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All Media Mentions

In the News

Jan 20, 2022

Younus in Profit by Pakistan Today: Riding disruption

By Atlantic Council

Economy & Business Indo-Pacific

In the News

Jan 20, 2022

Riaz joins the London School of Economics’ South Asia Centre to discuss the role of apologies in addressing humanitarian crimes

By South Asia Center

Human Rights South Asia

In the News

Jan 18, 2022

Younus writes for Profit by Pakistan Today, “Do not ban crypto”

By Atlantic Council

Digital Currencies Economy & Business

In the News

Jan 16, 2022

Riaz quoted in The Daily Star: Leahy law poses new challenge to Dhaka

By South Asia Center

Bangladesh Political Reform

In the News

Jan 15, 2022

Akhtar joins Al Jazeera English to discuss Pakistan’s new National Security Policy

By South Asia Center

National Security Pakistan

In the News

Jan 13, 2022

Safiya Ghori-Ahmad with BPIA and McLarty Associates for a conversation on digital money

By Atlantic Council

Digital Currencies Economy & Business

In the News

Jan 11, 2022

Jamil in the International Journal of Nuclear Security: “Gift Baskets for South Asia: Nuclear Risk Reduction and Crisis Management”

By South Asia Center

Nuclear Deterrence Security & Defense

In the News

Jan 10, 2022

Akhtar reviews “Pakistan’s Nuclear Bomb: A Story of Defiance, Deterrence and Deviance” by Hassan Abbas at Cambridge University Press

By South Asia Center

Nuclear Deterrence Pakistan

In the News

Jan 3, 2022

Amb. Samad in Policy Magazine: Addressing Afghanistan’s Turmoil of Wicked Problems

By Atlantic Council

Indo-Pacific South Asia

In the News

Jan 1, 2022

Riaz in BBC Bengali: জো বাইডেন: যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের মানুষের মধ্যে নতুন প্রেসিডেন্টের জনপ্রিয়তা এত দ্রুত কমছে কেন?

By South Asia Center

Bangladesh Politics & Diplomacy

The South Asia Center is the hub for the Atlantic Council’s analysis of the political, social, geographical, and cultural diversity of the region. ​At the intersection of South Asia and its geopolitics, SAC cultivates dialogue to shape policy and forge ties between the region and the global community.