Traffickers Find Novel Ways of Smuggling Drugs into Iran from Afghanistan

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Rescuing Pakistan’s economy

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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.

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Traffickers Find Novel Ways of Smuggling Drugs into Iran from Afghanistan

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Mar 25, 2025

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

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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.

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Traffickers Find Novel Ways of Smuggling Drugs into Iran from Afghanistan

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Feb 19, 2025

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

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Tatevik Khachatryan, Srujan Palkar

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

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Apr 29, 2016

Traffickers Find Novel Ways of Smuggling Drugs into Iran from Afghanistan

By Fatemeh Aman

It sounds like something from the Middle Ages but it’s the latest method for drug traffickers along the Iran-Afghanistan border. The commander of Sistan and Baluchestan’s border guard, Raham Bakhsh Habibi, says that drug traffickers are smuggling drugs into Iran by using a catapult made of special metal fixtures and tire tubes that can toss packages weighing 10 […]

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In the News

Apr 27, 2016

Watts testifies before House Committee on Homeland Security on ISIS in the Pacific

By John Watts

Read the full testimony here.

South Asia Terrorism
The 18th SAARC Summit

Issue Brief

Apr 26, 2016

Cooperation in South Asia: The case for redefining alliances

By MANJARI CHATTERJEE MILLER AND BHARATH GOPALASWAMY

Political mistrust in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is high and this, in turn, has historically led to shortsighted economic policies and disjointed coordination. As India asserts itself as a global economic player, its leadership, specifically in SAARC, may lead to the political successes necessary to ensure broader connectivity and cooperation in […]

Politics & Diplomacy South Asia

Congressional Relations

Apr 26, 2016

US-India Relationship: Playing Defense

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Deeper defense cooperation seen as key to boosting a trade relationship that has ‘plateaued’ As the United States and India set out to realize their goal of elevating annual bilateral trade to $500 billion over the next decade, deeper defense cooperation will be key to energizing a trade relationship that has “plateaued,” two senior US […]

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New Atlanticist

Apr 21, 2016

Former US Ambassador to Afghanistan and Iraq Offers a Prescription for Success

By Mitch Hulse

The “integration of civil-military forces” and “sustainable economic development” are critical to the success of state-building efforts, Zalmay Khalilzad, a former US Ambassador to Afghanistan, Iraq, and the United Nations, said at the Atlantic Council on April 20. “There was a clear road map for political transition [in Afghanistan], but we never knew what the […]

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New Atlanticist

Apr 21, 2016

Is the Taliban Winning?

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Deadly suicide bombing in Kabul points to need for Pakistan to end support for terrorists, says Atlantic Council’s James B. Cunningham A deadly suicide bombing in Kabul shows that the Taliban are determined to drag out the conflict, but it also adds a sense of urgency for Pakistan to end its support for the militants, […]

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In the News

Apr 21, 2016

Ullman in the Daily Times: Radicalisation Ain’t Just for Muslims

By Harlan Ullman

Read the full article here.

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In the News

Apr 20, 2016

McFate Joins HBO’s “Afghan Women’s Rights & Floating Armories”

By Sean McFate

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Afghanistan
Kimberly Motley

Event Recap

Apr 18, 2016

Motley’s law: The new age of legal representation

By South Asia Center

On April 18, the South Asia Center’s Afghanistan Rising Initiative hosted Kimberley Motley for a conversation about her experiences as an international litigator in Afghanistan and around the world, as well as her advocacy for rule of law and human rights worldwide. In her remarks, she emphasized how the rule of law means little if […]

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New Atlanticist

Apr 14, 2016

US Foreign Policy Needs to be ‘Balanced’ Between ‘Great Exertions’ and ‘Retreat’

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Interview with Zalmay Khalilzad, former US Ambassador to Iraq, Afghanistan, and the United Nations Zalmay Khalilzad served as the US Ambassador to Iraq, Afghanistan, and the United Nations in the George W. Bush administration. A member of the Atlantic Council’s Board of Directors, Khalilzad has recently authored an insightful and widely praised memoir—The Envoy. In […]

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