Shafqat Aziz

Shafqat Aziz

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Why the Taliban's Iron Grip is Slowly Cracking

A regime fighting a two-front war against Pakistan and internal insurgents, unable to feed its own base, splitting at the leadership level, and now facing a resistance movement finally capable of operating on its own home turf.

No, the Mecca Pact is not Muslim NATO

The Mecca Agreement will be remembered less as a wartime alliance against a weakened Iran and more as the founding document of a new, durable axis within the Muslim world, one whose rivalries with Israel, the UAE and India will define regional politics for a generation.

Balochistan and the Ghost of Pakistan’s 1971

Its economy survives on IMF support with reserves near depletion. Its own defence minister accuses India of funding the insurgency, an allegation India denies.

When Two Wars Collide

None of this is really new, only newly visible. The Caspian has functioned as a sealed smuggling corridor between Moscow and Tehran since the summer of 2022.

Hormuz is Unfixable Now

The latest ceasefire between the United States and Iran has failed to restore confidence in the Strait of Hormuz, exposing the world's continued dependence on a chokepoint that remains vulnerable to disruption.

Assessing Trump's Iran Deal

A war fought in part to eliminate Iranian leverage ended with Iran holding more of it, over Hormuz, over Lebanon, and over the sanctions regime, than it had before the first missile was fired. Whether that trade was worth it depends on whether the next 60 days produce a durable peace or simply a longer, costlier version of the same unresolved fight.

Ukraine's Masterstroke and Russia's Crumbling Air Defence

What Ukraine has executed is not merely a military operation. It is a masterclass in the psychological and strategic manipulation of an adversary whose leadership places symbolism above military reality.

Promised Work, Deployed to War

An unknown number of Bangladeshi young men whose families parted with savings of 10 lakh taka or more for the prospect of a better life for them, find themselves on a distant frontline in a war they never chose, in a country whose language they cannot speak, and fighting for a side they were never asked to join.

No One Wins in the Myanmar Civil War

The tragedy in Myanmar will not stop, the junta rules a hollow state, the rebels hold territory but don’t have a future vision moving forward.

Professional Fiduciary Duty in the Age of AI

The client eyes you across the desk, not the screen. Efficiency kneels to trust; betray it, and no algorithm absolves. Guard that human bond fiercely: Our future depends on it.

A Tangled Mess of Governance Failures

Bangladesh cannot sustain its growth economically if our banking system remains feeble and compromised. The solutions are well known: Independence, accountability, transparency, good compliance, governance, and professionalism. What’s missing is the willpower to enforce them.

A Rational Break, Not a Rebellion

Leaving OPEC was a symbolic declaration to the Gulf that Abu Dhabi can no longer stay a passenger in the oil vehicle supplying the world.

The War Against Iran May Have No Exit

Will Iran become another forever war for the USA?