South Asia

Current Research

• Beyond Boundaries in South Asia

  As a direct result of globalization and expanded economic opportunity, the last half century has yielded the most remarkable exodus from poverty in human history. Regrettably, not all have

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• Drug-Trafficking and Transnational Crime in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iran

  May 13, 2011 — Matthieu Aikins and Umar Riaz joined us for a discussion on transnational threats and their destabilizing effect on Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iran.  Aikins is an international

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• One of the Most Dangerous Places on Earth: Transnational Crime in the FATA

  The death of Osama bin Laden has refocused the world’s attention to the importance of building Pakistan’s capacity to prevent and combat violent extremism in that country. Yet while

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• Nuclear Talks With Iran: Will New EU and US Roles Make a Difference?

  Last week, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced that the country’s nuclear negotiators will return to talks with the P5+1 (the five permanent UN Security Council members and

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