The enormity of the damage wrought by Pakistan’s recent floods is staggering. One third of the country submerged, 3 million acres of
Fixing Pakistan’s economy requires fixing its political system first
To fix a problem, one must get to the root of the issue. Of course, that is often easier said than done.
A rose by any other name
Here’s a statement most Americans will probably disagree with: America is the wealthiest and most powerful empire the world has ever known.
Understanding the failure of nuclear talks with Iran
Negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program highlight, yet again, a glaring weakness in the current international system. Aside from China and
Lament the Spaniard
Spanish history is depressing. It is a tale of greed, bigotry, and violence. The Reconquista, though a cute term, is a shorthand
It’s time for the government to come clean about aliens
Mankind has consumed itself with endless military competition without pausing to consider that there may be far greater threats to our prosperity
Pakistan’s latest crisis is a product of its hybrid system
Assigning blame for the dysfunction gripping Pakistan’s political system today is easy. This mess belongs to everyone. Imran Khan’s bombastic but mostly
Lessons from the war in Ukraine
I typically write about the underlying causes of the Muslim world’s military weakness and how to end it. But, for obvious reasons,
A tribute to Abdus Salam and what could have been
Abdus Salam was a brilliant physicist. So brilliant, in fact, that he won the Nobel Prize for physics in 1979. He was
Some commonsense advice for Saudi leaders
In 1985 Israeli bombers dropped empty fuel tanks on targets inside Saudi Arabia to show their displeasure with its purchase of long-range
A commonsense solution for Ukraine
As Russia continues to mass troops on Ukraine’s border, America and its allies are searching for a response that can protect Ukraine’s
Climate change is the greatest of many challenges facing Pakistan
The Friday Time recently published a short article asking which of three critical issues facing Pakistan were most important. The choices were
Muslims desperately need to look up
I recently watched the hit Netflix movie “Don’t Look Up” about a comet full of precious metals hurtling towards Earth. In the
Pakistan is destined to lose its next war with India. Here’s why
India and Pakistan are likely to fight another war sometime during the next few decades. Given their history, this is not a particularly
Understanding the hypocrisy of geo-politics
I recently tried to write an essay about hypocrisy in the Muslim world. I began by looking in the dictionary which defines
Fear of Iran’s nuclear program is about Islamophobia, not national security
As talks meant to revive the agreement with Iran to curtail its nuclear program stall, the Western powers are once again ratcheting