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• Mastering Counterinsurgency: A Workshop Report

  Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

  In early May, the Pakistan army launched its biggest-ever counterinsurgency operation in Swat. Only two months earlier, the Brookings Institution, with support from the National Defense University and the Government of Pakistan, held a three-day workshop exploring American and Pakistani approaches to counterinsurgency and low intensity conflict. Stephen Cohen and Shuja Nawaz provide an overview of the topics discussed, in the context of the current situation in Pakistan.

• Rising India has a Pakistan Problem

  Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

  Stephen Cohen argues that though India is the dominant power in South Asia, it is the leader of the least-integrated region of the world. While India must concentrate on its domestic reforms it must also think about the role that outside powers can play.

• Indo-U.S. Ties: The Ugly, the Bad and the Good

  Sat, 28 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

  Under the Bush administration, fitful U.S.-India strategic relations were fine-tuned into a smooth purr. Stephen Cohen and Dhruva Jaishankar explore what the the relationship can expect from the Obama administration.

• Indian Forces Fight to Regain Control of Mumbai

  Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

  
  Stephen Cohen joined PBS's NewsHour to discuss the terrorist attacks on Mumbai. Cohen offered clues into who may be behind the attacks, what the reaction from the Indian government could be, and he noted possible effects for the broader region.

• In the U.S., Even Those Against the Nuclear Deal Like India

  Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

  In an interview in Delhi around the time the Indo-U.S. nuclear deal cleared its last hurdles in the U.S. Congress and was signed into law by President George Bush last week, Stephen Cohen dwells on the Indo-U.S. nuclear deal, the China context around the deal, and how precarious he thinks the Pakistani democracy is.

• The Next Chapter: The United States and Pakistan

  Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

  
  The bilateral Pakistan Policy Working Group, of which Brookings Senior Fellow Stephen Cohen is a member, issued a new report on the U.S.-Pakistan relationship moving forward. The report recommends commissioning a new National Intelligence Estimate upon which to base U.S. policy. It also advocates greater economic aid, public diplomacy, market access and assistance with counterinsurgency, assuming Pakistan can deliver results against extremism in the tribal areas and adequately oversee its intelligence services.

• What the Candidates Said During the Foreign Policy Debate

  Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

  The Washington Post asked a group of foreign affairs analysts and other experts for their take on what the candidates should discuss in the first presidential debate. Following the debate, these experts discussed what was actually said. Brookings Senior Fellows Stephen Cohen and Michael O'Hanlon offered their thoughts.

• The Debate on Foreign Policy We Want to Hear

  Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

  The Washington Post asked a group of foreign affairs analysts and other experts for their take on what the candidates should discuss in the first presidential debate. Brookings Senior Fellows Stephen Cohen and Michael O'Hanlon offered their thoughts.

• A Pakistani Response to the Marriott Attack

  Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

  
  Following the terrorist attack on the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, Stephen Cohen assesses Pakistan’s options for confronting militant Islamists. Cohen argues that international invention is necessary for Pakistan and its new leadership to establish internal security and regain control over its frontier regions.

• U.S. Foreign Policy in South Asia

  Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

  Stephen Cohen joined Geo Television to discuss U.S.-Pakistan relations in terms of cooperation against terrorism, the possible difficulties for transition of power after Musharraf, and Pakistan-India relations regarding nuclear energy as well as other regional issues.

• Looking for Fallout from the U.S.-India Nuclear Deal

  Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

  Stephen Cohen and Dhruva Jaishankar assess possible implications of the U.S.-India nuclear deal on the broader U.S.-India relationship. They argue that while the agreement is unlikely to trigger a breakdown in the global nuclear order, several issues need to be examined.

• Pakistan's Second Last Chance

  Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

  Stephen Cohen writes that the recent election in Pakistan is a turning point for the country because it demonstrates the state is not faced with an immediate Islamist takeover or civil war. And while democratic forces are resurgent, Cohen believes internal and external powers must conquer several critical challenges to use this second "last chance" to get things right.

