Why Pakistan Matters Again in Washington?
Pakistan and the United States have spent much of their modern relationship moving between periods of close cooperation and uneasy distance. Security
TTP’s Recruitment Claims Mask Deepening Internal Divisions
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan has once again attempted to project organizational growth by announcing that several armed groups from Mohmand, Bajaur, Quetta and
The Problem of Selective Faith in Pakistan’s Courts
Shireen Mazari’s reaction to the latest Supreme Court proceedings involving her daughter, Imaan Mazari, invites a larger question about political consistency in
FAK’s Growing Reliance on Disinformation
Modern terrorism is fought not only with weapons. It is also fought through narratives, images, casualty figures, anonymous social media accounts and
Cross-Border Terrorism in Balochistan
Balochistan’s security challenge can no longer be understood simply as a collection of isolated attacks taking place within Pakistan’s borders. Recent developments
The 18th Amendment and Pakistan’s Unfinished Devolution
The 18th Constitutional Amendment changed far more than the relationship between Islamabad and the provinces. It changed where authority sits, where public
Pakistan-US Cooperation Delivers a Major Blow to ISKP
The sentencing of Afghan national Mohammad Sharifullah, also known as Jafar, should be read as more than the conclusion of a single
The Taliban’s American Investment Gamble Falls Flat
The Taliban’s latest attempt to attract American investment into Afghanistan has run into a political reality that mineral wealth alone cannot erase.
Taliban Regime’s Discriminatory Crackdown Against the Hazara and Shia Community
Five years after the Taliban returned to power, Afghanistan’s Hazara and Shia communities are confronting a political and religious environment in which
Pakistan Reaffirms Full Solidarity with Saudi Arabia
The latest escalation involving Yemen’s Houthis and Saudi Arabia has once again brought the security of the Arabian Peninsula and the Red
