Mahmood Khan Achakzai, a prominent Pakistani opposition leader, has called on Pashtuns in Pakistan to obtain Afghan identity cards, a proposal that has drawn criticism from Afghan politicians and former officials. Achakzai, leader of the Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party and a senior opposition figure in Pakistan, argued that because millions of Pakistanis hold dual citizenship with countries such as Canada […]

China’s Ministry of Public Security is often portrayed as a domestic law enforcement agency, but it is also a global security actor. This paper explores how MPS has used international law enforcement and security cooperation agreements—over 200 since 2006—to advance China’s vision of security in a changing global environment. IntroductionThe Ministry of Public Security (MPS) is the main domestic law […]

Newly released files raise further questions about how senior SAS officers handled allegations of war crimes in Afghanistan An initial internal review into reports of war crimes committed by SAS soldiers in Afghanistan was dismissed in just one day, newly declassified documents have revealed. The file provides further evidence that senior special forces officers willfully ignored persistent reports that elite […]

Punjab’s Urban Verdict The results of Punjab’s Municipal Corporation (MC), Municipal Council and Nagar Panchayat elections, declared on May 29, 2026, delivered a decisive victory to the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), reinforcing its dominance in urban Punjab ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections. The outcome is significant given the challenges facing the party, including the defection of seven Rajya […]

In May, Xi Jinping received a rare and undoubtedly pleasant opportunity to be at the center of world politics. One by one, it was visited by the leaders of the United States and Russia. Such summits always attract attention, especially when they practically merge together. On May 14, Trump arrived in Beijing first accompanied by a ent for billionaires and […]

Toplines The PRC has not blocked Taiwanese government officials, including Minister Without Portfolio Yang Jen-ni, from participating in Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings in the PRC, despite its general policy against Taiwanese officials participating in international forums. Taiwan sent Yang, who is also the head of the Taiwan Office of Trade Negotiations, to Suzhou to attend an APEC ministerial meeting […]

Ayatollah Waezzada Behsudi, a prominent and senior Shia emulation and cleric, says Taliban pressure on followers of the Ja’fari school has steadily increased over the past five years, adding that people approach religious scholars in tears to complain about mounting restrictions. Speaking during Eid al-Adha prayers, Behsudi said that despite the Taliban’s claims of religious commitment and adherence to Islamic […]

The geopolitical landscape of the Middle East in 2026 is defined by systemic fragmentation and compound crises. The overt diplomatic rupture between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), running concurrently with the US-Israeli military intervention in Iran, designated ‘Operation Epic Fury’, has dismantled historical alliances and disrupted global energy markets. For the Republic of India, […]

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s India visit ended with the language of momentum, but the subtext was repair. Officially, Washington and New Delhi framed the trip around the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, or Quad, the four-nation grouping of India, the United States, Japan and Australia. The foreign ministers met in New Delhi to advance cooperation on the Indo-Pacific, maritime security, […]

Why the shift from unipolarity did not break the imperial structure—and what still blocks the path to a more peaceful order From the tensions in the Strait of Hormuz to the meetings between Xi and Putin, and Xi and Trump, alongside the overall decline of the US and Europe, the balance of power has shifted from the unipolar moment to […]