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Six ‘snow leopards’ to watch for in 2023

New Atlanticist Jan 25, 2024

The skies are quiet, but the Iran-Pakistan strikes left lasting diplomatic damage

By Muhammad Faisal

While the immediate crisis will subside, an intensified security dilemma will be permanent for Islamabad.

Conflict Economy & Business

Econographics Jan 24, 2024

The advanced consumer economy driving India’s ascent

By Josh Lipsky, Sophia Busch

By 2030, India could become the world’s third-largest economy. Here’s how the rise of powerful consumers within the country is creating a massive new domestic and international market.

India International Markets

New Atlanticist Jan 18, 2024

What Bangladesh’s widely boycotted election reveals about its future

By Ali Riaz

The election results were a foregone conclusion, as there were no opposition parties contesting. But the results reveal a deeper entrenchment of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s party.

Civil Society Elections

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Atlantic Council Strategy Paper Series

Jan 20, 2023

Six ‘snow leopards’ to watch for in 2023

Atlantic Council foresight experts spot the underappreciated phenomena that could have outsize impact on the world, driving global change and shaping the future.

Brazil China

In the News

Jan 19, 2023

Younus in Newlines Institute: With no help from Kabul, Pakistan faces the TTP threat

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Pakistan

In the News

Jan 18, 2023

Linscott in The Hill: The stakes for trade with India

By Atlantic Council

Economy & Business India

In the News

Jan 18, 2023

Nooruddin in The Hill: The stakes for trade with India

By Atlantic Council

Economy & Business India

In the News

Jan 13, 2023

Samad in The Diplomat: The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan is back. Washington should take note.

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Pakistan

MENASource

Jan 12, 2023

Saudi Arabia and Qatar are cooperating with the Taliban. But their approaches to Afghanistan are different.

By Leonardo Jacopo Maria Mazzucco and Kristian P. Alexander

All Gulf Cooperation Council states have come to terms with the reality of Taliban rule in Afghanistan since August 2021 and must pragmatically deal with the situation on the ground.

Afghanistan Indo-Pacific

SouthAsiaSource

Jan 9, 2023

Experts weigh in on the 2023 US-India Trade Policy Forum meetings

By South Asia Center experts

South Asia Center experts provide their analyses and predictions for the 2023 US-India Trade Policy Forum.

Economy & Business India

In the News

Jan 4, 2023

Feldman-Piltch in Non-State Actress on US withdrawal from Afghanistan

By Maggie Feldman-Piltch

On January 4, Transatlantic Security Initiative nonresident senior fellow Maggie Feldman-Piltch wrote a blog post in Non-State Actress, discussing the cost of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan The Non-State Actress project is made possible by generous support from the German Federal Foreign Office, whom we thank for their support.

Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Dec 30, 2022

Feldman-Piltch in Non-State Actress on the Taliban

By Maggie Feldman-Piltch

On December 30, Transatlantic Security Initiative nonresident senior fellow Maggie Feldman-Piltch wrote a blog post in Non-State Actress, discussing the rise of the Taliban. In the inaugural edition of Non-State Actress, Maggie Feldman-Piltch provides an in-depth explanation of Afghanistan’s history and cultural as a country. In addition, she touches on how the Taliban came to […]

Afghanistan Conflict