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Fighting Violence with Evidence
August 07,2019 | Rachel Locke and Steven David
In last year’s Pathways for Peace report – the result of a joint study by the United Nations and the World Bank – UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned that ...
Many Ifs and Buts in Peace Talks
August 06,2019 | Hujjatullah Zia
The eighth round of talks has been ushered in between the Taliban and US representatives in Qatari capital of Doha. The two sides seem hopeful about the outcome of this round . . .
What About Rochester?
August 06,2019 | Kenneth Rogoff
The rise of megacities as centers of strong job creation is one of the defining characteristics of the twenty-first-century global economy. But it is not always a positive ...
Has a Surge in Export Made Changes in Local Economy?
August 05,2019 | Hujjatullah Zia
Afghanistan’s central location in Eurasia makes it a hub for goods and services. Benefiting from its bilateral Trade Agreements and membership in the World Trade . . .
Preventing TB is Rooted in Medical Ethics and Human Rights
August 05,2019 | Bobby Ramakant
With quarter of world’s population infected with latent TB (not active TB disease), and in the light of scientific fact that every new case of active TB disease comes ...
What are the Failing Factors of Democracy in Afghanistan?
August 04,2019 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
Afghanistan has experienced many political systems including democracy, Kingdoms, Talibanism, autocracy and so on but none succeeded to change the destiny of Afghan people...
Don’t Squander the Techno-Revolution
August 04,2019 | Christopher Pissarides and Jacques Bughin
Public discussion of the effects of automation and artificial intelligence (AI) often focuses on the productivity benefits for companies and the economy ...
Public Concerns over Electoral Challenges
August 03,2019 | Hujjatullah Zia
To celebrate democracy, Afghans flock to ballot boxes to cast their votes so that their ballots could prevent bullet and ensure their rights and freedoms, but challenges ...
Who Will Win the Twenty-First Century?
August 03,2019 | Joschka Fischer
The first two decades of the twenty-first century are beginning to cast a long shadow over the Western world. We have come a long way since the turn of the century ...
The Lucrative Business of War The Seller, The Buyer, The Victim
July 31,2019 | Naser Koshan
The history of war and peace goes beyond millenniums. Where war and destruction convey a nasty face value, it is also a multi-billion dollar venture for companies engaged ...
Journey of Terrorism from Birth to Maturity
July 31,2019 | Rajkumar Singh
Basically, the concept of ‘Terrorism’ is as old as the civilization of mankind itself and has existed in all ages in some form or other which might be known anarchists, revolutionaries ...
The Fourth Step of Democracy in Afghanistan
July 30,2019 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
Today is the second day of electoral campaign and start of debates to run for the fourth presidential election in Afghanistan. Since 2001, there have been three presidential elections ...
How Europe’s Populists Lost The EU Game of Thrones
July 30,2019 | Sławomir Sierakowski
The conventional wisdom about European Commission President-elect Ursula von der Leyen’s confirmation by the European Parliament this month is that Central and Eastern European ...
Ups and Downs of Journalism Freedom in Afghanistan
July 29,2019 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
Journalism considered as one of the top ten high-risky jobs in the world; journalists knowingly they pay their precious lives to gain liberty for their nation. Despite numerous ...
Ultimate breakthrough in US attitude towards Afghanistan
July 29,2019 | Rajkumar Singh
Osama’s death came after nearly a decade of the US-led war on terror. President Barack Obama in an address to the nation said, ‘For over two decades Bin Laden ...
Inside story of US policy in Afghanistan after Soviet takeover
July 28,2019 | Rajkumar Singh
From the beginning of Soviet intervention in December 1979, the United States of America compounded the whole issue in Afghanistan. It used Islamic fundamentalism to counter ...
Boris’s Brexit
July 28,2019 | Anatole Kaletsky
Now that Boris Johnson has achieved his lifetime ambition to become the United Kingdom’s prime minister, the tragicomedy of Brexit is approaching its climax...
