Houthi strikes on Riyadh expose limits of Saudi air defense
Deadly attacks on Riyadh's airport reveal the brittle reality of the Saudi-Houthi war, proving that external security pacts cannot substitute for local deterrence.
By Tom Beckwith ·
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Houthi airport strikes expose the flaws in Saudi Arabia's new alliance
Deadly Houthi strikes on Saudi airports test the new Mecca Alliance, proving that external defense pacts cannot substitute for a political settlement in Yemen.
By Tom Beckwith ·
Trump's refusal to strike Houthis risks a Saudi failure
President Trump is providing intelligence but withholding airstrikes as Saudi Arabia launches a massive offensive to retake Bab al-Mandeb, a gamble that risks regional instability.
By Tom Beckwith ·
PIMS hospital fire reveals catastrophic institutional negligence
The tragedy in Islamabad is not merely a story of fire; it is a catastrophic failure of institutional competence that demands more than platitudes and promises of inquiry.
By Dana Whitfield ·
Iran holds firm on Hormuz conditions as Pakistan’s Naqvi visits Tehran
You learn quickly in this life—on the border, on the factory floor, or watching global flashpoints like this one—that nothing is ever truly free.
By Alma Cordero ·
In China, ‘Moles’ Are Leaking Official Secrets for Profit
The global economy, it seems, has finally found a profitable niche for paranoia. The Kremlin taught us that information is leverage; Beijing has simply packaged and sold the entire ledger.
By Emilio Quesada ·
Turkey, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia defence pact technically same as NATO's Article 5, Turkish minister says
The moment a group of powerful states—Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan—sign an agreement to treat any attack against one as an attack against all, you know what is being done.
By Bram de Vries ·
Saudi Arabia's Makkah pact signals US withdrawal from the Middle East
The headlines are all about a trilateral pact signed in Mecca. Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan—three major players, three different economies, and now bound by the Makkah Joint Defense Agreement.
By Ray Dombrowski ·
Body of US climber Mallory Geis found after Broad Peak avalanche
The narrative surrounding Mallory Geis’s body—recovered after an avalanche on Pakistan’s Broad Peak—is ostensibly one of mountaineering tragedy.
By Emilio Quesada ·
Pakistan coal mine explosion kills at least 32 miners
Another methane cloud, another stack of bodies in Balochistan. At least 34 miners were killed when an explosion ripped through a coal mine near Quetta on Thursday.
By Josie Calloway ·
Nirmal Purja: Renowned climber among 10 mountaineers feared missing after Pakistan avalanche
The news coming out of Pakistan’s Karakoram range is a grim reminder that some human endeavors are built on fragile, spectacular negligence.
By Alma Cordero ·
Pakistan, Iran explore path towards new talks with US in a China-initiated push, sources say
The world seems determined to confuse negotiation with weakness. Look at the Middle East right now—a volatile theater where the promise of dialogue is being act…
By Grant Colby ·