Opportunity, Obligation or Strategic Ambiguity? “The US-Led Middle East Order is over. The Makkah Agreement proves it”.Council on Foreign Relations (US) Let me begin this paper by acknowledging that the appropriate time for public critique of a government decision is normally before that decision is made, while the matter remains under contemplation and consideration. At…

“The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when transactions of their ruler may be concealed from them” Patrick Henry. The National Security Policy (NSP) is finally out. Forty-Eight pages of the document were made public. Normally national policy is a public document and is rarely kept confidential. Quis custodiet ipsos…

“The people are the sea in which the revolutionary swims”, Mao Zedong The country is in the throes of civil unrest, violence and insurgency and is gradually losing critical cohesion. In any situation where there are civilian protests, the central problem will always evolve around aggrieved people, exploited by hostile agencies. These people have to…

Part VI Written on the 9th of April. To be read in conjunction with Global Order 1 to 5 withspecial emphasis on pages 3 of both, Global Order ii and Global Order V. ‘Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate’– John F. Kennedy The powers that be are…

Part VII Note: To be read in conjunction with Global Order 1 to 6. They came, they talked, and agreed to disagree. Islamabad was abuzz with diplomatic activity as US and Iranian delegations arrived on 10th April 2026 for high-level talks conducted on the 11th. The US delegation was led by Vice President JD Vance,…

Part V Note: Written on 29th March 2026. To be read in conjunction with Global Order 1 to 4 ‘The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts’ Bertrand Russell. More than a month has gone by as we stand…

The Desperate Search For Peace Part IV This article was written on 26th March 2026. To be read in conjunction with Global Order 1, 2 and 3. The conflict in the Gulf has not turned out as the US would want or Israel had hoped. The consequences of their mindless war have begun to take…

Part 3 (This article was written on 17th March 2026, and should be read in conjunction with Global Order 1&2) ‘ Its not hard to go back to Goebbels or the 1930s. You understand the tactic is to tell the big lie as often as possible’, Roger Waters The conflict began with three core demands…

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”- Thomas Jefferson As I endeavour to delve into the many problems that Pakistan is politically plagued by or attempt to…

‘Whoever controls the flow of Persian Gulf oil has a stranglehold not only on our economy but also on the other countries of the world as well’- Dick Cheney This article was written on the 12 of March 2026 and should be read in continuation of the earlier analysis written on 21 February 2026 –…