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The Khashoggi Crisis: A Blessing in Disguise for Pakistan’s Imran Khan
October 27, 2018 | James M. Dorsey
The death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is proving to be a blessing in disguise for cash- strapped Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. Mr. Khan’s blessing is ...
China’s Rural Development – A Model for Afghanistan
October 25, 2018 | Hujjatullah Zia
Chinese officials are making concerted efforts to build a moderately prosperous society through alleviating poverty and promoting the country’s economy. All the Chinese ...
The End of Germany’s Two-Party System
October 25, 2018 | Sławomir Sierakowski
The German Social Democrats’ (SPD) existential crisis can no longer be treated as a typical party crisis. The party captured a mere 9.7% of the vote in ...
Defining Diplomacy Down
October 24, 2018 | Richard N. Haass
Some 25 years ago, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, a Harvard professor who in the course of his career served as United States ambassador to the United Nations and a US .. .
Assessing the Parliamentary Elections Through Different Glasses
October 24, 2018 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
Generally, the parliamentary elections is a great milestone towards institutionalization of democracy in the country but assessing the election cos and pros from different ...
Khashoggi Crisis Highlights Why Investment in Asia Is More Productive than in the Middle East
October 23, 2018 | James M. Dorsey
Growing Western political and corporate reluctance to be associated with Saudi Arabia in the wake of the suspected killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi spotlights fundamentally ...
Right Time to Work Together for a Community of Shared Future
October 22, 2018 | Liu Jinsong
A few days ago, I attended the Special Week activity hosted by the Afghan Red Crescent Society, where Afghan friends spoke highly of the efforts of the Chinese Red Cross . . .
Taliban – Foul Player in Peace Talks
October 22, 2018 | Hujjatullah Zia
The death of 39-year-old Kandahar police chief General Abdul Raziq, which shocked all Afghan individuals, is a slap on the face of peace talks ushered in between Taliban ...
A Gruesome Murder Bares World Powers’ Flawed Policies
October 22, 2018 | James M. Dorsey
Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s gruesome murder raises fundamental questions that go far beyond Middle Eastern geopolitics...
The Martyrdom of Jamal Khashoggi
October 18, 2018 | Daoud Kuttab
The London-based daily Al-Araby Al-Jadeed recently published a cartoon, by the Jordanian artist Emad Hajjaj, depicting a faceless man wearing a red and white ...
The Martyrdom of Jamal Khashoggi
October 18, 2018 | Daoud Kuttab
The London-based daily Al-Araby Al-Jadeed recently published a cartoon, by the Jordanian artist Emad Hajjaj, depicting a faceless man wearing a red and white ...
Gansu – the Sister City of Bamyan Province
October 18, 2018 | Hujjatullah Zia
On late September, Gansu hosted the Third Silk Road (Dunhuang) International Cultural Expo to extend the room for further understating between China and the outside world ...
China-Afghanistan Relations Continue to Deepen Development
October 16, 2018 | Lin Youhong, Mei Yangting & Jiang Maoxia
On the afternoon of October 12, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang met with Afghanistani CEO Abdullah in Dushanbe. The two leaders exchanged views on further deepening bilateral ...
Successive Attacks on Election Campaign
October 16, 2018 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
Aiming to disrupt the election process, a series of attacks have targeted the election process in different parts of the country. The latest attacks happened on Saturday ...
China, Afghanistan and Pakistan Tripartite Anti-Terrorism Cooperation Ushered a New era
October 16, 2018 | Yunsong Zhou, Like Zhu & Bingfeng Fu
On the afternoon of October 12, local time in Dushanbe, Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah met with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang. Abdullah said: China has always been a good friend ...
The Latest Climate Science Must Mobilize Us, not Paralyze Us
October 15, 2018 | Monica Araya & Carlos Manuel Rodriguez
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the United Nations body tasked with providing scientific evidence and consensus on climate change and its implications for ...
Collective Efforts for Peace Process of Afghanistan
October 15, 2018 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
Speaking at the 17th Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Tajikistan on Friday, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Abdullah Abdullah called for collective ...
