The Iranian regime remains capable of funding its power mechanisms and suppressing opposition, while the United States ... suffers from limited political space.
The Beijing summit did not produce a major agreement between the great powers on the region, but it firmly established that Middle Eastern crises are now deeply tied to the great-power dialogue.
A summit that would normally send a reassuring message ... faces total uncertainty thanks to the weakness of the United States. The only person to blame for this is Trump.
History has never witnessed a leader quite like Donald Trump — a mix of ignorance, arrogance immorality, brazenness, insensitivity and sheer stupidity.
The challenge for Washington is no longer whether it possesses sufficient capabilities, but whether the political system can align those capabilities behind a coherent long-term priority.
The story seems an exercise in ambiguity. Afghanistan’s destiny lies as a safe conduit for transit of trade in a resurgent central Asia. The roadmap lies in memorization of the region. This process is long overdue. Mullah Umer and the Taliban do not fit into modern democracy, which is played by the rules. Similarly the SAARC countries need replacement of the puppet parliaments with functioning democracies such as the two-party system in England. Islam is definitely in no way averse to modern democracy. The essence of democracy is that the people are the sovereign rulers and the whole system moves for their awareness and advancement.
The story seems an exercise in ambiguity. Afghanistan’s destiny lies as a safe conduit for transit of trade in a resurgent central Asia. The roadmap lies in memorization of the region. This process is long overdue. Mullah Umer and the Taliban do not fit into modern democracy, which is played by the rules. Similarly the SAARC countries need replacement of the puppet parliaments with functioning democracies such as the two-party system in England. Islam is definitely in no way averse to modern democracy. The essence of democracy is that the people are the sovereign rulers and the whole system moves for their awareness and advancement.