Pakistan Needs Al-Enabled Workers, Not More Certificate Counts
Pakistan’s AI skills debate is getting more practical. That is welcome. But the country still needs a better answer to a basic question: what does it mean for an ordinary worker to...
Bab Al-Mandab a red line Iran should not cross
The Houthis have launched a new offensive, probably with the aim of taking the Bab Al-Mandab Strait. An Iranian spokesperson said the Houthis are independent and do not take orders from anyone....
Mixed messages in a fast-changing Asian order
Europe has long been the primary target for US President Donald Trump’s tirades against traditional allies. However, Asia got a taste of this treatment last month when he cut short, at very...
Antimigrant protesters bringing militancy to UK’s streets
The number of migrants arriving on British shores in small boats so far this year has fallen by more than 40 percent compared to the same period last year, with the people...
How the Gulf foiled Iran’s fragmentation plan
Since it started attacking the region on Feb. 28, Iran has been widening the geography of its strikes across the Gulf, following a clear pattern as Tehran has steadily brought more Arab...
Trump’s ‘economic D-Day’ about more than sanctions
There are many ways of looking at US President Donald Trump’s “economic D-Day” against Iran. Conventional wisdom says that economic sanctions on the economy simply do not work, but maybe they were...
A two-state solution is missing from Israel’s election debate
It is not unheard of for politicians to sweep the most important issues under the carpet, engaging in wishful thinking that they will somehow resolve themselves or disappear. Yet time and again,...
Drawn-out conflicts that link Trump and Putin
War in the field is vastly different from war on paper. Brilliance in planning does not grant immunity from surprises. Experience dictates that while a ruler knows when he goes to war,...
A little honesty would be useful in Lebanon
The issue of the Ali Al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon has ended up as a distraction and a different phase has begun — one that changes nothing in the substance of the...
Nepal tragedy offers a lesson in where climate priorities should lie
The catastrophe on the Nepal-Tibet border is another terrible warning of the dangers facing communities living beneath the world’s great mountain ranges. It is tempting to view every such event through the...