2016

Russian airstrikes against ISIS — and in support of the Assad regime — in Syria do not resonate well with the United States that is desirous of defeating the outfit but sees Assad as a destabilizer of Syrian politics. Moreover, Iran has been traditionally supportive of the Assad regime; in contrast to Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and UAE who form …

The year 2015 was marked by violence and war. The most prevalent story in the US media throughout the year was ISIS. The Paris attacks, mass shootings, police brutality, terrorism, the Charleston massacre and the refugee crisis were also among the top 10 stories of the year. The US, as the world’s leading military power, played an important role in …

The nature of the war in Afghanistan has shifted dramatically in recent months. While the US and Nato continue to be actively involved in the country — their strategic objectives having changed very little since the Bush administration launched the war in 2001 — the complexion of the battlefield, and the parties actively engaged in the war, has changed significantly. …

The Israel-Palestine conflict has long been calling for a peaceful resolution but till this day neither the United Nations nor the world’s superpower have done something solid to allay Palestinian concerns and to hold the Israel accountable for the crimes atrocities it had committed against the innocent Palestinians. At present, the whole Middle East is burning in the fire of …

In early 2014, the Islamic State (IS), an organization then known as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), swept across northwestern Iraq while simultaneously expanding the territory under its control in eastern Syria. It is led by members of what used to be al-Qaeda in Iraq and incorporates Iraqi Sunnis who hold grievances against the Shia-dominated government …

Why the Continent Fails Minority Groups What is it that draws thousands of young Europeans to jihadism and violence? What is it that has led 4,000 to travel to Syria to fight for the so-called Islamic State (ISIS)? And what is it that leads European citizens to engage in barbarous carnage such as those witnessed in Paris? The conventional answer …

The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 gave birth to a dangerous American ideology called neoconservativism. The Soviet Union had served as a constraint on US unilateral action. With the removal of this constraint on Washington, neoconservatives declared their agenda of US world hegemony. America was now the “sole superpower,” the “unipower,” that could act without restraint anywhere in …

In the recent years, the menace of terrorism has emerged as a global phenomenon and the most daunting challenge to world security. Pakistan is also not immune to this curse and has been caught in the tentacles of this monster since long. The recent surge in terrorist incidents in the country points toward the urgency of reinvigorating the National Counter …

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been playing this game ever since he assumed power in May 2014. After a long chill in India-Pakistan relations, Narendra Modi suddenly arrived in Lahore on a surprise ‘hurricane’ goodwill visit to personally greet Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on his birthday and to make a gracious appearance on his granddaughter’s wedding ceremony. His short …

For feedback and suggestion, please write to us at:editorjwtmag@gmail.com; editor@jworldtimes.com Reforming the Council of Islamic Ideology Main purpose of establishing the Council of Islamic Ideology was to guide the nation in accordance with the instructions of Quran and Sunnah. Regrettably, this objective has not been achieved so far. Instead of discussing the real issues of the present day, the CII …