Information on "Pakistan"
April 2013
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8 Apr 2013
A Turbulent Pakistan: India’s Choices in Response
Author: S D Muni
Publisher: Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)
This paper looks at Pakistan's myriad problems and its future prospects. More on «A Turbulent Pakistan: India’s Choices in Response» -
Apr 2013
Lashkar-e-Taiba: Local Organisation, Global Ambitions
Author: Prem Mahadevan
Publisher: Center for Security Studies (CSS)
The Pakistani jihadist group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) has been labelled as potentially the next al-Qaida. More on «Lashkar-e-Taiba: Local Organisation, Global Ambitions» -
Apr 2013
Power and Politics in Pakistan
Author: Seth Kaplan
Publisher: Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre (NOREF)
This analysis argues that the Pakistani elite controls access to valuable resources. More on «Power and Politics in Pakistan»
March 2013
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27 Mar 2013
Zero Dark Thirty and US-Pakistan Relations
Author: Riaz Hassan
Publisher: Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)
This paper discusses the impact of the CIA torture scenes in the film "Zero Dark Thirty" on US-Pakistan relations. More on «Zero Dark Thirty and US-Pakistan Relations» -
19 Mar 2013
A Pakistani Strategic Shift?
Author: Daniel S Markey
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)
In his testimony before the House Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, and the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, the speaker describes evidence of a strategic shift by Pakistan that could lead to improved cooperation with the United ... More on «A Pakistani Strategic Shift?» -
8 Mar 2013
Addressing Pakistan's Atomisation
Author: Yogesh Joshi, Frank O’Donnell
Publisher: Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA)
This brief explains how nuclear force development is at present an attractive means for Pakistan to attract international political and financial assistance, while salving the paranoias of its security establishment. More on «Addressing Pakistan's Atomisation»
February 2013
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22 Feb 2013
Nuclear Weapons R&D Organizations in Nine Nations
Author: Jonathan Medalia, Paul Belkin, Shirley A Kan, Jim Zanotti, Paul K Kerr, Derek E Mix, Mary Beth Nikitin
Publisher: US Government
This report describes the organizations controlling research and development (R&D) on nuclear weapons in nine nations (China, France, India, Pakistan, Russia, the United Kingdom, the United States, North Korea and Israel), and presents a brief histor... More on «Nuclear Weapons R&D Organizations in Nine Nations» -
13 Feb 2013
Pakistan’s Nuclear Weapons: Proliferation and Security Issues
Author: Paul K Kerr, Mary Beth Nikitin
Publisher: Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal probably consists of approximately 90-110 nuclear warheads, and Islamabad is producing fissile material, adding to related production facilities, and deploying additional delivery vehicles. More on «Pakistan’s Nuclear Weapons: Proliferation and Security Issues» -
Feb 2013
Tahirul Qadri's Rise and its Potential Impact on Pakistan's Stability
Author: Huma Yusuf
Publisher: Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre (NOREF)
This brief addresses the situation in Pakistan in the wake of a protest march and sit-in led by cleric Tahirul Qadri in Islamabad in January 2013. More on «Tahirul Qadri's Rise and its Potential Impact on Pakistan's Stability»
January 2013
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21 Jan 2013
Qadri, the Charismatic Cleric
Author: Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury
Publisher: Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)
This policy brief sheds light on the figure of Muhammad Tahir-ul Qadri, a maverick Mullah in Pakistan whom many see as a harbinger of change. More on «Qadri, the Charismatic Cleric»
