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The Mainstreaming of Corruption
September 29,2019 | Sławomir Sierakowski
As we have seen in recent years, domination by a populist party can lead to the deep polarization of an electorate. But it also erodes the ethical fabric of political life. . .
Who Is Responsible for Rise of Civilian Casualties in Afghanistan?
September 26,2019 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
The civilian causalities have been a serious challenge in conflict of Afghanistan which raised a lot criticism and hatred in national and international level. The latest case as claimed ...
A Woman-Focused Climate Agenda
September 26,2019 | Alison Holder and Sivananthi Thanenthiran
From teen activist Greta Thunberg’s much-publicized transatlantic journey on a zero-emissions boat to attend the United Nations General Assembly to the proliferation ...
Increasing Impartial Election Monitors is Good Measure to Its Transparency
September 25,2019 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
According Independent election commission (IEC), more than 100 thousand people will monitor from Election Day scheduled on 28 September, 2019. Given the controversy over ...
Presidential Election is a Golden Opportunity to Strengthen Democracy in Afghanistan
September 24,2019 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
In recent weeks, the election campaigns have been decentralized from Kabul to remote provinces and main districts of Afghanistan. The Presidential candidates have increased their ...
Reconciliation Must Drive Development
September 24,2019 | Rémy Rioux
In a profoundly volatile world riddled with fractures, the temptation to embrace a seemingly reassuring path of withdrawal or isolation may be strong. In fact, avoidance of potential ...
China Has No Intention of Militarizing South China Sea
September 23,2019 | Gen Li, Yuhao Wang & Ruijing Qin
In recent years, with the continuous development of China’s economy, the importance of marine resources has become increasingly prominent. The Chinese government attaches ...
Another War Looming in Yemen
September 23,2019 | Manish Rai
Last month port city of Aden which is currently the seat of exiled President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi government was captured by southern separatists demanding secession of South Yemen...
Challenges before Adopting New Curriculum by MoE
September 22,2019 | Amin Danish
Adopting any types of curriculum will affect the level of learning and change students’ behaviors accordingly. Competency based education (CBE) is no exception and will certainly ...
How AI Can Promote Social Good
September 22,2019 | By: Hala Hanna and Vilas Dhar
Artificial intelligence is now increasingly present in corporate and government decision-making. And although AI tools are still largely in the hands of institutions that focus on profit before ...
Taliban Persist Attacking on Civilians and National Infrastructures in Afghanistan
September 20,2019 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
It is nearly two decades that Taliban have been persistently killing civilians and non-civilians violating national and internal laws and values. They have also destroyed public infrastructure ...
Ukraine Gets Its Chance
September 20,2019 | Carl Bildt
Suddenly, opinion polls find that Ukrainians are more optimistic about their future than are citizens of most other countries around the world. That will come as a surprise ...
What Is Next in The Pipeline for The Afghan Peace Initiative
September 19,2019 | Naser Koshan
The American led Taliban peace negotiations abruptly ended, when the U.S. president Donald Trump, pulled the plug on the talks after Taliban claimed responsibility for a deadly suicide ...
The Return of Fiscal Policy
September 19,2019 | Jim O’Neill
As we enter the last quarter of 2019 (and of the decade), cyclical indicators point to a slowing world economy amid wide-ranging structural challenges. There are plenty ...
Trump’s New Troubles
September 18,2019 | Elizabeth Drew
As the US Congress reconvenes this week after a six-week recess, the administration is mired in controversies, almost all of them set off by President Donald Trump. Trump’s behavior ...
Who Lost Argentina, Again?
September 18,2019 | Mohamed A. El-Erian
Investors and economic observers have begun to ask the same question that I posed in an article published 18 years ago: “Who lost Argentina?” In late 2001 ...
Pre-Taliban Political History of Afghanistan
September 17,2019 | Dr. Rajkumar Singh
Modern Afghanistan emerged during the nineteenth century as a buffer state squeezed between the Russian and British empire. From the beginning it was a pawn in the battles between ...
