Pakistan, established in 1947 as a homeland for South Asia’s Muslims, occupies a pivotal position in regional geopolitics, navigating complex relationships with neighboring Afghanistan and global powers. While Pakistan seeks strategic autonomy through cooperative alliances, its most pressing challenge emerges from the Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, a nation it regards as a brotherly Muslim state. This article [...]
Under Chief Justice John Roberts, the current US Supreme Court has become one of the most partisan in American history. This judicial devotion to party could not come at a more dangerous time, as President Donald Trump endeavors to amass more power for the presidency than any prior chief executive. The Supreme Court has always [...]
In June 2025, the US launched Operation Midnight Hammer against three Iranian nuclear sites. Iran retaliated with a missile attack on coalition forces at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar. Now, four months later, with tensions still high and Iran’s Foreign Minister having urged world leaders on September 19 to “hoose diplomacy over confrontation” because [...]
“We unleash overwhelming and punishing violence on the enemy. We also don’t fight with stupid rules of engagement. We untie the hands of our warfighters to intimidate, demoralize, hunt, and kill the enemies of our country. No more politically correct and overbearing rules of engagement, the military will “kill people and break things for a [...]
The current political climate in the United States has raised serious concerns regarding the potential overreach of executive power. At times, these methods have been reminiscent of historical authoritarian regimes. In particular, the tactics employed by the Trump Administration to consolidate power—specifically the use of federal law enforcement agencies and nationalized National Guard units—raise concerns [...]
It was a cold case. Fifty-four-year-old Esther Williams was found dead at her home on April 28, 2014, in Cumuto, Trinidad. Her common-law husband and daughter, Sewak Jagroo and Shastri Jagroo, told police that they had discovered Williams’ body hanging, indicating that she had taken her own life. However, a post-mortem examination revealed that Williams’ [...]
Is this the last time you’ll hear from me? It could be, as the Taliban’s crackdown on all of our rights has extended to internet technology. A ban on fiber optic internet has begun its slow trickle from province to province, and it could be only a matter of time before the whole country is [...]
The US Supreme Court has decided that it will take up the legality of a significant part of President Donald Trump’s tariff regime. The Court has scheduled arguments for November in V.O.S. Selections v. Trump, in which the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit struck down tariffs issued pursuant to the International Emergency Economic [...]
This article examines the legal and political significance of the enlarged partial agreement provision within the statute of the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine. It argues that this mechanism not only enhances the tribunal’s operational feasibility but also elevates its institutional stature by enabling flexible international support, circumventing traditional diplomatic impasses, [...]
In the aftermath of the devastating attacks on September 11, 2001, President George W. Bush established the Guantanamo Bay detention facility to incarcerate and punish those responsible for the deaths of more than 3,000 Americans. At least 780 detainees were held in Guantanamo, several of whom were subject to extreme punishment measures including—but certainly not [...]
