The dispute over Kashmir between India and Pakistan is as old as the state of Pakistan itself. And for nationalist rabble-rousers on both sides, it has been the gift that keeps on giving. Yet for...
Idlib bloodbath: The next step in information warfareThe final rebel holdout against the Assad regime in Syria is in Idlib province. Confrontation is inevitable as both Assad and his Iranian and Russian allies are looking to wrap things up in the...
Maldives leading the way on Rohingya crisisThe governments of Muslim countries around the world have made political hay with the Rohingya genocide in Myanmar. Condemnations against the humanitarian crisis and calls for Muslim solidarity have...
Aung San Suu Kyi must share responsibility for the Rohingya genocideThe scrupulously conservative UN has finally issued a report calling for the military leadership in Myanmar, including the Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing, to be investigated and prosecuted on...
Is Iran pursuing the breakup of the United Kingdom?Among the hundreds of pages that Facebook has removed in its latest crackdown on political influence campaigns, there are at least two which were set up by Iran in order to promote Scottish...
The Rohingya crisis: One year onThe UN Fact Finding Mission to Myanmar has finally published its report on the forced expulsion of 700,000 Rohingya from Myanmar to Bangladesh over the course last year. The report is as strong as one...
Aung San Suu Kyi did not deserve to deliver the Singapore LectureThe Singapore Lecture is one of the highlights of intellectual life in Singapore each year, and the invitation to deliver it is as much an honor of recognition bestowed upon the speaker as it is a...
How Aung San Suu Kyi used Kofi Annan to cover the military’s crimesWhen Aung San Suu Kyi was first elected as the leader of Myanmar, she was fully aware the country had an image problem - particularly in regards to it’s treatment of the Rohingya minority. When...