On 10 December 2025, Pakistan’s military and political rulers gathered a group of scholars at the Convention Center. In this conference, future policies regarding turning Pakistan into a so-called “hard state” were presented in a harsh and forceful manner, as if the spirit of the American agent Pervez Musharraf had possessed these rulers.

In a recent Fox News interview with Sean Hannity, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio revived the familiar rhetoric of “radical Islam,” expansionist Caliphates, and threats to the West. His comments not only echo two decades of post-9/11 messaging but also reveal something deeper - an underlying fear of a powerful united Muslim world.

Since the beginning of December, Turkey has started intensive drug investigations, whereby more than 1200 people were arrested. Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has targeted...