Nuclear Risk Reduction Between India and Pakistan
…control agreements. India and Pakistan agreed on a framework for nuclear dialogue within a year of nuclear testing. The Lahore Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), passed in February 1999, recognized the…
Does Washington Need to Be Neutral in South Asia?
…Pakistan’s military would attempt a fait accompli to change the status quo along the Line of Control mere months after Vajpayee had taken a “risk for peace” by travelling to Lahore in…
Climate, Water, and Conflict in Pakistan
…are a number of governance and conflict dynamics that the country must address to ensure equal and equitable access and distribution of water resources in Pakistan. For example, Lahore has…
Four Days in May: The India-Pakistan Crisis of 2025
…Sindoor and the Future of Indian Deterrence,” Royal United Services Institute, May 21, 2025, https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/calibrated-force-operation-sindoor-and-future-indian-deterrence. A broader Indian campaign to suppress Pakistani air defenses might have caused military casualties and…
India and Pakistan Resume Structured Dialogue
…the wake of the 1998 nuclear tests. In another highly symbolic gesture, Vajpayee then went to the Minar-e-Pakistan, the monument erected in Lahore to commemorate Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s famous declaration…
A Rising Generation of Strategic Analysts in Pakistan and India
…stay at Stimson for three months. They pursue a research topic while in residence and are responsible for producing an essay on their chosen topic. While in residence, visiting fellows…
The East Asia Summit: Much Ado About Nothing–So Far
…summit, Asians might be seen as afflicted with multiple personality disorder. They disputed even the origins of the summit idea (parentage is claimed at least by Malaysia, Korea and Japan)….
CORVI Risk Assessment: Western Province, Sri Lanka
…CORVI Rapid Assessment is a condensed version of the CORVI methodology.2To read more about the CORVI methodology, please visit https://www.stimson.org/project/corvi/resources-research/methodology/ It assesses the 30 highest priority CORVI risk indicators across 10…