The Traps of Antiquity
Dr Usman W. Chohan
January 29, 2021
As tensions between the United States and China have simmered in recent years, scholars and strategists have sought to frame the contemporary rivalry between both
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Reprieve and Mercy: Debt Relief for the Developing World during Coronavirus
Dr Usman W. Chohan
January 26, 2021
This paper seeks to highlight key issues pertaining to debt relief and moratoria under the Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI), including the importance of debt
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The Color Line
Dr Usman W. Chohan
January 7, 2021
The convulsions of the year 2020 roiled the United States in at least two important ways: (1) they re-opened the gaping wound of racial inequities
On Central Bank Independence
Dr Usman W. Chohan
January 4, 2021
The notion of central bank independence (CBI) is both sensitive and complex, driven not just by a local economic context but by larger international “conventional
Carving up Cartels
Dr Usman W. Chohan
December 21, 2020
At present, Pakistan’s cement per capita consumption is only half of the world average (around 200kg versus 520kg for the world). This suggests that there
The Labour of Leisure
Dr Usman W. Chohan
December 1, 2020
It was recently announced by the Minister of Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhary that a special program of animation and videogames would be launched to
