Pakistan
Pakistan’s instability and the division of power between the civilian government and the military establishment require a finely balanced U.S. policy. Carnegie’s South Asia experts analyze Pakistan’s role in the war in Afghanistan and the broader struggles against terrorism and nuclear proliferation.
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Foreign Policy Challenges in 2010
Efforts to combat terrorism largely defined the global security agenda during the past decade, when small terrorist groups, with as few as three hundred active members, were able to inflict enormous amounts of damage on regional, national, and international scales.
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Yemen is a Near-Perfect Haven for Terrorists from South Asia
Assertions that "Yemen is tomorrow's war" are unhelpful; while Yemen will not replace South Asia as the central front in the war on terror, it is nevertheless a critical state of concern that will require long-term attention to target the sources of its instability.
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A Year After Mumbai: The Global Battle of Ideas
The world’s failure to respond appropriately to Mumbai has given a default victory to the terrorists who attacked the city. Terrorism is primarily a political struggle and has to be fought as such.
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The United States and India 3.0: Cave! Hic Dragones
The United States and India must agree on three vital security issues to ensure that their relations continue to deepen: terrorism, Kashmir, and the balance of power in Asia.
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Islam and the Paths of Pakistan’s Political Development
Islam alone will not aid Pakistan’s political development; instead, national stability will improve with better administrative, security, economic, and social services.
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Reforming the Intelligence Agencies in Pakistan’s Transitional Democracy
Previous abuses of power by Pakistani regimes and intelligence agencies make reforms imperative. With patience, resolve, and assistance from the international community, Pakistan’s government can reassert civilian control over the intelligence community.
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Afghanistan and Pakistan: Understanding and Engaging Regional Stakeholders
Afghanistan provides the United States and Iran an important opportunity to engage each other positively, given how much both countries have at stake in its future and paving the way for a broader working relationship.
Featured Event
Kyrgyzstan's Role in Regional Security
Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Sarbaev stressed that many of the problems plaguing Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan, such as security and drug trafficking, are in fact regional problems, and that multilateral negotiations and mutual concessions can help find solutions to these problems.
Experts
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Deepti Choubey
Choubey was previously the director of the Peace and Security Initiative for the Ploughshares Fund. She also worked for Ambassador Nancy Soderberg in the New York office of the International Crisis Group. -
Gilles Dorronsoro
Dorronsoro's research focuses on security and political development in Afghanistan. He was a professor of political science at the Sorbonne, Paris and the Institute of Political Studies of Rennes. -
Frederic Grare
Grare’s research focuses on South Asia security issues and the search for a security architecture. He also works on the tension between stability and democratization in Pakistan, including civil-military relations, the challenge of sectarian conflict and Islamic political mobilization. -
Gautam Mukhopadhaya
A serving Indian Foreign Service officer of Ambassadorial rank, Mukhopadhaya's research is focused on India’s Afghanistan policy and its relationship with U.S. Af-Pak strategy. -
Ashley J. Tellis
Tellis was recently on assignment to the U.S. Department of State as Senior Adviser to the Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs, during which time he was intimately involved in negotiating the civil nuclear agreement with India.
