Bracing Pakistan for climate stress on August 26, 2017From among the multitude of challenges that confront Pakistan, perhaps none remains as elusive as our ability to grasp the very real consequences of climate change on our present and future. Rapid population growth, widespread poverty, massive dependence on agriculture and natural resource ecosystems for economic growth and livelihoods make Pakistan highly vulnerable to climate […]
More bad choices in Afghanistan? on May 21, 2017President Trump is finally set to address his country’s longest running war with a ‘new’ policy for Afghanistan. With an increase in the number of troops in the mix and a visibly more muscular approach on display, the new US administration is signalling renewed intent to keep their Afghan engagement open-ended. Whether this latest commitment […]