
Issue Brief
Apr 1, 2025
Rescuing Pakistan’s economy
By
Aasim M. Husain
For decades, Pakistan has struggled with a declining standard of living, skyrocketing public debt, and economic policies that have failed to address the root causes of its stagnation.

Issue Brief
Nov 14, 2024
Mapping South Asia’s digital landscape
By
Mark Linscott, Gopal Nadadur
Data protection regulations are becoming critical for South Asia, where some countries are increasingly driven by digital economies.

Memo to…
May 16, 2024
Memo to the UN secretary-general: Establish a UN conflict prevention mechanism for the Afghanistan region
By
Laurie Nathan and Nilofar Sakhi
The risk of conflict between Afghanistan and its neighbors has been rising since the Taliban returned to power in 2021, and is now at a critical point. The UN has tools that have lowered the risk of major conflict in other tense neighborhoods. It’s time to deploy them for Afghanistan.
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