• The Future of U.S.-India Relations

  Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

  
  Stephen Cohen testified before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia to offer policy recommendations regarding the U.S.-India relationship. Cohen argued the United States should look beyond difficulties of the U.S.-India nuclear agreement and remember the ballast of the friendship is in growing two-way economic, strategic, and societal ties.

• The U.S.-Pakistan Strategic Relationship and Nuclear Safety/Security

  Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

  
  Stephen Cohen testified before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs to highlight four major challenges Pakistan’s nuclear capabilities present to United States policy toward the country and region. He noted that both short and long term measures must be taken to stabilize Pakistan domestically in order to keep the prospect of total state failure, and the numerous problems associated with such, at bay.

• U.S.-India Relations

  Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

  In an interview with Nitin Pai and Aruna Urs of Pragati, Stephen Cohen discussed the evolving U.S.-India relationship. Cohen commented on India as an emerging power, India's role in Asia, and military cooperation between the United States and India among other issues.

• Benazir Bhutto: After Death, In Her Own Words

  Sun, 24 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

  Stephen Cohen reviews a book by the late Benazir Bhutto noting that it will help keep alive the memory of a highly talented and committed leader. 

• What Impact Will Pakistan’s Elections Have?

  Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

  
  The assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto in the middle of the country’s election campaign has thrown the already fraught political future of the country into further confusion.  Stephen Cohen and Tariq Ali answer questions online in the leadup to next week's election. 

• Assassination Raises Fears of Renewed Turmoil in Pakistan

  Thu, 27 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT

  World leaders condemned the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto on Thursday, saying her death was an attack on democratic reforms and civic society in the restive South Asian nation. Steve Cohen joins other regional experts to examine what her death may mean for Pakistan's political future.

• Assassination Aftermath

  Thu, 27 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT

  
  Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated outside a political rally in Rawalpindi, where a suicide bomber also killed at least 14 of her supporters. The Bush Administration has condemned the attack, which came 12 days before Pakistanis were scheduled to vote in national parliamentary elections. Pakistan expert Steve Cohen explains the implications of Bhutto's assassination for Pakistan and for the world.

• Who Might Follow Musharraf in Pakistan?

  Sat, 17 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

  Stephen Cohen speaks with NPR's Scott Simon about Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's grip on power and what might happen after he moves from the scene.

• Catastrophe or a Last Chance in Pakistan?

  Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

  In what Steve Cohen calls a "coup against his own government," Pakistan's leader has suspended the constitution and declared a state of emergency.  Now, Cohen argues, the Bush Administration must reconsider how destroying al Qaeda can be reconciled with the urgent need to create a stable Pakistan.

• Thousands Protest Emergency Rule in Pakistan

  Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

  Steve Cohen discusses implications of the current political unrest in Pakistan.

• Emergency Rule in Pakistan

  Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

  Steve Cohen discusses the current U.S.-Pakistan relationship in light of Saturday's declaration of "emergency rule" in Pakistan.

• Four Crises and a Peace Process : American Engagement in South Asia

  Thu, 01 Nov 2007 12:00:00 GMT

  
  India and Pakistan, nuclear neighbors and rivals, fought the last of three major wars in 1971. Far from peaceful, however, the period since then has been "one long crisis, punctuated by periods of peace."

• Opening the Door to Peace in South Asia

  Mon, 08 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT

  Stephen Cohen and Moeed Yusuf argue that the ultimate strategic balance in South Asia will likely be determined by Pakistan's relations with India, not its historically strained ties with Afghanistan.

