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The Pakistani General Running Washington’s Backchannel to Tehran

OPINION -- As Washington and Tehran edge closer to escalation, the most critical line of communication keeping the crisis from spiraling is being run [...] More

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The Next FATF Test: Can the West Demand Results from Pakistan?

OPINION In the shadow of Mexico City's historic Palacio de Bellas Artes, global financial watchdogs will convene in February 2026 for the Financial [...] More

The Delhi Blast and Pakistan’s Proxy War: Why Another Clash Looks Likely

South Asia has once again returned to the global spotlight after a suicide bombing struck the heart of India’s capital on November 10. The bomber [...] More

A Fragile Truce at the Durand Line: Will the Afghanistan–Pakistan Ceasefire Last?

One of the most enduring security issues in South Asia has been rekindled by the recent border conflicts between the Taliban-led Afghanistan and [...] More

Afghanistan Is Becoming India and Pakistan’s Proxy Battlefield—Again

On Oct. 15, 2025, Islamabad and Kabul announced a 48-hour ceasefire after days of shelling and cross-border clashes around Spin Boldak/Chaman and in [...] More

The Case for Caution in the U.S.-Pakistan Relationship

OPINION — During the ten-year Soviet occupation of Afghanistan, the United States leveraged Pakistan’s geostrategic position to support the Afghan [...] More

On the Brink of Another India-Pakistan War

The killing of 26 Indian tourists at Pahalgam in Indian Administered Kashmir (IAK) is the first major terrorist incident in Kashmir since Pulwama in [...] More

Can India and Pakistan be Brought Back from the Brink of War?

Can India and Pakistan be Brought Back from the Brink of War?

EXPERT INTERVIEW – One week after a deadly terror attack, India and Pakistan stand at the precipice of military conflict, and as one scholar and [...] More

Pakistan’s Election Stunner - and the Dangers Ahead 

Pakistan’s Election Stunner - and the Dangers Ahead 

SUBSCRIBER+EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW – It was a stunning result that few saw coming: a clear victory at the polls for Pakistan’s jailed ex-Prime Minister [...] More

The Pakistan Army's New Mission

For all its many faults the Pakistan army is becoming ever more important as the one institution which can resist the centrifugal forces endangering [...] More

Why Pakistan's Coup that was not a Coup, is Significant

EXPERT INSIGHTS – In the past few days, the Pakistan government has come to a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This [...] More

Pakistan's Looming Crisis Could Come at a Cost

If Pakistan’s army and government continue to block regional and national elections, they will increase the scale of Imran Khan’s eventual victory. [...] More

The Significant Hurdles Facing Pakistan's New Army Chief

For most of Pakistan’s history, the Army Chief has held the most important role in the country. So, the appointment of a new Chief by the Prime [...] More