Biberman in Political Violence at a Glance: Ending terror in Kashmir

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.
Economy & Business Middle East
Biberman in Political Violence at a Glance: Ending terror in Kashmir

New Atlanticist Mar 25, 2025

Starlink’s India launch is a crash course on New Delhi’s approach to tech sovereignty

By Trisha Ray

A recently announced partnership to deploy the Elon Musk-led company’s satellite internet in India offers a window into New Delhi’s “hybrid” approach.
Economy & Business India
Biberman in Political Violence at a Glance: Ending terror in Kashmir

New Atlanticist Feb 19, 2025

Why India and Armenia are now taking their relationship to new heights

By Tatevik Khachatryan and Srujan Palkar

The growing military and diplomatic cooperation between New Delhi and Yerevan benefits both beyond immediate defense concerns.
Economy & Business India

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Feb 22, 2019

Biberman in Political Violence at a Glance: Ending terror in Kashmir

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South Asia

New Atlanticist

Feb 7, 2019

#StrongerWithAllies: This Icelander helps improve lives of Afghan women

By Hal Foster

“It’s very important to put the issue of gender-based violence and women’s rights front and center every day in how we train soldiers, in how we operate in the field, and how soldiers interact with civilians when they find themselves in combat zones," said Alfred Perla Baldursdottir.

Afghanistan NATO

New Atlanticist

Feb 1, 2019

With an eye on IMF loan, Pakistan proposes tax reforms

By Sahir Amlani

The tax measures would be Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s second set of fiscal reforms since taking power in July 2018. 

Fiscal and Structural Reform Pakistan

New Atlanticist

Feb 1, 2019

India’s data localization efforts could do more harm than good

By Kalika Likhi

India’s move toward data localization, while timely and justifiable given numerous global data breaches and privacy scandals, is largely ineffective in protecting user data. The benefits do not outweigh costs.

India Technology & Innovation

New Atlanticist

Jan 31, 2019

Getting peace right in Afghanistan: A political solution to a military problem

By Thang Tran, Leo Blanken, and Philip Swintek

The path to the end of the conflict in Afghanistan will be political and it will be in the hands of the Afghans.

Afghanistan Conflict

IranSource

Jan 30, 2019

Can Iran Help Reach a Lasting Peace in Afghanistan?

By Fatemeh Aman

Progress has been reported in peace talks between US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad and the Taliban, but without the participation of the Afghan government, it seems premature to assume that an agreement will be reached soon. Could Iran play a constructive role in achieving an end to America’s longest war? Despite their lack of diplomatic relations and enduring hostility, […]

Afghanistan Iran

New Atlanticist

Jan 25, 2019

A step closer to peace in Afghanistan?

By Omar Samad and Bharath Gopalaswamy

Washington will need to scale its expectations and give the process more time to mature. But the United States must also maintain its strategic imperative to find a way to leave Afghanistan.

Afghanistan Conflict

Report

Jan 24, 2019

Does money grow on trees? Restoration financing in Southeast Asia

By Prajwal Baral, Mikkel Larsen, Matthew Archer, PhD

Given its unique role as both a potential source of emissions—as well as storage—for carbon, the land use sector may play a crucial role in the world’s success or failure in avoiding dangerous levels of climate change over this century. Nowhere is the pivotal role of land use more apparent than in tropical forests.

Climate Change & Climate Action Energy & Environment
Facebook likes in Oaxaca

2018 Elections in Latin America

Jan 17, 2019

#ElectionWatch: Likes from Afar in Oaxaca

By Fernando Meneses Romero, Kanishk Karan, and Jose Luis Peñarredonda

South Asian Facebook accounts artificially inflated the number of Facebook “likes” on social media content for and about the State of Oaxaca in México.

Disinformation Elections

Report

Jan 15, 2019

Reforming US’ high-skilled guestworker program

By Ron Hira and Bharath Gopalaswamy

The H-1B visa program is one of more than twenty US guest worker programs, but it has arguably been in the spotlight more than any other. While the H1-B was originally intended to attract foreign workers to satisfy unmet demand for skilled labor, the current system undercuts opportunities for US workers and enables the exploitation […]

Economy & Business India
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