Sajjad Malik
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Dr Sajjad Malik (Twitter: @SajjadMalik) is an academic, journalist, columnist and researcher based in Pakistan, South Asia. He has a PhD in Peace and Conflict Studies. He specializes in "Role of Media in Peace and Conflict". He has also an abiding interest in regional affairs, global politics, extremism/militancy and local Pakistan issues. |
August 12, 2020
- US targeting of TikTok tramples fair competition, free market
- President Trump has set a 45-day deadline for U.S. companies to stop doing business with TikTok. This controversial move goes against the spirit of a free market, and widens the gulf of mistrust with other nations.
June 30, 2020
- How can tourism recover from the ravages of COVID-19?
- The World Tourism Organization said that the number of international tourist trips could dwindle by 60% to 80% in 2020. The dire prediction has spurred countries to develop recovery mechanisms to support the tourism industry.
June 7, 2020
- Time to end racist police violence in America
- It's time to bring an end to the long sad history of police violence against black people in the U.S., especially as current protests could lead to difficulties in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic.
June 1, 2020
- Devastating impact on global TB burden in response to COVID-19
- While the world focuses the greatest effort on stopping COVID-19, other diseases – especially TB – are being neglected with potential devastating consequences.
April 17, 2020
- Online education brings opportunities and challenges
- With millions of students at home under lockdown, schools, colleges and universities are looking to online teaching to lessen the impact. But fully utilizing it in the long term will require more coordinated and focused efforts.
March 26, 2020
- Can you get infected with COVID-19 from imported Chinese products?
- Fears that COVID-19 can spread by attaching themselves to the surfaces of goods exported from China are far-fetched and should be ignored.
March 17, 2020
- Blame game futile in tackling COVID-19
- Trying to lay the blame for the outbreak of COVID-19 on any one country is not going to help the world cope with the spreading epidemic.
February 24, 2020
- Will the US-Taliban deal bring peace to Afghanistan?
- The path to a lasting peace in Afghanistan is arduous but not impossible as the various factions get ready to talk on top of a U.S.-Taliban agreement.
February 11, 2020
- US political polarization continues to rise
- U.S. President Donald Trump's partisan State of the Union Address exacerbates the deep divisions in the country.
February 2, 2020
- After Brexit, what might lie in wait for the UK
- Amid all the euphoria among the pro-Brexit elements in the U.K. over the divorce from the EU becoming final, the future is fraught with difficulties for the country and its people.
