By Nadim Shehadi The US is largely winning the war with Iran, but may end up losing it at home, both for domestic reasons and for failing to convince its allies of the danger Iran can pose to them. The majority of policy analysts, mainstream media commentators, and many politicians hold a negative view of […]
Read MoreBy Abid Hussain Islamabad, Pakistan – When meeting United States President Donald Trump in the Oval Office in September, Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, opened a briefcase with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif standing next to him. Inside were a set of glistening minerals. Their display was part of Pakistan’s latest offer to the […]
Read MoreBy Khushboo Razdan in Washington US President Donald Trump on Monday described Beijing’s large-scale military exercises around Taiwan as routine activities that have occurred “for 20-25 years”, expressing no concern over the escalation and instead citing his personal rapport with Chinese President Xi Jinping. “I have a great relationship with President Xi, and he hasn’t […]
Read MoreUS President Donald Trump began his second term by signaling that talks with China to stop a deadly flow of fentanyl were fruitless and instead slapped 20% tariffs on Chinese goods to try to push Beijing to tackle trafficking of the synthetic opioid. But last week, after meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea, […]
Read MoreUS President Donald Trump and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim signed a trade agreement today (26 October), boosting US access to critical minerals as China tightens controls on rare earths. Beijing this month announced sweeping restrictions on the rare earths industry, prompting Trump to threaten 100 per cent tariffs on imports from China in retaliation. […]
Read MoreBy Tom Hussain Far from being a historic deal to end war in the Middle East as claimed by US President Donald Trump, the Gaza peace declaration has only established a bloc of regional countries that will work with Washington for now to stabilise the region, observers say. Composed of Egypt, Arab monarchies led by […]
Read MoreBy Osama Al-Sharif Monday was an extraordinary day in the life of the Middle East: an end to the two-year-old Israeli war on Gaza and, in the words of US President Donald Trump, “the dawn of a new Middle East” and an end to “the long and painful nightmare.” The promise of a historic breakthrough […]
Read MoreUS President Donald Trump, a self-proclaimed peacemaker who has campaigned for a Nobel Prize, finally got a camera-ready diplomatic victory on Monday as world leaders flew to Egypt for the signing of the ceasefire and hostage-release deal he brokered between Israel and Hamas. But if lasting peace is to take root, analysts and diplomats say, […]
Read MoreBy Khushboo Razdan in Washington US President Donald Trump on Friday cancelled a planned meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, accusing Beijing of “hostile” trade behaviour after it further expanded export controls on rare earth elements. In a social media post, Trump said he had been “surprised” by China’s move, which he claimed would “clog […]
Read MoreBy Khushboo Razdan in Washington US President Donald Trump’s bid to regain control of the strategic Bagram airbase in Afghanistan has achieved an unlikely feat – bringing India, Pakistan and China onto the same side in opposition. At the 7th Moscow Format Consultations on Afghanistan in Moscow on Tuesday, the three Asian powers – often […]
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