Category: Opinion

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un introduced his daughter to the world in November 2022, holding her hand as she walked in front of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). Since then, Kim Ju Ae, believed to be 12 years old, has accompanied Kim to major events. The girl is now considered

More than a year into Israel’s war in Gaza, it is hard to talk of “escalation”. Because to isolate single moments of military escalation, such as Israel’s attack on Iran on Saturday, seems to suggest that otherwise, what is taking place in Gaza is normal or acceptable. Perhaps, instead, we

For most of its history, Pakistan has been ruled by military dictators. Brief democratic intervals were only possible because the military became so hugely unpopular that it was left with no other option than to temporarily cede space to democracy.