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The Pakistan-Afghanistan conflict: A strategic concern for the US
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  • The Pakistan-Afghanistan conflict: A strategic concern for the US

    Pakistan’s relationship with the Afghan Taliban has shifted from open sponsorship in the 1990s to a silent partnership following 2001 to alienation and belligerence since 2021. Their current conflict, which comes at great cost to both countries and seems to have no easy military or political resolution, also poses a threat to the stability and prosperity of neighboring states. Although American strategic interests in the region greatly diminished following the United States’ military withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021, the region’s altered political dynamics have prompted a growing American engagement with Pakistan and tentatively with Afghanistan. At the same time, the US has become a factor in how both Islamabad and Kabul have come to form their national security strategies.

    Don't believe the hype: The modest reality of the Saudi-Pakistani defense pact
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  • Analysis
  • Don't believe the hype: The modest reality of the Saudi-Pakistani defense pact

    The September 17 Saudi-Pakistani defense agreement generated a wave of overheated commentary about Saudi Arabia now residing under a Pakistani nuclear umbrella and how a new strategic reality was in the offing in the Persian Gulf and South Asian regions. Analysts need to slow their roll. Extended deterrence is an extremely difficult thing to pull off. The devil is in the details, about which we know nothing.

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    A Discussion With Stephen Cohen, Author of Shooting for a Century: The India-Pakistan Conundrum
    Middle East Institute
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  • A Discussion With Stephen Cohen, Author of Shooting for a Century: The India-Pakistan Conundrum

    The Middle East Institute is proud to host author and Brookings senior fellow Stephen P. Cohen for a reading and discussion of his book, Shooting for a Century: The India-Pakistan Conundrum (Brookings Institution Press, 2013). In his latest book, Dr. Cohen explores one of the most intractable conflicts in modern history and examines the parallels with the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict, observing how nuclear weapons, minority and victim psychology, and outside powers come into play in both regions. Widely regarded as one of America’s foremost experts on South Asian affairs, Dr.

    September 27, 2013

    Author Stephen Cohen on the India-Pakistan Conundrum

    Author Stephen Cohen on the India-Pakistan Conundrum

    September 26 – January 1, 1970, September 26 - 12:00 PM – 12:00 AM
    January 1 - 12:00 PM – 12:00 AM

    The Middle East Institute, 1761 N St NW, Washington, District of Columbia 20036

    Assessing the Past, Informing the Future: U.S. Aid Policy in Afghanistan & Pakistan
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  • Assessing the Past, Informing the Future: U.S. Aid Policy in Afghanistan & Pakistan

    The Middle East Institute is pleased to welcome Vanda Felbab-Brown, senior fellow with the Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence in the Foreign Policy program at Brookings, independent consultant Polly Nayak, Amb. Robin Raphel, U.S. Coordinator for Non-Military Assistance to Pakistan, and Alex Thier, assistant to the Administrator for Policy, Planning, and Learning at USAID, for a panel discussion examining how the US can contribute to the stability of post-2014 Afghanistan and Pakistan through economic and development assistance.

    September 25, 2013

    Assessing the Past, Informing the Future: U.S. Aid Policy in Afghanistan & Pakistan
    Middle East Institute
  • Podcast
  • Assessing the Past, Informing the Future: U.S. Aid Policy in Afghanistan & Pakistan

    Thu, 9/19/2013 12:00 pm to 1:30 pmThe Middle East Institute is pleased to welcome Vanda Felbab-Brown, senior fellow with the Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence in the Foreign Policy program at Brookings, independent consultant Polly Nayak,  Amb. Robin Raphel, U.S. Coordinator for Non-Military Assistance to Pakistan, and Alex Thier, assistant to the Administrator for Policy, Planning, and Learning at USAID, for a panel discussion examining how the US can contribute to the stability of post-2014 Afghanistan and Pakistan through economic and development assistance.

    September 23, 2013

    Assessing the Past, Informing the Future: U.S. Aid Policy in Afghanistan & Pakistan
    Middle East Institute
  • Podcast
  • Assessing the Past, Informing the Future: U.S. Aid Policy in Afghanistan & Pakistan

    Thu, 9/19/2013 12:00 pm to 1:30 pmThe Middle East Institute is pleased to welcome Vanda Felbab-Brown, senior fellow with the Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence in the Foreign Policy program at Brookings, independent consultant Polly Nayak,  Amb. Robin Raphel, U.S. Coordinator for Non-Military Assistance to Pakistan, and Alex Thier, assistant to the Administrator for Policy, Planning, and Learning at USAID, for a panel discussion examining how the US can contribute to the stability of post-2014 Afghanistan and Pakistan through economic and development assistance.

