Yet, the Trump administration has courted the Pakistani regime in exchange for critical minerals, cryptocurrency ventures, and counterterrorism cooperation.
Pakistan is Exporting Repression to American Soil
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Is Saudi Arabia Under Pakistan’s Nuclear Umbrella Now?
U.S. support for Israeli strikes across the Middle East has shaken up regional politics in surprising ways.
Bitcoin Diplomacy
Pakistan and El Salvador are teaming up to use cryptocurrency to circumvent the usual multilateral controls on financial transactions.
Waters of Geopolitics: Why Is the Indus River System So Violently Contested?
In the end, which is thicker, blood or water?
India and Pakistan’s Crisis: Water, War, and Warnings
The region once again teeters on the brink of catastrophe.
Trainjacking in Pakistan: Who Did it and Why?
The Baluch Liberation Army was behind the terrorist act, but the Baluch resistance movement has another, more effective side.
Pakistan’s Secret Weapon: The Pakistani-American Diaspora
The pro-democracy movement is starting to shift U.S. policy away from its unquestioning support for the Pakistani military.
Azerbaijan Surfing the Wave of Brotherhood to Pakistan
The two countries are building trade and energy links before the next big climate confab in Baku.
The Triumph of Ballots over Bullets
Supporters of the opposition staged nothing short of a civilian coup against the Pakistani military.
The Death of Democracy in Pakistan
The Biden administration is all too willing to to sacrifice democracy and human rights concerns on the altar of strategic interest.