• Pakistan, Wishing on a Star

  Sat, 04 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT

  Opinion by Stephen P. Cohen and Moeed Yusuf, The Globe and Mail (8/4/07)

• American Policy and Pakistan

  Wed, 25 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT

  Testimony by Stephen P. Cohen before the before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (7/25/07)

• The Pakistan Time Bomb

  Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT

  Opinion by Stephen P. Cohen, The Washington Post (7/3/07)

• Pakistan's South Asia Strategy

  Fri, 11 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT

  Interview with Stephen P. Cohen, India Abroad (5/11/07)

• Stemming Nuclear Proliferation: Prevent and Manage the Rise of New Nuclear Powers

  Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT

  
  North Korea has just marked the first anniversary of its nuclear test, calling it a "great miracle." To address this and other threats, Stephen Cohen and Michael O'Hanlon argue that the next President should enhance adherence to international non-proliferation agreements; expand threat reduction efforts; and place less emphasis on the role of nuclear arms in protecting America.

• India and the United States: Economic, Strategic, and Maritime Implications

  Tue, 07 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMT

  Paper presentation by Stephen P. Cohen, Naval War College (11/7/06)

• Pakistan: Musharraf Ought to Give Up the Uniform

  Sat, 05 Aug 2006 00:00:00 GMT

  Interview with Stephen P. Cohen, Tehelka (8/5/06)

• U.S.-India Atomic Energy Cooperation: Strategic and Nonproliferation Implications

  Wed, 26 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMT

  Testimony by Stephen P. Cohen before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (4/26/06)

• The Idea of Pakistan : Revised edition

  Sat, 01 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMT

  
  Probing beyond the headlines, Cohen offers a panoramic portrait of this complex country.

• India: A Deal Too Far?

  Tue, 28 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT

  On the eve of President George W. Bush's visit to India and Pakistan, both sides are racing to complete the nuclear agreement announced in the July, 18, 2005 communiqué between Bush and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh the time he reaches New Delhi on March 1, and there is a good chance that, as Stephen Hadley, Bush's National Security Advisor noted in a press briefing, negotiations will continue. Informed observers on both sides claim that agreement can be reached before the end of 2006, and implemented over the next few years.

• Q and A: President George W. Bush's visit to India and Pakistan

  Thu, 23 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT

  Question & Answer (2/23/06)

• The Tsunami Report Card

  Thu, 01 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT

  Article by Karl F. Inderfurth, David Fabrycky, and Stephen P. Cohen, Foreign Policy Magazine (December 2005)

• Save Pakistan from 'Donor Fatigue'

  Thu, 17 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT

  Opinion by Karl F. Inderfurth, David Fabrycky, and Stephen P. Cohen, Christian Science Monitor (11/17/05)

• India and the Middle East

  Wed, 16 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT

  Testimony by Stephen P. Cohen before the House International Relations Committee (11/16/05)

• India and the Middle East

  Wed, 16 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT

  Testimony by Stephen P. Cohen before the House International Relations Committee (11/16/05)

• The Bad, the Ugly, and the Good: South Asian Security and the United States

  Tue, 27 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMT

  Testimony by Stephen P. Cohen before the House Armed Services Defense Review Threat Panel (9/27/05)

• Musharraf's Great Failure

  Wed, 27 Jul 2005 00:00:00 GMT

  Opinion by Stephen P. Cohen, The Globe and Mail (7/27/05)

• The U.S. and India: Sharing Nuclear Technology?

  Tue, 19 Jul 2005 00:00:00 GMT

  Online chat with Stephen P. Cohen (7/19/05)

• India: America's New Ally?

  Mon, 18 Jul 2005 00:00:00 GMT

  Opinion by Stephen P. Cohen (7/18/05)

• India: Squeaking Into the Future?

  Mon, 18 Jul 2005 00:00:00 GMT

  Interview with Stephen P. Cohen, The World Today (7/18/05)

• Current South Asia Policy Initiatives in the Bush Administration

  Tue, 14 Jun 2005 00:00:00 GMT

  Testimony by Stephen P. Cohen, House International Relations Committee, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific (6/14/05)

• Current South Asia Policy Initiatives in the Bush Administration

  Tue, 14 Jun 2005 00:00:00 GMT

  Testimony by Stephen P. Cohen, House International Relations Committee, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific (6/14/05)

• Pakistan and the Crescent of Crisis

  Wed, 20 Apr 2005 00:00:00 GMT

  Prepared by Stephen P. Cohen for the Crescent of Crisis Workshop (April 19-20, 2005)

