Mallick Speaks

F-35 Out: Why Spain Swapped American Stealth for a European Gamble?

Madrid’s stunning reversal highlights the escalating costs of U.S. dependency and the urgent push for European autonomy.

Arab Betrayal of Gaddafi and the Karma That Followed

They watched him get dragged out of a drainage pipe. Beaten. Humiliated. Sodomized with a bayonet. Murdered on camera. And they said…

Canada Sold a Dream It Could No Longer Afford

Thousands of international students arrived believing Canada was a pathway to stability. Then the atmosphere started changing around them.

Mark Carney Tried to Talk About Antisemitism. Canada Wanted to Talk About Gaza.

A Canadian speech about antisemitism exposed a deeper collapse in public trust after Gaza.

Canada’s Manufacturing Collapse: A Casualty of U.S. Trade Aggression

There is a particular cruelty in watching a country dismantle its neighbour’s economy, not with bombs or sanctions, but with tariffs…

The Regime Change Boomerang: Why the World Just Threw America’s Favorite Weapon Back at It

A viral Norman Finkelstein post asked the world if America needs regime change. The comment section, from Karachi to Brooklyn, answered…

Germany Just Learned That Holocaust Guilt No Longer Buys Diplomatic Immunity

I was sitting in Karachi scrolling through reactions to Germany’s failed bid for a United Nations Security Council seat when one comment…

I Lost a Liberal Friendship Over One Word

How “genocide” became a loyalty test in the Gaza debate

What Does Every Holy Book Say About the "Other"? A Question Nobody Wants to Answer

Why Is EVERYTHING Made in China?

How a country of barefoot farmers became the workshop of the world in forty years, and why the playbook nobody else can quite copy still…

The Iran War Was Settled on Wall Street Before It Was Finished in the Desert

From Karachi, a banker’s view of how modern wars move through oil markets, defense contracts, and financial systems long before voters…

Europe Wants Its Gold Back — and Its Trust, Too

Why Western allies are quietly repatriating gold from U.S. vaults — and what it says about fading confidence in American stewardship.

Geopolitics: Is Israel Using Armenian Recognition to Reclaim the Moral High Ground?

Jerusalem ignored Armenian demands for decades. Why did historical justice suddenly become urgent in the shadow of Gaza?

The Day Israel’s Missiles Turned on Themselves

The world watched in stunned disbelief during the 12-day conflict between Iran and Israel. Sirens screamed from Tel Aviv to the Negev…

The Next War With Iran Will Be Fought in American Grocery Stores

From Karachi, I can already see the economic shock forming. Oil prices, shipping costs, inflation pressure, and another Middle East war…

Israel Was Meant to Be the Final Refuge.

A few nights ago I was sitting in Karachi reading European citizenship figures when one number stopped me cold. More than 52,000…

The Death of the Arab Nation — and the Wound That Refuses to Close

The Arab Nation died in 1961. Palestine didn’t.

If Biblical Borders Are Valid, Every Empire Is Coming Back

Mike Huckabee’s remarks reopened an uncomfortable question: if ancient promises determine modern borders, what prevents every civilization…

Israel: The Missing Palestinian Zionist Revolution and Why Palestine Still Has No State

A response to a provocative argument about Zionism, Palestinian nationalism, and the unfinished project of state-building.

The Most Dangerous Weapon in Gaza Is the Word “Mistake”

Three Israeli hostages escaped from captivity in Gaza in December 2023. They carried a white flag. They shouted in Hebrew. They moved…

The BioNTech Factor: A Father’s Pride in Munich’s Science Scene

I am sitting here in the quiet of Munich, watching the world’s scientific pulse beat from a very personal perspective. Most people see…

When the Genocide Scholar Entered the Situation Room

Samantha Power spent years asking why governments look away. Her critics now ask whether power changed her answer.

Can a Foreign Country Tell You What You Can Say Online?

Germany Is Running Out of Workers. The AfD Wants to Deport the People Filling the Gaps.

My daughter Fareha Jamal is a Research Associate at BioNTech SE in Munich, working in MAP Screening and Biology. Antibody research. Cancer…

The Muslim World Policed Women’s Modesty. It Still Failed to Protect Women in Sacred Crowds

From Karachi to Mecca, moral control became more visible than male accountability, and women learned the difference quietly.