World Digest
Turkey’s terrifying challenges after Istanbul attack
Al Jazeera Galip Dalay This attack appears intended at disrupting Turkey's tourism industry by depicting the country as unsafe Istanbul's...
Read moreMeet China’s Killer Drones
Foreign Policy Magazine ADAM RAWNSLEY From Iraq to Nigeria, countries looking for cheap, armed drones are increasingly turning to China...
Read moreTaking advantage of opposition disunity
Arab News RAJEEV SHARMA Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) must be ruing the fact...
Read moreSaudi Embassy attack: Is vigilantes’ excess empowering Rouhani?
Christian Science Monitor Scott Peterson By Iranian political standards, heads have started to roll after the ransacking by hard-line forces...
Read moreThe war in Afghanistan: A bloody year of transition
The Economist A resurgent Taliban is winning territory, but all is not lost IT IS just over a year since...
Read moreFour-way talks on Afghanistan start, with much to overcome
Washington Post Tim Craig | Michael E. Miller Afghanistan is seeking unprecedented cooperation from Pakistan’s military to jump-start peace talks with...
Read moreThe Last Temptation of Barack Obama and John Kerry
Foreign Policy Magazine AARON DAVID MILLER As we enter the last year of Barack Obama’s presidency, Mideast watchers might have...
Read morePakistan reassures Saudi Arabia of support
Asia Times M.K. BHADRAKUMAR The day-long visit to Islamabad by the powerful Saudi Deputy Crown Prince and Defence Minister Mohammed...
Read moreHow crazy are the North Koreans?
Gulf News Joel S. Wit I probably shouldn’t say this, but I take my hat off to the North Koreans....
Read moreAfghanistan and the Taliban need Pakistan for peace
Al Jazeera Barnett Rubin If the talks are to lead to anywhere, meetings must include representatives who can deliver results...
Read moreEchoes of the Heart
Kazakh President satisfied with results of talks with Putin
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signified satisfaction following the lengthy face-to-face talks with President of Russia Vladimir Putin in Sochi, the Facebook account of the President’s press secretary Ruslan Zheldibay reads. During the talks the parties debated a wide range of issues concerning trade and economic, investment, humanitarian cooperation, cooperation of the two nations in the […]Read More »