1) (Dawn, Pakistan) Iran Husain tackles a fundamental issue in South Asian affairs: Pakistan as a security state.
2) (The Daily Star, Lebanon) Saif Nasrawi examines a growing political trend in Egypt.
3) (Hindustan Times, India) The Indo-Chinese climate change axis.
4) (Dar al-Hayat, Lebanon) Abdullah Iskandar on the Kurdish question and democratic government in Turkey.