Iran: Countering Extremism Through Inclusiveness
by Fatemeh Aman The Iranian government has long accused some of its neighboring states of using terrorism and insurgency to destabilize the country. There may be some truth to these accusations. But...
View ArticleThe World’s Most Dangerous Divide
by John Feffer In the beautiful and terrifying novel The City of Devi, communal hatreds escalate in India and Pakistan until the two countries feel compelled to threaten each other with nuclear...
View ArticleBalochistan: A Geopolitical Powder Keg
by James M. Dorsey Balochistan should be oozing with optimism as Chinese and Saudi investment pours into the troubled Pakistani province. It is not. Instead, Balochistan, a key node in China’s Belt and...
View ArticleTehran’s Policies Risk Iran’s Territorial Integrity
by Shireen T. Hunter In his conversations with American journalists during his recent visit to New York, as reported in The New Yorker, Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said that some of Iran’s...
View ArticlePakistani Woes Likely to Dominate Chinese Vice President’s Visit
by James M. Dorsey Security and the viability of China’s massive investment is likely to top Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan’s agenda when he lands this weekend in the Pakistani capital of...
View ArticleWhy Pakistan Needs Environmentalism
by Austin Bodetti Pakistan has to contend with a long list of threats to its national security, including the recurring spillover from an endless conflict in Afghanistan, the growing risks of a...
View ArticleIran Has No Good Options in Responding to American Pressures
by Shireen T. Hunter With the failure of the latest mediation efforts between Iran and the United States by the prime minister of Japan, followed by attacks on two tankers in the Gulf of Oman,...
View ArticleTension in the Gulf: Not Just Maritime Powder Kegs
by James M. Dorsey A recent interview in which Baloch National Movement chairman Khalil Baloch legitimized recent militant attacks on Iranian, Chinese and Pakistani targets is remarkable less for what...
View ArticleHow Will Kashmir Affect the Afghan Peace Process?
by Fatemeh Aman Commentaries are calling India’s unilateral move to end the autonomy of Jammu and Kashmir that had prevailed since India’s independence a geopolitical “earthquake.” A major geological...
View ArticleAfter Trump Calls Off Taliban Talks, What’s Next for Afghanistan?
by Fatemeh Aman President Trump’s abrupt cancellation of planned peace talks at Camp David between the Taliban and the Afghan government as part of a U.S. withdrawal plan seems to have had the...
View ArticleCan Imran Khan Mediate the Persian Gulf Crisis?
by Fatemeh Aman In recent days, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has visited both Iran and Saudi Arabia amid reports that he’s been asked by U.S. President Donald Trump to mediate between the two...
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