South Asia

Supporters of former President Pervez Musharraf, head of the All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) political party, chant slogans during a protest demanding a fair trial for him in Karachi March 9, 2014. Musharraf is facing treason charges in a special court in Islamabad. The charges relate to his imposition of a state of emergency in 2007, when he was manoeuvring to extend his rule in the face of growing opposition from the public and the judiciary. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW) - GM1EA391JBG01

Order from Chaos

Why Pakistan’s former ruler Musharraf was sentenced to death, and what it means

Madiha Afzal

Thursday, December 19, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks to U.S. troops during an unannounced visit to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, November 28, 2019. REUTERS/Tom Brenner - RC2JKD9WFP81

Order from Chaos

What the Washington Post gets wrong about the US and Afghanistan

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Tuesday, December 10, 2019

Soldiers attached to the 101st Resolute Support Sustainment Brigade, Iowa National Guard and 10th Mountain, 2-14 Infantry Battalion, load onto a Chinook helicopter to head out on a mission in Afghanistan, January 15, 2019. 1st Lt. Verniccia Ford/U.S. Army/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. - RC110D3B25B0

Policy 2020

5,000 Troops for 5 years

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Monday, December 9, 2019

Pakistan's Army Chief of Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa, walks as he arrives to attend the Pakistan Day military parade in Islamabad, Pakistan March 23, 2019. Picture taken March 23, 2019. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro - RC1250AFD490

Order from Chaos

The curious case of the Pakistani army chief’s extension

Madiha Afzal

Wednesday, December 4, 2019

Reports

Report

Barriers to STEM education for rural girls

Nasrin Siddiqa and Amanda Braga

Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Pakistan

Saudi Arabia’s hold on Pakistan

Madiha Afzal

May 2019

Sri Lanka's newly appointed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and President Maithripala Sirisena talk during a rally near the parliament in Colombo, Sri Lanka November 5, 2018. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte - RC1F3E67FE20

South Asia

Sri Lanka’s presidential elections: Progress, regression, or paralysis?

Jeffrey Feltman

April 2019

Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, chief of the Islamic charity organisation Jamaat-ud-Dawa, speaks to supporters during a gathering in Rawalpindi

Pakistan

Beyond the Trumpian bluster: Is there a longer game on Pakistan?

Joshua T. White

February 2018

Early Childhood Education

SECT: The standardized early childhood development costing tool

Emily Gustafsson-Wright, Izzy Boggild-Jones, and Sophie Gardiner

Tuesday, September 5, 2017

Blog Posts

Up Front

Sustainable and inclusive growth in South Asia

Geetika Dang

Monday, November 25, 2019

Supporters of religious and political party Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazal (JUI-F) wave flags and chant slogans during what participants call Azadi March (Freedom March) to protest the government of Prime Minister Imran Khan in Islamabad, Pakistan November 2, 2019. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro - RC14C39D0790

Order from Chaos

Protests in Pakistan could shake prime minister’s mandate

Madiha Afzal

Monday, November 18, 2019

Pakistani Rangers (wearing black uniforms) and Indian Border Security Force (BSF) officers lower their national flags during parade on the Pakistan's 72nd Independence Day, at the Pakistan-India joint check-post at Wagah border, near Lahore, Pakistan August 14, 2019. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza - RC14044E1270

Order from Chaos

Stephen P. Cohen’s disciplinary contribution to political science

Sunil Dasgupta

Monday, November 4, 2019

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Experts

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A woman leaves after casting her vote at a polling station during the first phase of general election in Majuli, a large river island in the Brahmaputra river, in the northeastern Indian state of Assam, India April 11, 2019. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi - RC11642136E0

Podcast Episode

A primer on India’s general elections

Tanvi Madan, Sadanand Dhume, Dhruva Jaishankar, and Milan Vaishnav

Friday, April 12, 2019

India's Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers patrol along the fenced border with Pakistan in Ranbir Singh Pura sector near Jammu February 26, 2019. REUTERS/Mukesh Gupta - RC1D32EEA1F0

Podcast Episode

The India-Pakistan crisis

Tanvi Madan and Joshua T. White

Thursday, February 28, 2019

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks at the opening ceremony for the first China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, China November 5, 2018. REUTERS/Aly Song/Pool - RC128E965F40

Order from Chaos

Experts discuss Pakistan’s Imran Khan’s first 100 days in office

Israa Saber

Monday, December 10, 2018

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Reports

America’s longest war: The state of affairs in Afghanistan

Inclusive and sustainable growth in South Asia

CANCELLED – The future of U.S. policy in Afghanistan

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Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Project on International Order and Strategy

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