AFP Pakistan proves its utility as a key US intermediary Islamabad emerges as a key bridge in tricky conflicts from Iran to China Kamal Alam 15 February 2026
AFP / Al Majalla Trump’s bipolar vision misreads a multipolar world Suggestions of a 'G2' risks overestimating America and China's ability to reorganise the world Shirley Ze Yu 22 November 2025
Getty Images 51 years after Nixon’s groundbreaking visit, China-US relations at an all-time low The Chinese spy balloon incident, as well as Beijing's cosy relationship with Moscow, have soured already tense relations Sami Moubayed 01 March 2023
A New Pacific Cold War Between Washington and Beijing While social tension and unrest in the streets of the United States have garnered most of the headlines, in the diplomatic backgroundm the makings of an intensified rivalry between Washington and… Joseph Braude 04 June 2020
AFP Profiles Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf: a possible US partner? 24 March 2026 Reports that the Trump administration is eyeing Iran's parliament speaker as an Iranian 'Delcy Rodriguez' has been dismissed in Tehran as fake news Alex Vatanka
AFP Politics Why Pakistan is well-placed to host US-Iran talks 24 March 2026 Islamabad is uniquely positioned to mediate between the warring parties. It also has more than enough reasons to want this war to end. Kamal Alam
WIN MCNAMEE / AFP Business & Economy Iran and the new arithmetic of war 23 March 2026 Cheap autonomous weapons are overturning the economics of combat—and teaching the United States important lessons. Fareed Zakaria
AFP Politics Could the US-Iran war deliver Trump his own ‘Suez’ moment? 23 March 2026 The conflict will likely prompt political and economic shifts, even if the extent of those changes may not be known for years. Christopher Phillips
DIMITAR DILKOFF / AFP Culture & Social Affairs Beirut's daily grind: between refuge, ruin and routine 23 March 2026 Beirut continues to host exhibitions and sustain cultural life, but in a subdued, robotic fashion shaped by war and emotional numbness Mimoza Al-Arrawi