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SAV Q&A with Dr. Syed Hussain Soherwordi: Pak-Afghan Tensions, South Asian Geopolitics, and the Road Ahead for Islamabad
While 2025 has witnessed a stabilization of the Pakistani economy, a transformation in ties with the United States, and a notable defense pact with Saudi Arabia, it has also been marked by national security challenges for Pakistan in the form…
Can Conditional Engagement Spur Reform in the Taliban’s Afghanistan?
Four years into the second period of rule by the Taliban regime, Afghanistan has plummeted into economic insecurity and a human rights crisis. Following the Taliban takeover in 2021, the regime’s chief spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid had claimed, “we are going…
Signed but Undefined: Contextualizing the Pak-Saudi Mutual Defense Agreement
After decades of partnership, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have officially signed a “strategic mutual defense agreement.” The joint statement, issued on September 17, identified “shared strategic interests,” among other factors, as providing the impetus for the agreement, which aims to…
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.…
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