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All Media Mentions

In the News

Dec 13, 2021

Chhibber with the Centre for Social and Economic Progress: Flagship Seminar & Book launch | Unshackling India: Hard Truths and Clear Choices for Economic Revival

By Atlantic Council

India Indo-Pacific

In the News

Dec 10, 2021

Riaz writes for Carnegie: How Bangladesh’s Digital Security Act Is Creating a Culture of Fear

By Atlantic Council

Bangladesh Digital Policy

In the News

Dec 9, 2021

Lakhani in Bloomberg: Startup Fever Is Gripping the World’s Last Big Untapped Nation

By Atlantic Council

Economy & Business Indo-Pacific

In the News

Dec 9, 2021

Chhibber in The Economic Times: Why a law to perpetuate minimum support price would be a huge mistake

By Atlantic Council

Economy & Business India

In the News

Dec 3, 2021

Nooruddin contributes to an opinion in Foreign Affairs: The Hidden Threat to Globalization – Why the Developing World Is Turning Against Free Trade

By Atlantic Council

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Dec 1, 2021

Nawaz’s “The Battle for Pakistan” reviewed by Marvin G. Weinbaum

By Atlantic Council

“Among the large number of fine books on Pakistan in recent years by academics, think-tank scholars, and practitioners, Shuja Nawaz’s The Battle for Pakistan stands apart.”

Pakistan Politics & Diplomacy

Op-Ed

Dec 1, 2021

Albright and Mogherini in CNN: It’s time for the US to make good with Afghanistan

By Madeleine Albright and Federica Mogherini

“With new leadership in the White House, there is an opportunity to strengthen the Afghan peace process and secure our shared interests in peace, security, and regional stability,” write Secretary Madeline Albright and Rector Federica Mogherini in CNN Opinion.

Afghanistan Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Dec 1, 2021

Sakhi deliver Biannual McMillan-Stewart Lecture on Afghanistan’s Traditional and Non-Traditional Security Issues and Regional Implications

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Nov 29, 2021

Dr Riaz joined Tritiyo Matra for a discussion on the State of Democracy in South Asia

By Atlantic Council

Democratic Transitions Elections

In the News

Nov 19, 2021

Younus on Pakistonomy Podcast: The Pakistani Elite’s Seven Deadly Neglects

By Atlantic Council

Economy & Business Education

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.