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By Wania Tahir In the grand theater of international relations, the curtain is falling on the Atlantic era. For decades, the geopolitical identity of the “West” was predicated on a singular, unshakable axis: the convergence of American military might and European diplomatic morality. It was a partnership assumed to be eternal, codified in the G7 and enshrined in NATO. Yet, the tectonic plates of global power are shifting with a violence that Brussels seems ill-equipped to comprehend. The tremors are no longer subtle. While European capitals remain entangled in bureaucratic debates and the moral absolutism of the old world order,…

By Hadia Safeer Choudhry As the year 2025 draws to a violent close, the western frontier is once again ablaze. The fragile peace that barely held the Pakistan-Afghanistan border together has fractured, sending shockwaves that are felt most acutely not in the corridors of power in Islamabad or Kabul, but in the rugged, dust-swept terrain of Balochistan. The recent skirmishes at the Chaman-Spin Boldak crossing culminating this December in the destruction of parts of the ‘Friendship Gate’ and the suspension of vital trade are not merely border incidents. They are the symptoms of a diplomatic relationship that has collapsed into…

The Belt and Road Initiative for Sustainable Development (BRISD), under the leadership of Chairman Qaiser Nawab, expresses profound shock and deep sorrow at the heinous terrorist attack that occurred on December 14, 2025, at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia. This brutal assault targeted innocent civilians attending a Hanukkah celebration and has resulted in the tragic deaths of dozens of people, with many more severely injured. Authorities, both local and international, have described the incident as a terror attack driven by antisemitic hatred. Chairman Nawab unequivocally condemns this act of senseless violence and hatred in the strongest possible terms. He extends…

Islamabad, December 12, 2025: Mr. Qaiser Nawab, Chairman of the Belt and Road Initiative for Sustainable Development (BRISD), attended the 62nd Jamhuri (National) Day Reception of the Republic of Kenya, held at the Sheesh Mahal, Serena Hotel, Islamabad. The event was hosted by H.E. Lt Gen (Rtd) Peter M. Njiru, High Commissioner of the Republic of Kenya to Pakistan. The reception brought together members of the diplomatic community, government representatives, and distinguished guests to celebrate Kenya’s independence and its achievements as a leading nation in Africa committed to peace, progress, and multilateral cooperation. In his remarks, Mr. Qaiser Nawab extended…

By Mishal Noor If the tariff agreement struck in Scotland this past July was meant to be a ceasefire, the new United States National Security Strategy (NSS), released just days ago by the White House, reads like a declaration of ideological war. For months, European capitals have clung to the hope that the transatlantic trade dispute was merely a transactional skirmish—a haggle over steel quotas and automotive levies that could be settled with the right mix of purchase orders and investment pledges. That illusion shattered on December 4. The release of the 2025 NSS has sent shock-waves from Berlin to…

Islamabad, December 9, 2025:Mr. Qaiser Nawab, Chairman of the Belt and Road Initiative for Sustainable Development (BRISD), attended the Qatar National Day Reception held at the Sheesh Mahal, Serena Hotel, Islamabad, on the gracious invitation of H.E. Ali Bin Mubarak Al-Khater, Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Pakistan. The prestigious ceremony was graced by the Prime Minister of Pakistan as the Chief Guest, reflecting the strong and time-tested bonds of friendship between Pakistan and Qatar. The event commemorated the foundation of the State of Qatar by its founder, Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed bin Thani, celebrating Qatar’s remarkable journey of…

By Agil Alesger New realities have emerged in the South Caucasus, and the Doha Forum has turned into a platform where these realities are visually demonstrated in both political and diplomatic dimensions. The harsh rhetoric of the wartime period is gradually giving way to an agenda of peace, communication and geo‑economic cooperation. At the centre of this new phase stand Azerbaijan’s initiative, political will and diplomatic activism.The joint interview given for the first time in Doha to “Euronews” by Hikmat Hajiyev, Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan and Head of the Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration, and…

By Mishal Noor IN the grand theatre of geopolitics, the curtain rarely falls abruptly; usually, the lights dim slowly, the actors mutter their final lines, and the scene transitions imperceptibly. Yet, on the evening of December 4, the release of the Trump administration’s new National Security Strategy (NSS) felt less like a transition and more like the snapping of a tether. For decades, the global order has been predicated on a specific, unwavering assumption: that the United States considers the security of Europe and the maintenance of a liberal international order as synonymous with its own survival. The 33-page document…

By Qaiser Nawab For nearly three decades following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the international system was defined by a singular, overwhelming reality: American unipolarity. It was a period described by Western scholars as the “End of History,” a moment where liberal democracy and free-market capitalism were presumed to be the final destination of human political evolution. Yet, history has a way of returning with a vengeance. As we navigate the turbulent waters of the mid-2020s, the “unipolar moment” has undeniably passed, replaced by a complex, fractious, and nascent multipolar order. This transition is not merely a theoretical proposition…

By Hadia Khan There is a grim, unwritten rule in our criminal justice system: if a murder happens on the street, it is a crime against the State; if it happens in the kitchen, it is a “family dispute.” For decades, the concept of the “private sphere”—the sanctity of the chadar aur char dewari—has been weaponized. It was intended to protect the privacy of the home, but today, it serves a far more sinister purpose. It has become a jurisdictional iron curtain behind which the brutalization of women is not only permitted but protected from state scrutiny. As a law…