The Globalist

Travelers gazing out of the Khyber Mail train’s windows in Pakistan.

Which country has been the site of the most attacks on aid workers between 2008 and 2012?

Does the United States fully understand what it has wrought through the use of armed drones?

What can Pakistan’s elections tell us about the coming fate of India’s reformers battling stifling corruption?

Could all the suicide bombings and car bombs indicate that the forces of medievalism are losing the battle for Pakistan?

Are countless acts of genocide the destiny of the human race?

Just as the drone is an appropriate metaphor for the current age of globalization, the thistle captures the essence of tribal societies.

Can Pakistan be persuaded to stop supporting insurgents — and thereby not nullifying U.S. progress in Afghanistan since 2010?

How are Pakistan’s internal and external conflicts holding the country back from its economic potential?

In India, the daily interchange between fishmonger and buyer is one way to overcome basic social differences.