Nafeez M Ahmed

The road to a stable Afghanistan is through…the Pakistani countryside?

Since NATO’s Lisbon summit in November 2010, debate has raged over the decision to draw-down troops from Afghanistan by 2014. And in less than a month, NATO is to hold its 25th heads of state summit in Chicago on 20th May.

From clash to alliance: why the Organisation for Islamic Cooperation is an indispensable partner for western diplomacy

Which Khan Can Save Pakistan?

Our Own Worst Enemy

Militarization is no substitute for development when it comes to combating radicalism in the AfPak region

Occupy Planet Earth

Burning Britain

The Arab World’s Triple Crisis

A mere change of governments will not make Arab countries’ economic problems go away. Indeed, the converging effects of population growth, climate change, and energy depletion are setting the stage for a looming triple crisis in the region.

Tunisia, Egypt and the protracted collapse of the American empire

Oil or Terrorism: Which Motivates U.S. Policy More?

The United States is more interested in access to energy sources than fighting terrorism

The age of cheap oil is over

There is no time for denial. Governments and communities need to start adapting now

The end of cheap oil

UK cuts won’t work

Sliding toward climate catastrophe

Pakistan and America: costs of militarism

Pakistan’s immense problems can begin to be solved only when powerful interests in Islamabad and Washington end their commitment to armed solutions

Pakistan’s double game

Hitchens Has No Clothes: A response to Vidal Loco

Our terrorists

Islamic fundamentalist militants are the enemies of Israel and Western governments, right? Think again

Blair’s Exit

Pulling the Court Strings