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The visit by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to three African countries, Djibouti, Kenya and Angola, at the end of September has provoked a great deal of rumors, discussion, gossip and mere speculation in the world’s press. Why did the Secretary of Defense go to Africa, with whom did he negotiate and, most importantly, what was the outcome of his visit: what did he and, and US diplomacy, achieve? Some observers viewed this visit, quite rightly, as an attempt by the US to pursue neo-colonial policies at a time when the whole world is moving towards a multipolar order. Washington, it seems…

The never-ending bioweapons’ lab story, with the alleged network of US funded military labs in places like Georgia, Ukraine and Africa, is one story that just won’t go away.   Many officials, especially those connected to the US government, would rather label it as a conspiracy theory, and those who investigate and report on it as agents of Russian disinformation. Regardless, it should be center stage to what is a rapidly growing emergency, a public health threat to all of humanity…

Since the inception of Pakistan, the country has been one of the closest non-NATO allies of the United States. Pakistan has played a crucial role in the major US-led wars in the South Asian region, including the Cold War, the Afghan War in 1979, and the US-led War on Terror. However, the bilateral relations between the United States and Pakistan have always been transactional. The relations between the US and Pakistan have often waxed and waned according to the evolving regional situation. The two countries came close due to the changing regional dynamics, but once the storm subsided, their relations reached to a nadir. The need-based relations…