• The US and South Asia

  Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT

  Article by Stephen P. Cohen, Seminar (January 2005)

• Nuclear Weapons Trends: South Asia and Middle East

  Tue, 07 Dec 2004 00:00:00 GMT

  Presentation by Stephen P. Cohen, CISAC/CSGAC Meeting (December 6-7, 2004)

• Type III Nuclear Proliferation: Challenge and Policy Response

  Mon, 06 Dec 2004 00:00:00 GMT

  Presentation by Stephen P. Cohen, CISAC/CSGAC Meeting (December 6-7, 2004)

• South Asia

  Mon, 01 Nov 2004 00:00:00 GMT

  Book Chapter by Stephen P. Cohen, America's Role in Asia (November 2004)

• The Idea of Pakistan

  Thu, 23 Sep 2004 00:00:00 GMT

  
  Pakistan’s future is uncertain. Can it fulfill its promise of joining the community of nations as a moderate Islamic state, at peace with its neighbors, or could it dissolve completely into a failed state, spewing out terrorists and nuclear weapons in several directions? The Idea of Pakistan will be an essential tool for understanding this critically important country.

• Out of the Nuclear Loop

  Mon, 16 Feb 2004 00:00:00 GMT

  Opinion by Stephen P. Cohen, The New Tork Times (2/16/04)

• India and Pakistan: Steps Towards Rapprochement

  Wed, 28 Jan 2004 00:00:00 GMT

  Testimony by Stephen P. Cohen, Senate Foreign Relations Committee (1/28/04)

• Kashmir Must Not Fall to the Saboteurs of Peace

  Fri, 16 Jan 2004 00:00:00 GMT

  Opinion by Stephen P. Cohen, The Financial Times (1/16/04)

• The United States and South Asia: Core Interests and Policies and Their Impact on Regional Countries

  Mon, 11 Aug 2003 00:00:00 GMT

  Presentation by Stephen P. Cohen, Conference on Major Powers and South Asia (8/11/03)

• The Jihadist Threat to Pakistan

  Sun, 01 Jun 2003 00:00:00 GMT

  Stephen Cohen writes that unless steps are taken now to rebuild a moderate Pakistan, the rise of radical Islamists as a significant political force could be one of several unpalatable futures for this increasingly chaotic, nuclear-armed state. Pakistan's educational system must be reconstructed; its economy requires massive overhaul; and the generals' obsession with adventurist and ultimately debilitating foreign policy goals must be curbed.

• India, Pakistan and Kashmir

  Sun, 01 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT

  Article by Stephen Cohen in the Journal of Strategic Studies (December 2002)

• South Asia

  Sun, 01 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT

  Article by Stephen Cohen in Asian Aftershocks: Strategic Asia 2002-03 (National Bureau of Asian Research 2002)

• A Distant Region Takes Center Stage: Pulling Up the Roots of Terrorism in South Asia

  Sat, 01 Jun 2002 00:00:00 GMT

  Brookings Review article by Stephen P. Cohen (Summer 2002)

• The Nation and the State of Pakistan

  Sat, 01 Jun 2002 00:00:00 GMT

  Article by Stephen Cohen in The Washington Quarterly (Summer 2002)

• Pakistan: Redirected State?

  Wed, 01 May 2002 00:00:00 GMT

  Interview with Stephen Cohen, Senior Fellow, the Brookings Institution, in the Indian Express, New Delhi, May 2002

• Nuclear Weapons and Nuclear War in South Asia: An Unknowable Future

  Wed, 01 May 2002 00:00:00 GMT

  Speech by Stephen Cohen, delivered to the United Nations University Conference on South Asia, May 2002

• Aim for Peace--or the Exit Door

  Fri, 11 Jan 2002 00:00:00 GMT

  Opinion by Stephen P. Cohen, Senior Fellow, the Brookings Institution, in the Los Angeles Times, January 11, 2002

