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Deterrence & Foreign PolicyAfghanistan, China, India, Iran, Pakistan, Russia, United Kingdom, United States

A Game as Old as Empire: The Return of Proxy Wars in Afghanistan

Tamim Asey

History is repeating itself in Afghanistan. Proxy wars and great power politics have returned to Afghanistan. Afghanistan is once again at the center stage of regional and global rivalries over…

Defense & SecurityAfghanistan, India, NATO, Pakistan, Taliban, United States

Frenemies: Prospects and Challenges for the Military Integration of the Taliban into the Afghan Security Forces

Tamim Asey

With a potential peace settlement on the horizon, much will depend on the prospects and challenges for the integration of Taliban battlefield commanders and fighters into the ranks of the…

Defense & SecurityAfghanistan, Pakistan, Southeast Asia, United States

Economizing Defense: A Roadmap for Building Sustainable Afghan Security Forces

Tamim Asey

Back in 2004, when Afghan and American generals were laying the foundations for the post-Taliban Afghan army and security forces the number one question in the minds of everybody around…

Defense & SecurityAfghanistan, Al Qaeda, Pakistan, Taliban, United States

The Taliban Peace Calculus

Tamim Asey

For the Taliban, the ongoing peace talks are a quest for political legitimacy and a political tactic—not a strategy—to end the war in Afghanistan. The Taliban consider direct negotiations with…

Defense & SecurityIndia, Kashmir, Pakistan

The Pulwama Incident Part Two: Pakistan and India Have Much to Learn

Mikail Shaikh

The world stood on the precipice of a nuclear war in the final week of February 2019. This article is a continuation of a previous analysis of the Pulwama attack…

Defense & SecurityIndia, Kashmir, Pakistan, Southeast Asia

The Pulwama Incident Part One: The Razor’s Edge

Mikail Shaikh

The Pulwama Bombing, India’s Response, and its Impact on South Asian Security The Pulwama bombings in Kashmir on February 14th, 2019 sent shockwaves throughout South Asia. An unstable and tense…

Defense & SecurityAfghanistan, European Union, Pakistan, United States

Durand Line Border Dispute Remains Point of Contention for Afghanistan-Pakistan Relations

Hayat Akbari

On multiple occasions over the past several years, Afghan and Pakistani forces have clashed with one another along the Durand Line that demarcates the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. The…

Defense & SecurityAfghanistan, China, Iran, NATO, Pakistan, Russia, United States

Tailoring Expectations: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Scenarios for Afghanistan

Tamim Asey

From the very beginning, the war in Afghanistan has been about managing expectations. Why is the United States there, what does it intend to achieve, what is the desired end-state,…

Deterrence & Foreign PolicyAustralia, China, India, Japan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, United States

New Delhi’s Foreign Policy in the Indian Ocean

Foreign Brief

Originally published on Foreign Brief by Nicholas Burkett What's Happening? As part of a renewed pushback against Chinese influence, India announced in February that it would allocate $361 million for…

DevelopmentAfghanistan, NATO, Pakistan, Taliban, United States

The Price of Inequality: The Dangerous Rural-Urban Divide in Afghanistan

Tamim Asey

In Afghanistan, coups and regime changes are often initiated from the mountainous countryside by heavily-indoctrinated and disgruntled young men. These young men, who live in severe poverty and are without…

Defense & SecurityIndia, Pakistan, Taliban

Negotiating With Extremists Threatens Pakistan’s National Security

Mikail Shaikh

Negotiating with extremist groups—militant or otherwise—undermines the state's sovereignty and security. In January 2019—in a landmark turn of events—the Supreme Court of Pakistan acquitted and ordered the immediate release of Aasia…