The appalling and tragic events in Norway on Friday have served as an horrific reminder that Europe’s far right is capable of producing terrorists, who are just as willing to kill in large numbers as any jihadi terrorist group.

First published in the CST Blog

In my presentations of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict I often explain that this is not merely a national or ethnic conflict between two beleaguered peoples on this tiny historical territory so often tainted with blood, but one in which from its inception a multitude of international actors with opposed strategic, political and economic motivations were deeply involved, a very complex international geopolitical issue. This is probably one of the main reasons this conflict has not been solved yet.

First published in Spanish in El Imparcial

Norway massacre is likely to prompt global change in bid to curb independent terrorists.

The commentary was first published in Ynetnews.

On 7 July, 2005, London faced its worst ever terror assault. Explosions in buses and on underground and train stations killed 52 people and injured hundreds. The near-simultaneous explosions brought rush hour traffic to a halt all over the city were carried out by four suicide bombers.

Indonesia has asked in recent years to be more involved in Middle Eastern affairs by playing the role of mediator and peacemaker.

UN recognition of Palestine could have much broader global consequences with minorities worldwide encouraged by the cause.

US policymakers must realize that anti-Americanism in Pakistan is caused by US action (drone attacks and breaches to Pakistani sovereignty), US rhetoric (castigating Pakistan as a failed state and accusing its leaders of incompetency and/or collusion) and US arrogance (US decides what Pakistan needs).

Monday’s terror strike on the Mehran naval base must come as a rude wake up call to Pakistan’s military establishment. It is evident that the ISI-trained and LeT/Taliban-supported terrorist groups are now completely out of Pakistani control and the decision makers in that country must acknowledge the writing on the wall. The more they neglect this threat the faster Pakistan would descend into further chaos.

The reaction of US policymakers to the killing of Osama bin Laden in a compound not too far from the Pakistani capital and within a stone throw from Pakistan’s military academy has pushed US-Pakistani relations to their lowest point in years.

The fallout from the killing of Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad allows for a closer look at US-Pakistani relations, which has been deteriorating for some time.