Global Age Magazine

Kashmir Internet Shutdown Continues, Despite Supreme Court Ruling

Justin Sherman
Sep, 2020
405
Cyber Norms

India has the potential to be a global leader in promoting democratic technology norms, but instead it leads the way with internet shutdowns

Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan Reunifies with Uncertain Consequences

Umair Jamal
Sep, 2020
274
Taliban vs Pakistan

Two major splinter groups recently reunited with Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan. What that means for regional security remains unclear

Imran Khan’s Populism Clashes with Pakistan’s Economic Realities

Husain Haqqani
Sep, 2020
279
Political Debate

All politicians have to adjust or tweak policies, but the rate at which Imran Khan makes U-turns is dizzying

How Pakistan’s Political Parties Spread Radicalism

Umair Jamal
Sep, 2020
339
Profanity in Pakistan

Pakistan’s political parties have gone so far to appease the radical Islamist right that they have become indistinguishable from the radicals

Why Can’t Pakistan’s Opposition Parties Remove the Khan Government?

Umair Jamal
Sep, 2020
335
Opposition Alliance

Opposition political parties in Pakistan cannot topple the current government unless they are ready to anger the country’s powerful military

The Pandemic and Political Order

Francis Fukuyama
Sep, 2020
395
Politics of Resentment

It takes a state

The Endangered Asian Century: America, China and the Perils of Confrontation

The KIPS
Sep, 2020
451
US-China Ties

Amid rising tensions between the two countries, the strategic choices that Washington and Beijing make will determine the future of Asia and shape the contours of the emerging global order

How to Make Trade Work for Workers

Robert E.
Sep, 2020
330
US Trade Representative

Charting a path between protectionism and globalism

The Rise of Strategic Corruption

The KIPS
Sep, 2020
321
Personal Interests

How states weaponize graft

YouTube Hatemongers are India’s New Stars

Kunal Purohit
Sep, 2020
270
Analysis

Misogynistic, nationalistic rants get creators rewards-and bans-on social media

Is Silicon Valley Nudging Us Towards An Authoritarian Future?

Lynn Parramore
Sep, 2020
266
Technology & Innovation

Margaret Heffernan’s new book “Uncharted” warns against giving up the power to shape our destiny to gurus and gadgets promising false certainty

Why International Financial Regulation Still Falls Short

William White
Sep, 2020
241
Banking & Finance

Despite post-2008 regulations, the boom-bust credit cycle continues to run wild

Trouble on China’s Periphery: The Stability-Instability Paradox

David Skidmore
Sep, 2020
253
East Asia Politics

Today’s Chinese nationalism is built on CCP loyalty and Han culture and identity - and thus leaves out a large number of China’s people

Is China’s Belt and Road Initiative Strategic? Perhaps Not.

Abhijnan Rej
Sep, 2020
311
India-China Relations

Beijing’s BRI experience with Modi’s India shows a lack of feel for shifting sands

Where Does China’s ‘One Country, Two Systems’ Stand in 2020?

Derek Grossman
Sep, 2020
242
Cross-Strait Relations

The framework for governing Hong Kong and Macau - and, Beijing hopes, one day Taiwan - is battered but unbroken

Perpetual Silence: Kashmir’s Economy Slumps Under Lockdown

Niha Dagia
Sep, 2020
222
Kashmir Coronavirus

“Our lockdown began way before the world was forced into isolation”

How Did Pakistan Flatten the Coronavirus Curve?

Niha Dagia
Sep, 2020
388
Herd Immunity

Despite ending its lockdown early, Pakistan managed to flatten the curve. But the country is still far from achieving herd immunity

Politics, Not Economics

Rafia Zakaria
Sep, 2020
254
Female Freedom

The ideal educated and employed Pakistani woman is only a doll. She can say sentences that are expected of her in any given situation

The Abraham Accords

ALI INAN
Sep, 2020
687
Editorial

“Jerusalem is the navel of the world” declared Pope Urban II while delivering the Sermon of Clermont in 1095.