S.M. Hali Hudson Institute, which has been providing food for thought for over six decades to US public policy makersand global leaders in government and business through a vigorous program of publications, conferences, policy briefings, and recommendations, sometimes adopts a biased approach. According to its website, it was founded in 1961 by strategist Herman Kahn.The protagonists of Hudson Institute claim that this premier institution challenges conventional thinking and helps manage strategic transitions to the future through interdisciplinary studies in defense, international relations, economics, health care, technology, culture, and law. ItsRead More

Taliban leaders were also engaged by the US and other Western countries. They also had a diplomatic presence in Washington. But mere diplomatic recognition or the provision of economic support did not prove to be an effective hedge against Taliban repression at home or their facilitation of terrorism abroad Ishtiaq Ahmed The Taliban have emerged as an unrivalled force in Afghanistan. For the first time, they have taken full control of the country without any formidable military resistance in the foreseeable future. This leaves the world with no option butRead More