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Imran Khan at a press conference in Islamabad, July 2018.

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Pakistan's Sham Election

This election, like virtually every previous election in Pakistan, will have few consequences for Pakistan’s behavior at home or abroad.

C. Christine Fair

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Civil & Military Relations Jul 27, 2018 Snapshot

Pakistan's Sham Election

This election, like virtually every previous election in Pakistan, will have few consequences for Pakistan’s behavior at home or abroad.

C. Christine Fair

Campaigns & Elections Jul 19, 2018 Snapshot

Is Democracy Dying in Pakistan?

Although the upcoming Pakistani elections are being supervised by a neutral interim civilian government, the real power appears to rest with Pakistan’s military and...

Ahmed Rashid

Supporters of the Pakistan Muslim League march towards the airport to welcome ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam, in Lahore, Pakistan, July 2018.

Arms Control & Disarmament Jan 31, 2018 Snapshot

The Long Shadow of A.Q. Khan

The Pakistani scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan illegally proliferated nuclear weapons technology to Iran, Libya, and North Korea over the course of decades. What lessons...

Catherine Collins and Douglas Frantz

Supporters of the Muslim League-N party hold portraits of A.Q. Khan in Islamabad, May 2008.

Terrorism & Counterterrorism Jan 10, 2018 Snapshot

Trump's Flawed Pakistan Policy

New U.S. sanctions are unlikely to influence Pakistani behavior, which is rooted in realities on the ground that the United States has little ability to change

Shuja Nawaz

Jamaat-e-Islami supporters protest Trump's Jerusalem decision in Peshawar, December 2017.

Trump Administration Jan 8, 2018 Snapshot

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Pakistan and the Myth of “Too Dangerous to Fail”

The Trump administration is now on the verge of cutting off military aid to Pakistan. Islamabad should be worried.

C. Christine Fair and Sumit Ganguly

Economic Development Oct 24, 2017 Letter From

China’s $62 Billion Bet on Pakistan

Will CPEC help Pakistan to overcome deficits in its electric supply and revive its struggling domestic industries?

Arif Rafiq

Politics & Society Oct 19, 2017 Snapshot

Gandhi's Role in the Partition of India

Gandhi’s alienation of British India's Muslim elite means that he is at least partially responsible for the 1947 partition

Mohammed Ayoob

Mohandas Gandhi and Mohammed Ali Jinnah in Bombay, September 1944.

Civil Society Oct 6, 2017 Snapshot

How War Altered Pakistan's Tribal Areas

Sixteen years of war have torn apart the old social fabric in FATA.

Umar Farooq

From the Archives Sep 18, 2017 Snapshot

When Prosperity Leads to Disaffection

Evidence from Pakistan reveals how citizens can grow dissatisfied with their governments during periods of prosperity and economic growth.

Katrina Kosec, Cecilia Hyunjung Mo, and Andrew Healy

A boy carries his sibling in a slum on the outskirts of Lahore, January 2015.

Democratization Aug 5, 2017 Snapshot

Democracy After Sharif in Pakistan

The 2016 Panama Papers leaks were supposed to be a tool for the forces of democracy. But in Pakistan, the leaks have become a tool of the anti-democratic.

Kiran Nazish

Criminal Law Jul 31, 2017 Snapshot

Pakistan After Sharif

On Friday, Pakistan's top court disqualified Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from holding any public office after finding him guilty in a massive corruption case.

Syed Fazl-e-Haider

An opposition supporter cheers the news of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's conviction for corruption in Islamabad, July 2017.

From the Archives Jul 14, 2017 Snapshot

Calling Pakistan's Bluff

The United States should hunt down insurgent groups across Pakistan and promise to reward the country with more military aid if it agrees to do the same.

Whitney Kassel and Philip Reiner

Pakistani commandos during a military parade in Islamabad, March 2017.

Security Jun 16, 2017 Snapshot

How to Normalize Pakistan's Nuclear Program

The threats of jihadists stealing a Pakistani nuclear weapon and of a high-intensity conventional war between India and Pakistan remain a present and growing danger....

Gaurav Kampani and Bharath Gopalaswamy

A Hatf-VI (Shaheen-II) missile with a range of 2,000 km (1,242 miles) takes off during a test flight from an undisclosed location in Pakistan, April 2008.

Afghanistan Mar 2, 2017 Snapshot

Danger on the Durand Line

Last month, Pakistan suffered its deadliest spasm of terrorist violence since 2014. This killing spree has dangerous implications, not only for Pakistan, which has...

Michael Kugelman

An overview of the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan in Torkham, Pakistan, June 2016.

Gender Oct 30, 2016 Snapshot

Pakistan's Dishonor Killings

Starting earlier this year, the Pakistani parliament, of which I am a member, has worked to block acquittals in crimes of honor.

Nafisa Shah

An internally displaced woman, fleeing a military offensive in the Swat valley region, May 28, 2009.

India Sep 25, 2016 Snapshot

The Case for Restraint in India

After last week’s terrorist attack on an Indian military base in Uri, Kashmir, which resulted in the deaths of 18 soldiers, a debate over how to respond has ripped...

Sameer Lalwani

Indian Army soldiers participate in a war exercise during a two-day

India Sep 21, 2016 Snapshot

India's Options in Pakistan

After Pakistan-linked terrorists attacked an Indian base in Kashmir, U.S. officials could find themselves scrambling to manage a nuclear-shadowed crisis.

George Perkovich

People hold candles and placards during a vigil for the soldiers who were killed after gunmen attacked an Indian army base in Kashmir's Uri on Sunday, in Mumbai, India, September 19, 2016.

Terrorism & Counterterrorism Aug 31, 2016 Snapshot

The Marketplace of Terrorist Ideas

Pakistan will continue to see a growing number of its homegrown militants join the global ISIS franchise and challenge the state’s governance and legitimacy.

Mehwish Rani

An armed paramilitary soldier stands guard after a suicide bomber blew himself up close to a police checkpoint in Peshawar, Pakistan January 19, 2016.

Pakistan Aug 29, 2016 Letter From

Escaping the Taliban in Pakistan

Why the West writes off Pakistani refugees fleeing the Taliban and violence at home.

Saima Hassan

Pakistan May 29, 2016 Letter From

Ending Infanticide in Pakistan

Pakistani philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi places cradles, or jhulas, all around Karachi to save infants from being killed by parents who are desperate to...

Saima Hassan

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Trump's Flawed Pakistan Policy

Pakistan and the Myth of “Too Dangerous to Fail”

China’s $62 Billion Bet on Pakistan

Gandhi's Role in the Partition of India

How War Altered Pakistan's Tribal Areas

When Prosperity Leads to Disaffection

Democracy After Sharif in Pakistan

Pakistan After Sharif

Calling Pakistan's Bluff

How to Normalize Pakistan's Nuclear Program

Danger on the Durand Line

Pakistan's Dishonor Killings

The Case for Restraint in India

India's Options in Pakistan

The Marketplace of Terrorist Ideas

Escaping the Taliban in Pakistan

Ending Infanticide in Pakistan

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