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This Week in South Asia: January 18 -24

Commentary from the South Asia Center on the most relevant news from the region, and suggested “must-read” analyses from the week. AfghanistanLast Friday, a complex attack on a Kabul restaurant left 21 dead, including 13 foreigners, and prompted heightened concerns about the country’s uncertain future amongst the international community and Afghans alike. The attack dismantled […]

Swapping Sovereignty

By Bilal Y. Saab

Iran and UAE Make a Deal? On January 15, Defense News, an online and print military newspaper, reported that Iran and the United Arab Emirates had reached an agreement on the disputed islands of Abu Musa and Greater and Lesser Tunbs. The report quoted an unnamed high-level UAE source, who said that although a deal on Abu […]

Slavin Talks Iran Deal’s Impact on US-Israeli Relations

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin talks with German public radio network Deutschlandfunk about the strain between the United States and Israel that has resulted from the interim nuclear pact between Iran and the P5+1 group:

Slavin: Iran Nuclear Deal Takes Effect

By Barbara Slavin

Barbara Slavin writes on Iran’s implementation of the recently-finalized interim nuclear deal for Al Jazeera America:

This Week in South Asia: January 11 -17

Commentary from the South Asia Center on the most relevant news from the region, and suggested “must-read” analyses from the week.Pakistan The Pakistan Institute for Peace Studies issued a report citing 687 sectarian killings in the country last year, a 22% increase from 2012, and expressed concerns for regional spillover. These statistics are particularly concerning […]

Slavin Joins NPR on Iran’s Role at Syrian Peace Talks

South Asia Center Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin joins NPR’s Morning Edition to assess Iran’s role at the Syrian peace talks in Geneva.

Kroenig Talks Iran Deal and New Sanctions

By Matthew Kroenig

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Matthew Kroenig talks with CBC News’ Lang & O’Leary Exchange about the Iranian nuclear deal and the possibility of new sanctions should talks around a comprehensive deal collapse.  Watch the interview here (begins at 36:30). Watch the interview here (begins at 36:30).