• Building an Army for Afghanistan

  Sat, 15 Dec 2001 00:00:00 GMT

  Working Paper by Stephen P. Cohen (12/15/01)

• India and America: An Emerging Relationship

  Sat, 08 Dec 2001 00:00:00 GMT

  Conference paper presented by Stephen P. Cohen at Conference on The Nation-State System and Transnational Forces in South Asia, December 8-10, 2001

• War and Peace in South Asia

  Wed, 21 Nov 2001 00:00:00 GMT

  Paper by Stephen P. Cohen (11/21/01)

• The Future of Afghanistan

  Wed, 07 Nov 2001 00:00:00 GMT

  The Future of Afghanistan, Testimony of Stephen Philip Cohen before the House Committee on International Relations, Wednesday, November 7, 2001 The Brookings Institution

• India: Emerging Power

  Thu, 26 Jul 2001 00:00:00 GMT

  
  This landmark book provides the first comprehensive assessment of India as a political and strategic power since India’s nuclear tests, its 1999 war with Pakistan, and its breakthrough economic achievements.

• Moving Forward in South Asia

  Tue, 01 May 2001 00:00:00 GMT

  Moving Forward in South Asia, Policy Brief #81, by Stephen P. Cohen (May 2001)

• US-South Asia: Relations Under Bush

  Sun, 01 Apr 2001 00:00:00 GMT

  Article in Oxford Analytica, by Stephen P. Cohen and Sunil Dasgupta (2001)

• Pakistan: A Trip Briefing

  Fri, 09 Feb 2001 00:00:00 GMT

  Remarks made at the Brookings Institution by Stephen P. Cohen (2/9/01)

• A New Beginning In South Asia

  Mon, 01 Jan 2001 00:00:00 GMT

  Policy Brief #55 by Stephen P. Cohen (January 2000)

• U.S. Presidency a Balance of the Nice and the Nasty

  Sun, 22 Oct 2000 00:00:00 GMT

  Opinion by Stephen P. Cohen, The Chicago Tribune (10/22/00)

• India: Old Issues and New Opportunities

  Fri, 01 Sep 2000 00:00:00 GMT

  Brookings Review article by Stephen P. Cohen (Fall 2000)

• India Rising

  Thu, 01 Jun 2000 00:00:00 GMT

  Article by Stephen P. Cohen, The Wilson Quarterly (Summer 2000)

• The Economic and Geostrategic Stakes in South Asia

  Thu, 23 Mar 2000 00:00:00 GMT

  Stephen P. Cohen writes that President Clinton's trip to South Asian countries will not achieve a major political or economic breakthrough, but could mark the beginning of a new U.S.-India relationship. This would oblige Washington to recognize and welcome India's position as a major state in Asia.

• Pakistan: Charting a Course

  Fri, 25 Feb 2000 00:00:00 GMT

  Pakistan: Charting a Course, Opinion in the Friday Times (Lahore, Pakistan) by Stephen Cohen, Senior Fellow, foreign-policy, the Brookings Institution

• Hearing on Political and Military Developments in India

  Tue, 25 May 1999 00:00:00 GMT

  Testimony by Dr. Stephen P. Cohen before the Near East and South Asia Subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, May 25, 1999.

• Security Challenge in South Asia

  Thu, 03 Dec 1998 00:00:00 GMT

  Security Challenge in South Asia, Business Standard, December 3, 1998, by Stephen P. Cohen. The region needs to strengthen routine diplomacy.

• Nuclear Weapons and Conflict in South Asia

  Mon, 23 Nov 1998 00:00:00 GMT

  Paper by Stephen Cohen, Senior Fellow, Brookings Intitiution, Foreign Policy Studies presented to the Harvard/MIT Transnational Security Project Seminar, November, 23 1998.

• Kashmir: The Roads Ahead

  Wed, 01 Mar 1995 00:00:00 GMT

  Book chapter by Stephen P. Cohen in South Asia Approaches the Millenium: Reexamining National Security).