Who Gets to Build the Future?
Dario Amodei wants two very different things to be true at once. He wants the world to believe that cheap, open-weight AI is a public good that deserves to spread freely. And
Today: Jul 29, 2026
How Pakistan Turned Its Courts Against Its Own People
In Pakistan, the courts were supposed to be the last line of defense against power. A new report shows how thoroughly that line has been erased. There is a particular kind of
America at 250: Toast the Past, Test the Future
America turned 250 with fireworks in the sky, storms on the horizon, and a political argument in the middle of the celebration. That is not a contradiction. It is the most American
Two Hands of Pakistan: Force and Silence
Pakistan is in the business of rebranding. Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar has declared, with evident pride, that Pakistan is now recognized as a “peacemaker” — a country whose geography, military ties,
When a Refugee Becomes an ‘Illegal Foreigner’
In the long shadow of Afghanistan’s wars, Pakistan has long stood as both refuge and pressure valve. Generations of Afghans have crossed the border seeking safety from conflict, persecution, and instability, and
How Pakistan Broke Trust in Kashmir
Pakistan-administered Kashmir is not just seeing another bout of unrest; it is exposing a political order built on managed representation, coercive policing and a long habit of treating local grievances as a
The Economic Case for Rubio’s India Mission
Marco Rubio’s May 2026 visit to India is not diplomatic pageantry; it is an attempt to re-anchor a relationship whose economic and security stakes are now systemic for both countries and for
The Breaking of OPEC
Wars have a way of claiming casualties no one anticipates. In the Middle East’s latest convulsion, the geopolitical wreckage has now reached OPEC itself — that sixty-year alliance of petrostates whose cohesion
How America Rescues Its Own
The rescue of the U.S. pilot from Iran is not just a story of tactical daring; it is a story about what the American state still claims to be able to do
Pakistan Keeps Lighting Fires and Calling Itself a Firefighter
For decades, Pakistan’s role as a haven for armed militant groups has been treated largely as South Asia’s problem — a festering wound in the India-Pakistan relationship, a complication in the Afghanistan
Pakistan’s Nuclear Reach: America’s Latest Nightmare
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has elevated Pakistan to the front lines of America’s nuclear threats, alongside Russia, China, and North Korea. Her recent testimony warns of Islamabad’s missile advances that
How Pakistan Strikes Turned an Afghan Rehab Center into a Graveyard
In Kabul’s Secondary Rehabilitation Services Centre, the war on drugs was supposed to be one of the few battles Afghans could still hope to win. Men and women clawing their way back
Pakistan’s Taliban Bet Goes Up in Flames
As explosions echo along the Durand Line and airstrikes pound Kabul, Pakistan’s decades-long bet on the Taliban has detonated into catastrophe. What began as a bid for “strategic depth” against India has
