The Bomb Was Horrifying. The Alternatives Would Have Been Worse.
Historical records show that dropping atomic bombs was the least bad option.
Imran Khan’s arrest is cycling the country through crisis yet again.
Extremism, more than all the other crises, challenges Pakistan’s very survival.
The ousted Pakistani leader and his party face dozens of charges he says are politicized—but he hasn’t been arrested yet.
Drama around former Prime Minister Imran Khan leaves Pakistan’s finances in the lurch.
An isolated junta would be cripplingly dependent on Beijing.
Considering some militants as instruments of regional influence while fighting others has had disastrous consequences.
Long-suffering residents near the Afghan border are voicing their grievances with militancy—as well as the powers that be.
The country’s growing leverage at U.N. negotiations has not resonated with much of its population.
By curtailing free speech and doubling down on blasphemy laws, Islamabad is endangering its relationship with Europe and the United States.
The charismatic Pakistani general aimed to be a great national leader but failed by shredding the constitution and recklessly doing Washington’s bidding.
Kashmiris fear an expensive infrastructure project will mean more military domination and demographic change.
In 2022, the country has seen a dramatic change in power, record-high inflation, and catastrophic floods. What could happen in 2023?
People displaced by climate disasters remain vulnerable, as this year’s floods show.
A young boxer is using the sport to change her country’s gender norms.
A recent book emphasizes domestic politics in the conflict but doesn’t account for the depth of the impasse.