Space
Emirates Mission Mars: UAE’s Quest for the Red Planet
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is all geared up to join the exclusive Mars club as the first Arab mission to Mars awaits its launch within a
July 20, 2020
Opinion Articles
COVID
Pandemics in the Unequal Society
The contrast between those countries which have flattened their COVID-19 curves and those that haven’t is becoming ever more stark. Among the victors in the fight against
July 11, 2020
Pakistan
What Must Our Think Tanks Do?
Think tanks are deemed to play an important role in the process of addressing the multidimensional problems that confront complex societies. In the city of Islamabad alone,
June 29, 2020
Aviation Industry
Job Losses and the Aviation Industry
An increasing amount of company data from the aviation industry is showing the extent to which global aerospace and aviation is bearing the brunt of the coronavirus
June 29, 2020
COVID
Beware the Vultures
As the world economy continues to reel from the economic aftershocks of coronavirus (Covid-19), there has been a mounting pressure on countries, particularly in the developing world,
June 22, 2020
India
India – A Restless Revisionist State
India has once again embroiled itself in a border skirmish with one of its neighbours that has resulted in a serious embarrassment for its military. Its ‘over
June 22, 2020
USA
The Cops on the Beat
In America today, there are cops on the beat, and a beat on the cops. A wave of civil unrest has engulfed the United States since the
June 16, 2020
Economy
The Parallel Universe of Stock Markets
It came as something of a shock that the S&P 500 index, a supposed bellwether of the American economy, attained a level on June 8th 2020 that
June 14, 2020
Space
SpaceX Demo-2 Launch: Implications for Roscosmos
The 20th-century race for space dominance that was ignited during the Cold War has been given a renewed competitive push recently. Not only states but private companies
June 13, 2020
COVID
Coronavirus: Yearning for the cure
As global efforts to discover a vaccine for coronavirus (Covid-19) continue at a feverish pace, much of the public now clutches at the expectation that a cure
June 10, 2020
