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Why Has Democracy Struggled In The Muslim World? – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Islamic political thought, authoritarian elites and the search for the modern state There are roughly 50 Muslim-majority countries

24.08.2026 10

Eurasia Review

Saad Hafiz

The Mecca Agreement: Can Symbolism Become A Strategic Alliance? – OpEd

Key Takeaways: The reported Mecca Agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey has sparked considerable interest, with some already describing

07.08.2026 10

Eurasia Review

Saad Hafiz

The Indus Waters Treaty At A Crossroads: Can India And Pakistan Keep Water Above Politics? – OpEd

Key Takeaways: For more than sixty years, the Indus Waters Treaty has been one of the few constants in the

21.07.2026 10

Eurasia Review

Saad Hafiz

Why The Abraham Accords Didn’t Create A New Middle East – OpEd

Key Takeaways The Abraham Accords did not fail. But they also did not deliver what many expected them to produce:

26.06.2026 20

Eurasia Review

Saad Hafiz

Pakistan Isn’t The World’s Peacemaker, But It’s Exactly The Mediator This Moment Demands – OpEd

In the fog of escalating tensions between the United States and Iran, a surprising diplomatic actor has stepped forward: Pakistan.

19.04.2026 20

Eurasia Review

Saad Hafiz

Pakistan’s Mediation Efforts Put It At The Heart Of Middle East Diplomacy – OpEd

In today’s fractured world, even a temporary ceasefire feels like a small miracle. So when tensions between the United States

12.04.2026 30

Eurasia Review

Saad Hafiz

The Islamabad Talks Were Doomed, But Washington Made Sure They Ended With A Bang – OpEd

By the time American and Iranian negotiators showed up in Islamabad, nobody should have been under any illusions. This was

12.04.2026 30

Eurasia Review

Saad Hafiz

Ceasefire Before Victory: Why The US–Iran Standoff Needs A Pause, Not A Plan – OpEd

There is a familiar illusion that grips policymakers in moments of escalation: that with just a little more pressure, a

28.03.2026 30

Eurasia Review

Saad Hafiz

Can Pakistan Align Power, Participation And Institutional Trust? – OpEd

Pakistan keeps circling back to the same question, even if it rarely says it out loud: what actually keeps the

26.03.2026 20

Eurasia Review

Saad Hafiz

Pakistan’s Balancing Act In A Fracturing World – OpEd

Great-power rivalry is intensifying from the Middle East to East Asia. For Pakistan, survival is no longer enough—economic strength must

17.03.2026 30

Eurasia Review

Saad Hafiz

Pakistan’s Economic Paradox: Stabilization Achieved, But Recovery Remains Out Of Reach – OpEd

In Washington, the International Monetary Fund praises fiscal discipline, applauds a primary surplus, and highlights the country’s first current...

26.02.2026 30

Eurasia Review

Saad Hafiz

Learning From China: How Pakistan Can Reclaim Purpose, Unity, And Self-Reliance – OpEd

A century ago, China was a nation humiliated and fragmented. Its people had endured decades of foreign domination, civil strife,

14.11.2025 20

Eurasia Review

Saad Hafiz

Pakistan’s Democracy As Performance Art – OpEd

In Pakistan, power never really changes hands — it only changes costume. Between the generals’ discipline and the people’s defiance

08.11.2025 20

Eurasia Review

Saad Hafiz

Imran Khan’s Fight For A Lost Republic – OpEd

Pakistan’s political crisis is more than domestic drama; it reverberates across South Asia and beyond. When militaries, courts, and elites

14.10.2025 30

Eurasia Review

Saad Hafiz

Pakistan’s Long War With Its Own Proxies – OpEd

Terrorism in Pakistan is not a distant headline—it runs through daily life. Families in Peshawar still mourn children lost in

02.10.2025 30

Eurasia Review

Saad Hafiz

From Shenzhen To Gwadar: Lessons In Transformation Pakistan Can No Longer Ignore – OpEd

In the early 1980s, if one had stood on the shores of Shenzhen and looked inland, the view would have

03.08.2025 30

Eurasia Review

Saad Hafiz

A Republic In Shadow: Pakistan’s Reckoning Between Khaki And The People – OpEd

In the austere corridors of Rawalpindi’s General Headquarters—where power is measured not in votes but in veiled commands—Pakistan’s future is

22.07.2025 30

Eurasia Review

Saad Hafiz