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Confronting Pakistan’s Deadly Trifecta of Terrorist Groups
After more than two decades as a frontline state in the Global War on Terror, Pakistan continues to face a complex and adaptive threat landscape. Militant outfits affiliated with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the Baloch insurgency, and the Islamic State…
Counterterrorism to Counternarrative?: BLA Designation and the Return of Re-hyphenation in South Asia
Editor's Note: This is the second article in a two-part series on the U.S. designation of the BLA as an FTO. Read the first article here. On August 11, as a part of its “commitment to countering terrorism,” the U.S.…
U.S. Designation of BLA as Terror Outfit: A Win for Pakistan, but Not a Panacea
Editor’s Note: This is the first article in a two-part series on the U.S. designation of the BLA as an FTO. Read the second article here. On August 11, the U.S. Department of State designated the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) and its…
کواڈ اور انسدادِ دہشت گردی؟ سربراہی اجلاس 2025 کے خدشات
اس مہینے کے آغاز میں رباعیہ (کواڈ) نے واشنگٹن میں وزرائے خارجہ کے اجلاس میں دہشت گردی کے مسئلے پر بے مثال موقف اختیار کیا۔ مشترکہ بیان نے " سرحد پار دہشت گردی کے سمیت، دہشت گردی اور متشددانہ انتہا…
क्वाड और आतंकवाद-रोध? 2025 शिखर सम्मेलन के लिए अनुचिंतन
इस माह के प्रारम्भ में, क्वाड ने वाशिंगटन में विदेश मंत्रियों की बैठक में आतंकवाद के मसले पर अभूतपूर्व रुख़ अपनाया। संयुक्त वक्तव्य में “सीमा पार आतंकवाद सहित सभी प्रकार के आतंकवाद और हिंसक उग्रवाद” की निंदा की गई तथा…
Quad and Counterterrorism? Considerations for the 2025 Summit
Earlier this month, the Quad took an unprecedented stand on the issue of terrorism at the foreign ministers’ meeting in Washington. The joint statement condemned “all acts of terrorism and violent extremism in all its forms and manifestations, including cross-border…