The Pakistani military’s increasing ownership of foreign policy has made the Foreign Ministry virtually redundant.

Will the truth emerging from the WikiLeaks disclosures finally set the Pakistani public free?

Pakistan needs Turkey’s ruling AKP party to stick around a bit longer: it has been a great friend and could be a unparalleled mentor.

What Pakistan: Beyond the ‘Crisis State’ lacks is a critical look at the army, which has been a lead player in Pakistan’s politics.

For many people, the success of the May 22 attack on PNS Mehran suggests some complicity from within the armed forces. It is not surprisingly then that the US government has sternly warned Pakistan against playing both sides.

With Osama gone, is Pakistan now Public Enemy Number One?

Frosty CIA-ISI relations are unlikely to thaw anytime soon, especially after the unilateral raid on bin Laden’s hideout in Abbottabad and repeated US demands on Pakistan to crack down on the Haqqani Network in North Waziristan.

It may be imperfect, but it is also necessary.

Imran Khan wants people to believe that drones and the US are Pakistan’s biggest problems. But would terrorism be contained if the drones were to stop?

The ongoing transformation in the Arab world is being viewed with trepidation by the US and Israel as democratic governments could prove to be tougher opponents than their unrepresentative rulers.