    September 23, 2013

    Assessing the Past, Informing the Future: U.S. Aid Policy in Afghanistan & Pakistan
    Middle East Institute
  • Podcast
  • Assessing the Past, Informing the Future: U.S. Aid Policy in Afghanistan & Pakistan

    Thu, 9/19/2013 12:00 pm to 1:30 pmThe Middle East Institute is pleased to welcome Vanda Felbab-Brown, senior fellow with the Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence in the Foreign Policy program at Brookings, independent consultant Polly Nayak,  Amb. Robin Raphel, U.S. Coordinator for Non-Military Assistance to Pakistan, and Alex Thier, assistant to the Administrator for Policy, Planning, and Learning at USAID, for a panel discussion examining how the US can contribute to the stability of post-2014 Afghanistan and Pakistan through economic and development assistance.

    September 23, 2013

    Assessing the Past, Informing the Future: U.S. Aid Policy in Afghanistan & Pakistan
    Middle East Institute
  • Podcast
  • Assessing the Past, Informing the Future: U.S. Aid Policy in Afghanistan & Pakistan

    Thu, 9/19/2013 12:00 pm to 1:30 pmThe Middle East Institute is pleased to welcome Vanda Felbab-Brown, senior fellow with the Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence in the Foreign Policy program at Brookings, independent consultant Polly Nayak,  Amb. Robin Raphel, U.S. Coordinator for Non-Military Assistance to Pakistan, and Alex Thier, assistant to the Administrator for Policy, Planning, and Learning at USAID, for a panel discussion examining how the US can contribute to the stability of post-2014 Afghanistan and Pakistan through economic and development assistance.

    September 23, 2013

    Assessing the Past, Informing the Future: U.S. Aid Policy in Afghanistan & Pakistan
    Middle East Institute
  • Podcast
  • Assessing the Past, Informing the Future: U.S. Aid Policy in Afghanistan & Pakistan

    Thu, 9/19/2013 12:00 pm to 1:30 pmThe Middle East Institute is pleased to welcome Vanda Felbab-Brown, senior fellow with the Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence in the Foreign Policy program at Brookings, independent consultant Polly Nayak,  Amb. Robin Raphel, U.S. Coordinator for Non-Military Assistance to Pakistan, and Alex Thier, assistant to the Administrator for Policy, Planning, and Learning at USAID, for a panel discussion examining how the US can contribute to the stability of post-2014 Afghanistan and Pakistan through economic and development assistance.

    September 23, 2013

    A Postmortem on Pakistan's 2013 Elections
    Middle East Institute

    A Postmortem on Pakistan's 2013 Elections

    May 15 – January 1, 1970, May 15 - 12:00 PM – 12:00 AM
    January 1 - 12:00 PM – 12:00 AM

    Carnegie Endowment - Choate Room, 1779 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, District of Columbia 20036

    Withdrawal from Afghanistan: Next Steps and Challenges
    Middle East Institute
  • Podcast
  • Withdrawal from Afghanistan: Next Steps and Challenges

    Wed, 3/20/2013 12:00 pm to 1:30 pmLocation: The SEIU Building1800 Massachusetts Avenue, NWWashingtonDistrict of Columbia20 036 The Middle East Institute is proud to host Lieutenant General (Ret.) David W. Barno and Dr. Michael E.

    March 20, 2013

    Withdrawal from Afghanistan: Next Steps and Challenges
    Middle East Institute
  • Podcast
  • Withdrawal from Afghanistan: Next Steps and Challenges

    Wed, 3/20/2013 12:00 pm to 1:30 pmLocation: The SEIU Building1800 Massachusetts Avenue, NWWashingtonDistrict of Columbia20 036 The Middle East Institute is proud to host Lieutenant General (Ret.) David W. Barno and Dr. Michael E.

    March 20, 2013

    Taliban Leadership Tracker

    MEI’s Taliban Leadership Tracker is a detailed database mapping 1,200 leaders and appointees wielding influence throughout the Taliban government. Produced and maintained by MEI Non-Resident Scholar Javid Ahmad, the database can be used to help identify individuals who wield various forms of influence, ones who may be receptive to dialogue and collaboration, as well as those involved in rights violations, abuses, or criminal and terrorist activities.