Our Schools Need Fundamental Change
July 27,2019 | M. Rasool Shah
The scenes are pathetic; be it inside the schools or outside. Students are the ominous figures of indiscipline, lack of manners and frightening combination of all the symptoms ...
Boris Johnson and the Triumph of Gullibility?
July 27,2019 | Raj Persaud
US President Donald Trump has already proclaimed that Boris Johnson, Britain’s new prime minister, is popular because he is seen as “Britain Trump” (sic)...
Afghans Fear Return of Islamic Emirate
July 25,2019 | Hujjatullah Zia
Afghans fear that return of the “Islamic Emirate” after peace agreement between the Taliban and their Afghan and US interlocutors will put the democratic ...
Afghanistan on the Eve of Presidential Campaign: Worries and Advancements
July 25,2019 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
The good news is that Afghan government become able to provide almost the entire presidential election budget from its own pocket. Recently, president Ghani said “I have allocated ...
Trump’s Remarks Hurtful to Afghans
July 24,2019 | Hujjatullah Zia
Declaring his military plan about Afghanistan and South Asia in August 2017, US President Donald Trump, in addition to going on tirade against Pakistan, did not rule ...
Can Europe Become a Global Player?
July 24,2019 | Mark Leonard
The last five years have not been kind to the European Union’s foreign-policy prospects. A new great-power competition is shunting aside the international rules-based order ...
The Strait of Hormuz Decoded
July 23,2019 | Naser Koshan
Strategic and equally hostile, the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf is one of the most important routes for crude oil transportation to key markets from Middle East to North America ...
How Can Developing Countries Pay for the SDGs?
July 23,2019 | Tania Masi, Roberto Ricciuti, Antonio Savoia, and Kunal Sen
With objectives as far-reaching as ending poverty in all its forms and delivering quality education to all by 2030, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are highly ambitious ...
The Paradox of Ongoing Peace and War in Afghanistan
July 22,2019 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
In spite of increasing peace demand and ongoing peace talks, at least 10 people were killed and another 33 people were wounded in the explosion after a bomb detonated near Kabul ...
Costly Mistakes of US Terror Strategy in South Asia
July 22,2019 | Rajkumar Singh
The terrorist attacks of 9/11 were the result of a catastrophic intelligence failure in which different American agencies failed to connect the dots. In response, the George ...
Reactions to the Establishment of New Dar-Al-Fatwa in Afghanistan
July 21,2019 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
Few days ago, the president established a New Dar-Al-fatwa (Religious Fatwa Issuance Center) aiming to have a specific address for issuance of religious fatwa in Afghanistan...
Terror policies of Bush and Obama in Afghanistan
July 21,2019 | Rajkumar Singh
Barack Obama succeeded George William Bush as the 44th President of the United States of America on 20 January 2009. It marked verily a revolution, a culmination of a long fight ...
The other side of US strategy in Afghanistan
July 20,2019 | Rajkumar Singh
By 1989, it became very clear that Soviet forces residing in Afghanistan would leave the country due to reasons more than one. The new situation created power vacuum in Central ...
Are Central Banks Losing Their Big Bet?
July 20,2019 | Mohamed A. El-Erian
In recent years, central banks have made a large policy wager. They bet that the protracted use of unconventional and experimental measures would provide an effective bridge to more ...
Civilian Casualties – Great Cause for Concern
July 18,2019 | Hujjatullah Zia
Militancy and terrorist attacks in populated areas and major cities were described as the main causes of civilian casualties in 2015, underscoring a push by Taliban militants into ...
Asia’s Scary Movie
July 18,2019 | Richard N. Haass
History at any moment can be understood as a snapshot, telling us where we are, or as a moving picture, telling us not just where we are but where we have been and where we may be headed...
The Quality of life Depends on Quality Personal Health Management
July 17,2019 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
When we discuss about life management several keywords come into our mind such as time management, health management, behavior management, home management, expenses management ...
The Fork Is Mightier than the Wall
July 17,2019 | Danielle Nierenberg
The word “migration” conjures images of war, natural disaster, and severe economic distress. All are important reasons why people seek refuge far from home...