Afghanistan’s Role in the Belt and Road Initiative (Part 2)
October 14, 2018 | Hujjatullah Zia
Cultural contacts and people-to-people exchanges are likely to be the lasting legacy of the ancient Silk Road; therefore, it has been termed as the “Road of ...
Winning the War on Tuberculosis
October 14, 2018 | Ibrahim Assane Mayaki
The world is finally waking up to the threat posed by one of the most overlooked diseases of our time. Last month, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) hosted ...
Kazakhstan is a Center of Interconfessional Dialogue of the Modern World
October 13, 2018 | Hadi Ahmad Bargasht
The mutual understanding and consent in matters of religion is one of the main conditions of social and political stability in the modern ...
Jamal Khashoggi Rejiggers the Middle East at Potentially Horrible Cost
October 13, 2018 | James M. Dorsey
The fate of missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, assuming that his disappearance was the work of Saudi security and military officials, threatens to upend ...
Afghanistan’s Role in the Belt and Road Initiative (Part 1)
October 11, 2018 | Hujjatullah Zia
Seeking to revitalize the Ancient Silk Road, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in late 2013 on his visit to Central Asia and ...
Taliban Vows To Disrupt the Upcoming Election
October 11, 2018 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
Last Monday, the Taliban militants broke their silence on the upcoming parliamentary elections, warning that they would seek to disrupt the vote 20 election...
Mirror of the World
October 10, 2018 | Sultan Ahmad Baheen - Translated by: Rezaie
They excavated the caves from the cliff decisively and made giant Buddha niches in the heart of the caves to imprint their beliefs to Buddha and continued their ...
Crazy Rich Asia
October 10, 2018 | Kenneth Rogoff
In the surprise hit movie “Crazy Rich Asians” (based on a 2013 Kevin Kwan novel), a New York University economics professor (Rachel), travels with her boyfriend ...
Pakistani poker: Playing Saudi Arabia against China
October 09, 2018 | James M. Dorsey
A podcast version of this story is available on Soundcloud, Stitcher, TuneIn and Tumblr. . .
Brexit and the European Order
October 09, 2018 | Joschka Fischer
There are only a few months left until the United Kingdom formally exits the European Union. So far, the debate about Brexit has been framed mainly in economic terms...
The Belt and Road Initiative Looms Large for the World
October 07, 2018 | Hujjatullah Zia
Hosting four significant events: The Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), the 15th China-ASEAN Expo, the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road China ...
Journalist’s disappearance challenges fragile Middle Eastern pragmatism
October 07, 2018 | James M. Dorsey
Saudi Arabia and Turkey, despite being on opposite sides of Middle Eastern divides, are cooperating in Syria to enable youth and women to acquire skills that would either ...
Optimism Lingers Even With Peace Talks Stalemate
October 06, 2018 | Hujjatullah Zia
The peace deadlock remains unbreakable despite all sacrifices paid by Afghan soldiers and civilians and casualties sustained by US-led NATO troops for more than a decade...
Selection Criteria and National Responsibility in Elections
October 04, 2018 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
Generally, everyone may agree on some common criteria such as honesty, loyalty to the people and country, expertise, ability, braveness and aware of social and ...
Managing the Global Factor Better
October 04, 2018 | Mohamed A. El-Erian
Imagine a world in which the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund were more client-driven. Ahead of the gathering – this year’s will take place ...
One Hundred Years of Ineptitude
October 03, 2018 | Helmut K. Anheier
The global financial and economic crisis that began in 2008 was the greatest economic stress-test since the Great Depression, and the greatest challenge to social and ...
Disasters Discriminate – Disaster Response Should Not
October 03, 2018 | Bharati Sadasivam
When landslides devastated parts of Tajikistan’s Khatlon province in early 2009, the village of Baldzhuvan was better prepared than most. Bibi Rahimova, a local...
What is Foreign Policy?
October 02, 2018 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari
Foreign policy is the management of external relations, national interests and activities at international arenas backed by domestic policies. Foreign policy involves...