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SouthAsiaSource

Jul 1, 2022

Pakistan can resolve Saudi Arabia’s growing security concerns

By Uzair Younus

Recurring economic crises in Pakistan has led leaders to seek Saudi money, primarily because both the Saudis and Pakistanis know that Islamabad’s value proposition has been declining. But this need not be the case—Pakistan is the only country in the world that can solve the House of Saud’s growing security concerns in an increasingly hostile regional environment.

Middle East Pakistan

In the News

Jun 29, 2022

Dr. Akhtar featured in Business Recorder: ISSI holds seminar on ‘ensuring traditional security through technology optimisation’

By Atlantic Council

Cybersecurity Defense Technologies

In the News

Jun 27, 2022

Khan quoted in The Express Tribune: Structural issues in way of LNG liberalisation

By Atlantic Council

Energy & Environment European Union

In the News

Jun 27, 2022

Alam featured in Middle East Eye on Pakistan and Israel: ‘Normalisation’ a hard sell but a narrative is building

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Israel

In the News

Jun 27, 2022

Lakhani quoted in TechJuice: Rides takes off with a $3.1M seed round to courier Pakistan’s businesses into the 21st century

By Atlantic Council

Economy & Business Future of Work

SouthAsiaSource

Jun 21, 2022

Experts react: India hosts Shanghai Cooperation Organisation border security meeting

By Atlantic Council Experts

From June 15 through June 17, 2022, India hosted a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation to discuss regional border management and security. We reached out to our experts for their thoughts on this pivotal meeting and its implications for regional security.

Afghanistan China

SouthAsiaSource

Jun 10, 2022

Negotiating with the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan is a bad idea

By Syed Ali Zia Jaffery

Pakistan’s information minister confirmed ongoing peace talks between the government and the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). However, it is important to stress that this dialogue is not advantageous for Pakistan.

Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

May 31, 2022

Gadzala Tirziu in The New York Sun on China-Pakistan tensions in Balochistan

On May 6, Scowcroft Center nonresident senior fellow Aleksandra Gadzala Tirziu published a piece in The New York Sun on China-Pakistan tensions, particularly in the Balochistan region where separatist groups are increasingly attacking Chinese nationals and assets.

China Pakistan

SouthAsiaSource

May 23, 2022

South Asia’s climate crisis: Policymakers need to feel the heat

By Erum Haider

Few things unite South Asia more urgently right now than the climate crisis. We can only hope that policymakers are listening. 

Climate Change & Climate Action Energy & Environment

SouthAsiaSource

May 4, 2022

Pakistan must proactively fight corruption

By Ali Hasanain

As deposed prime minister Imran Khan’s toshakhana scandal continues, one can do worse than to think about a young United States’ concerns about public gifts and corruption.

Corruption Pakistan

Experts