Joining the Technological Frontiers
September 17,2019 | Tej Kohli
Artificial intelligence (AI) and biotechnology are both on an exponential growth trajectory, with the potential to improve how we experience our lives and even to extend life itself ...
Welcome to Victories and Opportunities after Stoppage of Peace Process
September 16,2019 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
Following the intensification of Taliban attacks on Takhar, Kunduz, Baghlan, Farah and Kabul provinces ...
The Amazon and You
September 16,2019 | Richard N. Haass
Nearly everyone has seen the dramatic images of the Amazon ablaze. Tens of thousands of fires – intentionally started or caused by logging, farming, mining, and other human activities ...
Star of ‘Buddha Collapsed out of Shame’ is Forgotten
September 15,2019 | Hujjatullah Zia
Nikbakht Frahmand, who starred the film “Buddha Collapsed out of Shame” directed by Hana Makhmalbaf in 2007, is seeking to continue her role in terms of culture and art ...
Who Benefits from False Climate Solutions?
September 15,2019 | Karin Nansen
In a recent special report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) argues that addressing climate change will require fundamental changes to the way we manage...
How to Address Social Issues
September 14,2019 | S. Asim
No problem can ever be solved unless it is identified properly. Unfortunately, there is no easy way to do it. There are different problems within a social and political life and people ...
How Pooling Can Beat Stunting
September 14,2019 | Philippe Douste-Blazy and Carl Manlan
In many developing countries, women come together on a regular basis to contribute their earnings to a common pot. Together, these micro-contributions can pay for school fees, kick-start a joint ...
Human Rights Violations Continue Unabated
September 12,2019 | Hujjatullah Zia
The scourge of war and terrorism has caused indescribable sorrow and immense suffering for nations and violated the rights and liberties of many individuals around the globe...
Ursula von der Leyen’s To-Do List
September 12,2019 | Daniela Schwarzer
When Jean-Claude Juncker became European Commission President five years ago, he confronted formidable challenges. But the test faced by his successor, Ursula von der Leyen, is even more complex...
Why Washington Calls Off the Afghanistan’s Peace Process?
September 11,2019 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
The US President Donald Trump said through a series of tweets that he was cancelling the peace talks with Taliban leaders after a car bombing in Kabul killed one U.S. service member ...
Deep Aftereffects of 9/11 And War Against Terrorism
September 11,2019 | Rajkumar Singh
The fateful event of 11 September 2001, also called the ‘Black Tuesday’ has entered the contemporary history of the world as a landmark date. It reminded the prophetic ...
Message of Muharram
September 08,2019 | Hujjatullah Zia
>A large number of Shiite Muslims conduct mourning sessions in Muharram, a holy month of Shiite Muslims, in which the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) Imam Hussein, along ...
Germany’s Divided Soul
September 08,2019 | Dalia Marin
This November, Germany will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. But the country is in a gloomy mood, and cheers will be few and far between – especially ...
Why People Are Worried About the Peace Deal with Taliban
September 07,2019 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
After the ninth round of peace talks between US-Taliban has ended, the US Special Representative for Peace, Zalmay Khalilzad, came to Kabul to brief the Afghan president and political ...
Britain’s Brexit Breakdown
September 07,2019 | Philippe Legrain
British democracy was once widely seen as a model for others to follow. But it has now sunk into its deepest crisis in living memory. At stake is not only whether the United ...
Protecting Afghan Constitution is a National Obligation
September 04,2019 | Hujjatullah Zia
The Loya Jirga, held in post-Taliban Afghanistan to approve constitution, has been a controversial . . .
Causes and Cures of Terrorism in Today’s Context
September 04,2019 | Rajkumar Singh
In present context, globalisation has let loose the forces of uncivil society and accelerated the transnational flows of terrorism, human and drug trafficking, organised crime ...
Chinese Commitment Facilitates Afghan Woman’s Capacity-Building
September 03,2019 | Mr. Wang Daxue
In September, 2015, in his speech at the Global Leaders’ Meeting on Gender Equality and Woman’s Empowerment held at UN Headquarters, Chinese President Xi Jinping initiated . ..