Sameer Lalwani, Co-Director of the South AsiapProgram at the Stimson Center, was featured on Newsy. The piece introduces viewers to the history and current state of the India-Pakistan conflict. Watch the piece here.
By Sameer Lalwani and Stephen Tankel Despite the past week of violence that rocked Afghanistan, including a wave of major Taliban attacks on Afghan security forces, the Trump administration appears to still be holding the door open…
By Sylvia Mishra and Sarah Bidgood Sylvia Mishra is a 2019 India-U.S. fellow at New America. Her research is focused on Asian security, India-U.S. relations, and South Asian nuclear dynamics. She has been…
Less is more. Clarity and brevity rule. Except when it comes to explaining what I do for a living. Having a job description that fits neatly on a visa application? Not in this…
Quotes of the week: “Pakistan is now hoist on its own petard. Calling off cross-border terrorism in Kashmir would insure that militancy within Pakistan intensifies, while continuing to support cross-border terrorism would alienate…
By Saira Bano Saira Bano is a lecturer at Mount Royal University in Calgary, Canada. She completed her doctorate in the Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies at the University of Calgary….
By Sadia Tasleem Sadia Tasleem is a lecturer at Quaid-i-Azam University’s Department of Defense and Strategic Studies in Islamabad. She was awarded a Robin Copeland Memorial fellowship and was hosted by the Carnegie…
An important component of Stimson’s South Asia program is empowering rising talent in the region to find and develop their own voices. In August, Stimson Research Associates Akriti Vasudeva and Travis Wheeler journeyed…
Quote of the week: “What history will remember is not the ideals we were fighting for, but the methods we used to accomplish them.” — Hans Bethe In “Lonesome Day,” Bruce Springsteen offered…
Quote of the week: “It is clear that the use of such a weapon cannot be justified on any ethical ground which gives a human being a certain individuality and dignity, even if…
By Happymon Jacob Happymon Jacob is an associate professor of diplomacy and disarmament studies at the School of International Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi. He previously held teaching positions at…
Closing the Taliban Doha Office Will Harm U.S. Aims in Afghanistan
By Sameer Lalwani and Stephen Tankel Despite the past week of violence that rocked Afghanistan, including a wave of major Taliban attacks on Afghan security forces, the Trump administration appears to still be holding the door open…