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. |
January 20, 2020
- Australian bushfires should be a global concern
- With Australia's massive bushfires impacting places as far as South America, the problem has become truly global and urgent measures are needed to tackle the long term fallout of this environmental disaster.
January 1, 2020
- More casualties likely unless war in NW Syria can be stopped
- Only Idlib in northwestern Syria remains a focus of fighting between government forces and Jihadist rebels, and there are fears of a rising death toll unless an international peace effort can stop the bloodshed.
December 18, 2019
- Election landslide empowers Boris Johnson to tackle bumps ahead
- Boris Johnson took a gamble in calling an early election, but it paid off handsomely, and he can now proceed with the Brexit divorce from the EU, although there are many bumps in the road ahead.
December 5, 2019
- What is the future of NATO?
- The world's largest military alliance looks increasingly fractured and ill-equipped amidst a shifting global order.
December 5, 2019
- Terrorists still able to get under the wire and cause harm
- The latest terrorist incident in London shows we need to adapt to the changing tactics of the perpetrators in innovative ways to try and end this deadly menace.
November 19, 2019
- Sri Lanka's new president faces daunting task of mending nation
- Former defense chief wins the presidential vote, but analysts are split on how he will handle the daunting task of mending the rifts in society following the deadly Easter Sunday bombings.
November 13, 2019
- Spain lurches to the right as xenophobia makes gains
- The latest Spanish election shows people are falling for xenophobic propaganda. However, such politics will not solve any problems, but will stifle political environment and create more fear.
October 31, 2019
- Islamic State after Baghdadi's death
- The death of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is an important step, but it does not mean total elimination of terrorism across the Middle East and beyond.
October 22, 2019
- Turkish-Kurdish-Syrian border conflict far from over
- Though Turkey seems to have emerged the winner in Syria after the U.S. withdrew its troops, the Kurds are far from defeated and future problems and challenges could come back to haunt both sides.
October 15, 2019
- Nobel Peace prize to Ethiopian PM just the first step
- The award of the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize to the Ethiopian Prime Minister has come at just the right moment as he seeks to carry forward the work of reform and peacemaking in the Horn of Africa.
