Acting Like A Cornered Bear, Putin Ups The Ante And Calls For A Partial Mobilisation
In a sure sign of desperation, confirming that he has lost the initiative to Ukraine, Putin has called for a...
Tuesday, September 27, 2022
These 4 Events From 1979 May Have Laid The Foundations For 9/11
It’s been 21 years since al-Qaeda terrorists carried out 9/11. To what extent can that be traced back to a...
Lessons Of Vietnam: Do Numbers Matter In Warfare
When the Nixon administration took over in 1969 all the data on North Vietnam and the United States was fed...
When Egypt Was Governed By Women
In the Bronze Age, societies around the globe were dominated by men. Even today, in much of the world, that...
Tales From Hawaii
After spending a week in Hawaii, our taste for the local dishes was saturated. On our last day, which happened...
Have Nuclear Weapons Enhanced The National Security Of Pakistan?
Next May marks the 25th anniversary of India exploding five and Pakistan responding with six nuclear weapons. A month prior...
How The Fundamentals Of Modern Warfare Resemble Those Of Ancient Conflicts
Ancient battles echo through the chambers of history, not just in the corridors of History or English departments at universities,...
How Modern Warfare Bears A Striking Resemblance To Ancient Warfare
Ancient battles echo through the chambers of history, not just in the corridors of the History or English departments at...
The Killing Of Ayman Al-Zawahiri Raises More Questions Than It Answers
The man who succeeded Osama bin Laden as the head of al-Qaeda after he was killed in a US raid...
What Would Be Different If Imran Khan Returns To Power?
It’s certainly a big if. There is no guarantee that he will return to power by winning the next general...
Four Wonderful Days In Fiji
After watching the classic South Pacific, I was convinced that the South Seas, with their golden sunsets, were the closest...
How Did The Roman Republic Turn Into The Roman Empire?
It’s the rare traveller who journeys through Europe, North Africa or the Levant without encountering a Roman ruin. At its...
Imran Khan’s Journey From Prime Minister To Spinmeister
In cricket, when the match is not going well, it’s time to bring on the spin bowlers. Imran Khan, a...
What Is China’s Grand Strategy And How Does Pakistan Fit Into It?
China has had a complex history since it was converted to a People’s Republic of China in 1949, two years...
How Israel Won The Six Day War And Lost The Peace
On June 9, 1967, just six days after it attacked its neighbouring Arab states, Israel tripled its land area. Within...
How Genghis Khan Created The World’s Largest Land Empire
On June 1, 1215, the Mongols made history when they took Beijing. After a long siege, the starved residents surrendered. The...
Why Did Mao Fall From Grace?
Less than a quarter century after Chairman Mao’s death, I had a hard time finding a copy of the Red...
Almost 4 Months Of Russia-Ukraine War: Is Putin Now A Cornered Tiger?
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has entered its fourth month. The war is not going well for Russia....
Imran Khan’s Naïve And Arrogant Past
Back in 2005, he was everyone’s famed cricket hero, the heartthrob of millions, and a philanthropist who built cancer hospitals....
Behold: The Forbidden City
Writing in the Atlantic, Lt Gen H.R. McMaster relates how President Xi Jinping gave President Donald Trump a history lesson...
Six Reasons Why The US Did Not Depose Imran Khan From Office
Just when it seemed that Imran Khan had stopped peddling a conspiracy theory which held the US accountable for his...
Inside The Mind Of Osama Bin Laden
Soon after midnight on May 2, 2011, when the US Navy Seals took out Osama bin Laden, they also discovered...
Why Did Saddam Choose To Fight The Gulf War In 2003?
On 9 April 2003, three weeks after the US forces had invaded Iraq, an armoured engineering vehicle of the US...
Is Imran Khan Still Taking Cue From Donald Trump?
The only new element in Imran Khan’s speech on April 16 was this advice: “Wave Pakistan’s flag, not the PTI...
The Skipper Returns To The Pavilion: Imran Khan Ponders His Next Move
He lost the match but refused to accept the umpire’s decision. He said he would accept the decision of the...
What Lessons Did The Russians Derive From Their Ten-Year War In Afghanistan?
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is driven by three strategic beliefs. First, a sense of paranoia, that a neighboring country...
THE TRUTH WILL OUT
Flood Waters Are Receding But A Bigger Disaster Awaits Pakistan
As the monsoon season comes to an end...
‘Maryam Sought No Favour’: PM Shehbaz Announces High-Powered Probe Into Audio Leaks
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Tuesday that...