Feroz Hassan Khan: Limited War and Strategy After the May Crisis
Feroz Hassan Khan joins Elizabeth Threlkeld for a conversation on the concept of limited war and the future of strategy in South Asia
January 7, 2026

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Feroz Hassan Khan, retired Brigadier in the Pakistan Army and Research Professor at the Naval Postgraduate School in the United States, joins Stimson South Asia program director Elizabeth Threlkeld for a conversation on the concept of limited war and the future of strategy in South Asia. The discussion responds to last month’s episode on the May India-Pakistan crisis, covers ongoing changes to Pakistan’s military command structure, and interrogates the future of warfighting in South Asia.

Outline

  • 00:00 Introduction to Strategic Dialogues
  • 4:03 History of South Asia’s Strategic Learning Process
  • 8:24 Simple Versus Complex Learning
  • 12:13 Changes to Crisis Response Doctrines
  • 17:34 The “New Abnormal”
  • 20:23 Borrowed Strategy from the Middle East
  • 22:02 Reorganization of Pakistan’s Military
  • 30:42 Changing Nuclear Thresholds and Future Crises
  • 39:57 Picturing the Next Crisis: A Naval Domain Component?
  • 43:49 Targets and Escalation Management
  • 47:46 Risk Reduction and Political Will

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