West Asia opinion articles provide expert analysis and commentary on politics, economy, and social issues across the region. This section explores diverse perspectives, helping readers understand the factors shaping West Asia’s landscape.
The nature of contemporary conflict is no longer confined within any singular territory and has consequently evolved into a hybrid pattern reflecting a calculated shift in modern warfare, pivoted arou...
For many years, Pakistan’s public diplomacy has struggled with questions of identity. Inside the country, we have often mistaken loud propaganda for real and effective communication. Outside the count...
As Lord Palmerston observed that Nations have no permanent friends or allies; they only have permanent interests. This observation helps explain the profound transformation unfolding the Middle East p...
On the evening of July, 2025 in Pakistan, cinemas across Karachi and Lahore witnessed a phenomenal event. Thousands of Pakistani fans, including cosplayers were lined up for the release of Demon Slay...
China’s growth and influence on Asia, or its military modernization and economic expansion were the major themes of China discussion for years. In today’s world, however, a new and more si...
Recently, the Chairman of India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), which is India’s premier agency responsible for military research and development, stated that the agency is rea...
Today, in 2026, Pakistan is globally known as a “Peacemaker” who not only stops the destruction of a whole civilization but saves the whole world from the brink of World War III. A war that caused mas...
A world having shifting alliances, grid locked diplomacy and rising tensions, power is no longer dependent on missiles, economies or military alliances. Rather, a more subtle but persistent influence ...
In today’s interconnected world, states compete through influence, values and image, without only relying on military or economic power. This is how public diplomacy shapes how a nation is perceived g...
Turkey’s engagement with Somalia shows the potential of humanitarian diplomacy as a means for higher-level public diplomacy. It started as a response to the crisis of famine and state collapse a...