Domestic politics play an increasingly important role in shaping and constraining regional security dynamics throughout South Asia. Evolving developments including slowing macroeconomic growth, intensifying nationalism, challenged political institutions, rising populism and social movements, a diminishing U.S. military footprint, and the increasing economic influence and political presence of China have a profound impact on the region. This project leverages Stimson South Asia’s extensive network of regional and international scholars and analysts to explore these developments and their implications for regional interactions and geopolitical competition.
Rising Regional Experts Offer Analysis and Recommendations on South Asian Nuclear Security
December 15, 2021
Stimson’s U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue convened Indian and American experts to offer insights on deepening security and defense cooperation in the Indo-Pacific.
November 16, 2021
Exploring the historical dynamics and future trajectory of the Afghanistan-Pakistan relationship and its impact on Afghan stability.
August 12, 2021
As the United States withdraws from Afghanistan it is important to examine the role Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) may play in the country’s future security landscape.
August 6, 2021
Despite strengthening strategic ties, India and the United States have long had significant divergences in multilateral institutions.
April 15, 2021
With multilayered and long-standing ties to Afghanistan, Pakistani political actors on the Af-Pak border have an important role to play in Afghanistan’s peace process.
April 14, 2021
The debate over staying or leaving tends to fixate on the Afghan political process. Instead, it should focus on developing a coherent risk-management strategy.
March 29, 2021
Those who work on South Asian security issues expect another crisis is inevitable — one that will test the Biden administration.
February 26, 2021
