Fourteen Oscar nominations for “La La Land” equalled the record and put this love story with dancing at the peak of the movie world. In any case, “La La Land” has achieved, by any measure, a spectacular success. In fact, “La La Land” won six Oscars: Production Design, Cinematography, Original Score, Original Song, Best Director (Damien Chazelle) and Best Actress …

JWT magazine and the books published by Jahangir’s World Times Publications helped me a lot in staying updated Jahangir’s World Times (JWT): First of all, please tell us about your educational background? Murrad Hussain Nekokara (MHN): After completing my matriculation and then intermediate studies from Chenab College, Jhang, I got myself enrolled at COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (Islamabad Campus) …

False alarms, accidents and misunderstandings involving nuclear weapons are inevitable. The UK Trident missile test of June 2016 reminds us that nuclear weapons are complex technological systems which can fail or interact with human actors in unexpected ways. Former US Secretary of Defense William Perry argues that it is more through good luck than good management that we have avoided …

Since 1964 when Iran, Pakistan and Turkey created a platform for regional cooperation, the so-called “Regional Cooperation for Development (RCD)” and its revival as “Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO)” in 1985, the Organization has come a long way by identifying areas for regional cooperation, coordination and harmonization. The 13th ECO Summit in Islamabad marked the 25th anniversary of ECO enlargement to …

No sane person would deny that there is an inherent need to tackle global environmental challenges such as climate change and pollution. Over the past 30 years, the world has seen huge social improvements and technological progress. It has seen unprecedented economic growth that has lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty. In this era of momentous changes …

The United States, on March 6, deployed the first elements of the THAAD system in South Korea. This deployment, apparently, is a response to recent North Korean nuclear weapons tests and ballistic missile launches, yet one should not forget that deploying THAAD on the Korean Peninsula has always been part of Washington’s plan to expand and enhance its anti-missile network …

The world is going through a period of chaos and rapid changes. The international security environment is graver than ever since the end of the Cold War. Global challenges including the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, terrorism, refugees, climate change and pandemics, are coming simultaneously, not to mention a host of regional tensions. Most importantly, the rules-based international order …

Although there have been widespread protests against the election of Donald J. Trump as the 45th President of the United States, many countries, especially those in Asia, have attached a great deal of expectation to the Trump presidency. India, Pakistan, China, the security normalizing and economically recovering Japan and the ASEAN Economic Community are all looking forward to working with …

The breakdown in relationship between the United States and Russia is not new and it cannot be fixed quickly, or easily. This unending discord is a product of long-standing disagreements on the fundamentals of each country’s national security interests and policies. Although improved personal ties between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin may be useful, yet they are not enough. Better …

In the ending part of the year 2016, it was forecast that the looming European banking crisis, with the anxiety centering on two banks in particular—Germany’s Deutsche Bank AG (DB) and Italy’s Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena—will give rise to a confrontation between Italy and Germany and the European Union in 2017. And, it seems that the groundwork for …