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New Atlanticist

Oct 30, 2012

Let’s Wage Cross-Border Peace Now

By Shuja Nawaz

Hurry up and wait! This seems to be the order of the day as Pakistan and India take tentative steps towards normalcy.

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Press Release

Oct 29, 2012

Atlantic Council Launches Emerging Leaders of Pakistan Fellowship

WASHINGTON: The Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center is pleased to announce the launch of its Emerging Leaders of Pakistan (ELP) program. The fellowship seeks to support and empower the next generation of Pakistan’s civil society leaders through the creation of a sustainable forum of collaboration. Fifteen leaders from across Pakistan, representing various issue areas, view […]

Pakistan

Event Recap

Oct 16, 2012

Philanthropy in Pakistan

By Jason Harmala

The Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center held a discussion on philanthropy in Pakistan with Robin Raphel, senior adviser on Pakistan, Office of Special Representative for Af-Pak, US Department of State; Qaisar Shareef, executive volunteer and USA representative, I-Care Fund America; and Farrokh K. Captain, chairman, i-Care Foundation and director, Shell Pakistan, Limited. South Asia Center […]

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New Atlanticist

Oct 9, 2012

Three Steps to Siachen

By Arun Kumar Singh

India and Pakistan have been engaged in military-level Track 2 talks for the past 12 months, with the delegates of the two sides meeting in Dubai, Bangkok and finally in Lahore in September this year. Smaller “sub-group” meetings in Chiang Mai (Thailand) and Palo Alto (California) have also featured in the Track 2 process. A […]

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Issue Brief

Oct 4, 2012

India’s water challenges

By Suresh Prabhu

The Water Conflict in South Asia project announces the release of its second issue brief, “India’s Water Challenges,” by Mr. Suresh Prabhu, elected member of India’s Parliament. The brief describes how India’s internal dynamics, such as the country’s growing population as well as increasing agricultural and industrial demands, have affected India’s water supplies. It concludes […]

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Issue Brief

Oct 1, 2012

Water insecurity: A threat for Pakistan and India

By Shahid Ahmad

The South Asia Center’s Water Conflict in South Asia project announces the release of its first issue brief, “Water Insecurity: A Threat for Pakistan and India,” by Dr. Shahid Ahmad, chief scientist at the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council. The brief provides an overview of water security issues in Pakistan, the impact of the Indus Water […]

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New Atlanticist

Sep 27, 2012

Drone War AWOL From Presidential Campaign

By James Joyner

A new study released this week by researchers at Stanford and NYU has found that American drone strikes in Pakistan are killing far more civilians than advertised, taking out few high value targets, and have become the primary recruiting tool for the terrorist groups the policy is aimed at combating. The report, “Living Under Drones: […]

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New Atlanticist

Sep 19, 2012

The Day We Lost Afghanistan

By James Joyner

That the war in Afghanistan has been unwinnable has been obvious to most outside analysts since well before the so-called surge of 2009. Now, the United States government has finally admitted the obvious in deeds if not words.

Afghanistan Security & Defense

Event Recap

Sep 11, 2012

Countering Terrorism and the Role of Military Special Operations: An Indian View

By Jason Harmala

The Atlantic Council South Asia Center and the National Defense University Center for Strategic Research held a public discussion on September 11 with Lieutenant General Prakash C. Katoch on the role of India’s special forces in countering terrorism.

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New Atlanticist

Sep 7, 2012

Internal Conflicts and Defense Planning

By Derek Reveron

There are 27 active conflicts in the world today; only one of them is a traditional interstate war. 

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