In international politics, the most consequential developments are often those that occur away from television cameras and dramatic headlines. Diplomacy rarely announces itself with fanfare. ...

(Mushtaq Yusufzai) The security situation in Lakki Marwat and the wider southern districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has once again brought into sharp focus a question ...

(Shamim Shahid) The security landscape in the region is once again entering a deeply unsettling phase. Recent developments from Kurram to Kandahar, and from the ...