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What’s at Stake for Trump at the Winter Olympics - New Yorker
he hardest game at the Olympics won’t be played on the ice rinks, ski slopes, or luge runs in South Korea, where the United States is fielding the largest number of athletes among participating countries. The enduring legacy of the Pyeongchang Games will instead be whether they generate enough momentum...
Scott Worden on the effects of the Taliban and ISIS attacks in Afghanistan - SiriusXM POTUS CH. 124
Scott Worden spoke to SiriusXM POTUS Ch. 124 upon his return from Kabul, Afghanistan to share his analysis about the string of recent Taliban and ISIS attacks. Worden explained that while the attacks are not coordinated, the horrendous attacks serve a central purpose of destabilizing the Ghani government. Worden also...
Pakistan's calculated policy softens US - The Nation
Pakistan’s aggressive policy after President Donald Trump’s aid snub has forced the United States to soften its approach towards Pakistan with Washington conditionally ready to grant concessions, diplomatic sources said.
Nuclear conflict: Pakistan, India increasingly reliant on mediators - The Express Tribune
With nuclear-tipped hostile neighbours Pakistan and India shying away from direct engagement and wary of direct conflict, the two countries will be increasingly reliant on powerful mediators with their own vested interests in the region.
Who’s the Fearless Leader Now? - New Republic
The Korean Peninsula’s Demilitarized Zone, the world’s most fortified border and of late perhaps its grandest stage for political theater, has been the site of uncommon activity. On January 8, delegations from the North and the South hammered out an agreement at the DMZ’s Joint Security Area allowing...
Minister Iqbal Praises Kashmiris Valiant Struggle, Reiterates Pakistan’s Support - Associated Press of Pakistan
:Federal Minister for Interior Ahsan Iqbal Wednesday paid tributes to the valiant struggle by the Kashmiri people and said that the third generation of Kashmiris had shown their determination to get their right to self-determination.
Pak, India will avoid direct conflict in nuclear environment, says speaker - Pakistan Today
Pakistan and India will be compelled to engage with the US, and even other strong powers like China, and try and achieve their crisis objectives through them rather than contemplating direct conflict in a nuclear environment.
Hijab Protests Expose Iran’s Core Divide - New Yorker
It was the quietest protest Iran has ever witnessed. Vida Movahed, a thirty-one-year-old mother of a toddler, stood atop a large utility box on Tehran’s busy Enghelab Street and removed the hijab head covering that all women are required to wear by law. Her jet-black hair cascaded far down her back. She then tied...
Africa: Three Opportunities for Humanitarians in 2018 - Inter Press Service
As 2018 begins, the challenges of humanitarian crises are momentous. Humanitarians are responding to large-scale emergencies in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Iraq, Syria and Yemen.
America’s ISIS Jihadists Were Largely Duds - New Yorker
For all the hype about Americans joining isis, the majority never saw combat during the Islamic State’s three-year rule. They were largely marginal players in the jihadist caliphate—often working in menial jobs as cooks, mechanics, cleaners, or orderlies. In the end, many became...