustainability?
December 14,2019 | Bertrand Badré and Philippe Heim
About “sustainability” usually center on a company’s environmental and social commitments, and for understandable reasons. But the financial ...
Regional Challenges of South Asia in Globalisation
December 12,2019 | Rajkumar Singh
Broadly, there are three major sets of challenges ahead for the NAM countries in globalisation in the sphere of foreign policy, namely, meeting strategic challenges, and secondly ...
A New Hope for US Climate Action
December 12,2019 | Jules Kortenhorst
The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP25) currently taking place in Madrid is supposed to prepare the ground for more ambitious national climate commitments ...
No One Shall Incite Ethnocentrism in Afghanistan
December 11,2019 | Sakhi Rezaie
Ethnocentrism, racial discrimination, and lack of religious tolerance have led to insurmountable challenges in Afghanistan. A large number of individuals are discriminated on ...
The Evolution of Chinese Corporate Social Responsibility
December 11,2019 | Asit K. Biswas and Cecilia Tortajada
Over the last decade, Chinese businesses have made significant strides in incorporating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues into their decision-making...
International Anti-Corruption Day Marked in Afghanistan
December 10,2019 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
Today is coincided with International Anti-Corruption Day which annually marked on December 9th. At the outset, it began with the adoption of the United Nations Convention ...
Macron Alone
December 10,2019 | Sławomir Sierakowski
You can be talented, handsome, rhetorically skilled, and politically brave, and yet suffer for it. In the long run, prudence and restraint are crucial ingredients of successful ...
Ambassador’s Op-Ed: Every Afghan Citizen Should be a Whistle-blower
December 09,2019 | By: Ambassador of Anti-Corruption Group
International Anti-Corruption Day is observed every year on December 9th. This began with the adoption of the United Nations Convention against Corruption in 2003, which Afghanistan ...
Beirut and Santiago in the Streets: Why Multinationals Should Pay Their Fair Share of Taxes
December 09,2019 | Magdalena Sepúlveda
Will 2020 be as explosive as the year that is coming to an end? This is the anxiety that embraces governments around the world, still destabilized by massive and unexpected popular ...
Rights of Persons With Disabilities in Afghanistan
December 08,2019 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
Since 1992, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) has been annually marked on 3 December around the world. The theme that has been chosen for 2019 IDPD ...
Theories of Capability and Security as Bases of Nuclear Going
December 08,2019 | Dr. Rajkumar Singh
In contemporary world the mad nuclear arms race is high on the political agenda of most neo-cons, super-patriots, religious fanatics and arms dealers. Throughout the nuclear ...
Public Reactions Against Martyrdom of Tetsu Nakamura in Afghanistan
December 07,2019 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
Who was Tetsu Nakamura? Originally, he was from Japan and he was born in Japan’s Fukuoka Prefecture in 1946. He left his home in Japan in the 1980s to treat leprosy ...
Can We Imagine a Rape Free Society?
December 07,2019 | Dr. Meraj Ahmad Meraj
Today, the world is witnessing a horrific scenario of crime, violence, rape and killing which destroys the very pillars of social order which sustain peace, tolerance ...
Concerns over Women Unsafe Work Environment in Afghanistan
December 05,2019 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
Based on repeated reports or rumors which circulated in social media networks in recent months, there is a growing concerns about women unsafe work environment in Afghanistan...
Can Iran Outlast Trump?
December 05,2019 | Djavad Salehi-Isfahani
Since President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the Iran nuclear agreement in May 2018 and re-imposed sanctions, Iran’s economic output has dropped ...
National and Global Consensus Essential to Peace Talks
December 04,2019 | Hujjatullah Zia
Afghans have been fluctuating between hope and fear since negotiations were started between the Taliban and US representatives. On the surface, it seemed that regional ...
Changing Perspectives of Nuclear Concept
December 04,2019 | Rajkumar Singh
In the absence of global nuclear disarmament, India’s strategic interests required effective, credible nuclear deterrence and adequate retaliatory capability. In the situations ...
The cause and consequences of women addiction in Afghanistan
December 03,2019 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
Nowadays, drug addiction is one of the most important problems which challenge many of the world countries, especially Afghanistan. In recent years, this ominous phenomenon ...
The Makings of a “Geopolitical” European Commission
December 03,2019 | Mark Leonard
Ursula von der Leyen will finally take office as president of the European Commission. She has promised ...
Women and Children as the main victims of War in Afghanistan
December 02,2019 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
After many years of insecurity and economic instability combined with rise of addition, Afghanistan is considered to be among the most dangerous geography for children and women!
The Power of Green Public Finance
December 02,2019 | Werner Hoyer
Policymakers and pundits have been wringing their hands over the crises afflicting the European Union, arguing that it is falling behind in confronting major threats to its long ...
The Role and Importance of Human Rights Laws
December 01,2019 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
Human rights are as important as it may override any enacted laws and regulation in national and international level. Human rights are commonly considered as inalienable and fundamental ...
Why We Strike Again
December 01,2019 | Greta Thunberg
For more than a year, children and young people from around the world have been striking for the climate. We launched a movement that defied all expectations, with millions ...