Pakistan
Pakistan
The unseating of Pakistan’s once-favored Cricket player
Managing Editor & Research Associate, Middle East Policy Council
Climate change tops regional agenda
Fellow, Middle East Policy Council
The 26th U.N. Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) underway in Glasgow has brought together government officials and representatives of civil society from around the world to try to find a way to avoid the worst effects of the impending crisis.
Taliban Advances Raise Questions about US Strategy and Commitment
Fellow, Middle East Policy Council
The US withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Taliban’s rapid consolidation of control across large swaths of the country have raised alarm, not only in Kabul, but across the region.
Understanding Pakistan's Relationship with Iran
Shopping for Armageddon: Islamist Groups and Nuclear Terror
U.S. Drone Strike Kills Taliban Leader in Pakistan
The targeted killing of Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansoor in Pakistan by a U.S. drone strike, less than a year after he replaced Taliban founder Mullah Omar, has dominated commentaries in the English-language dailies of Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Breaking Faith: A Novel of Espionage and an American's Crisis of Conscience in Pakistan
Renegade Taliban Leader Mullah Omar Endorses Talks
Upon taking office, Afghani president Ashraf Ghani promised that he would pursue a diplomatic solution to the ongoing security situation in the country by engaging directly with the Taliban. The events of the last few days have shown that Mr.
Is Pakistan School Attack a Turning Point?
The Pakistani Taliban attack of a school in Peshawar which claimed the lives of at least 141 students and teachers has been roundly condemned around the world. The carnage is heinous enough that even the Afghan Taliban have denounced it.