Defense & Security

Is the Taliban a New Problem for Pakistan?
On November 30, a suicide bomber associated with Tehreek e…

Gendering the Indo-Pacific Dialogue: Opportunities for India and Australia
Introduction The confluence of the Indian Ocean and the Pacific…

A Balancing Act: Challenges to Pakistan’s Refugee Management
The situation in Afghanistan has become one of the world’s…

ISKP’s Propaganda Threatens Asia’s Security Apparatus
On September 5, the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) launched…

Strategic Autonomy: Comparing India and Pakistan
Global division following Russia’s war in Ukraine has rekindled the…

The al-Zawahiri Strike and U.S. Counterterrorism in Afghanistan
On August 2, U.S. President Joe Biden announced that the…

Is the Taliban a New Problem for Pakistan?
The recent wave of terrorist attacks in Pakistan has reset…
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Pakistan’s Terrorism Problem: The Schism between Antiterrorism and Counterterrorism
The recent wave of terrorist attacks in Pakistan has reset…

AI-Powered Influence Operations and South Asian Fault Lines
A recent report by a U.S.-based social analytics firm uncovered its first…

Pakistan in the Indo-Pacific Framework?
Despite its strategic location as a primary littoral state in…

The Case for Continued U.S.-Pakistan Counterterrorism Cooperation
On January 30, a suicide attack on Police Lines Mosque,…

Maritime Modernization Threatens Deterrence in South Asia
The Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean are becoming complex…

Cyber Deterrence and Confidence Building Between Pakistan and India
The enduring nature of the India-Pakistan rivalry and repeated conflicts…

Setting an Ambitious U.S.-India Space Agenda
On January 31, the U.S. and Indian national security advisors…

U.S.-China Strategic Competition and the Resulting Arms Race in South Asia
In recent years, Washington has described China as its “greatest…