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Michael E. O’Hanlon, Kathryn Dunn Tenpas
May 22, 2025
Anna Grzymała-Busse
May 20, 2025
Andrew Yeo
May 20, 2025
Shibley Telhami
May 19, 2025
Joshua White unpacks how the recent India-Pakistan conflict will shape the next one with Carnegie’s Milan Vaishnav on Grand Tamasha.
I think it validates Beijing’s view that it was correct to take a dark view of U.S. intentions — and prepare for the eventuality of a second trade war with the policies it has pursued..."
There’s still much we don’t know about the roles of various international actors, but it’s clear over the past three days that at least three countries were working to de-escalate – the..."
Robert Kagan joined the Financial Times Weekend Festival at the Kennedy Center’s Reach as a discussant on the panel “America and the World – A Relationship on the Brink,” exploring U.S....
Tanvi Madan joined a panel discussion on India’s role in geopolitics and the ongoing crisis between India and Pakistan at Johns Hopkins University’s inaugural India Conference.
Tanvi Madan joined Foreign Policy’s Ravi Agrawal to discuss what’s next for India and Pakistan, options for escalation or de-escalation, and the potential role of external...
When something like [the India-Pakistan conflict] this happens, a call for both sides to de-escalate is seen in India as asking for Indian restraint, and that’s not something the US..."
Targeting air defense systems involves particular risks, because you make your adversary feel like they could be blinded, or their command-and-control systems could be left defenseless..."
Andrew Yeo joined Carnegie’s Isaac B. Kardon and Ashley J. Tellis to discuss the role of overseas bases has changed over time and how the U.S., China, and Russia—among other...
If local media largely follows the state’s preferred narratives in both India and Pakistan, which it does, the state can easily control public perception to its advantage and rally..."
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