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In episode 51 of Tahrir Podcast, Professor Vali Nasr joined to discuss his new book, Iran's Grand Strategy: A Political History (Princeton University Press, 2025).Drawing on decades of internal debates, foreign policy shifts, and national security doctrine, the book unpacks how the Islamic Republic has navigated threats and opportunities since 1979 — from the trauma of the Iran-Iraq War to proxy networks, backchannel diplomacy, and a complex posture toward the U.S. and its allies. In this episode, we explore the development of Iran's strategic worldview, the balance between vigilance and pragmatism, and the high-stakes regional escalations that now test the durability of its doctrine.Vali Nasr is the Majid Khadduri Professor of International Affairs and Middle East Studies at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), where he served as Dean from 2012 to 2019. He is also a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the South Asia Center of the Atlantic Council. From 2009 to 2011, he served as Senior Adviser to the U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan. He has advised senior American policymakers, world leaders, and businesses, including the President, Secretary of State, senior members of Congress, and presidential campaigns.Episode on YouTube: Streaming everywhere! ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/TahrirPodcast⁠⁠Reach out! TahrirPodcast@gmail.comSupport us on Patreon for as low as $2 per month ($20 per year)! ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/TahrirPodcast

This event, organised by the LSE Middle East Centre and the Department of International Relations, LSE was a discussion around the book 'How Sanctions Work: Iran and the Impact of Economic Warfare' by Narges Bajoghli, Vali Nasr, Djavad Salehi-Isfahani and Ali Vaez published by Stanford University Press. Sanctions have enormous consequences. Especially when imposed by a country with the economic influence of the United States, sanctions induce clear shockwaves in both the economy and political culture of the targeted state, and in the everyday lives of citizens. But do economic sanctions induce the behavioural changes intended? Do sanctions work in the way they should? Meet the speakers Narges Bajoghli is Assistant Professor of Middle East Studies at the Johns Hopkins-SAIS, is an award-winning anthropologist, scholar, and filmmaker. Vali Nasr is the Majid Khadduri Professor of International Affairs and Middle East Studies at Johns Hopkins-SAIS, and a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council's South Asia Center. Sanam Vakil is the director of the Middle East and North Africa Programme at Chatham House. She was previously the Programme's deputy director and senior research fellow, and led project work on Iran and Gulf Arab dynamics. Steffen Hertog is Associate Professor in Comparative Politics at the London School of Economics. He was previously Kuwait Professor at Sciences Po in Paris, lecturer in Middle East political economy at Durham University and a post-doc at Princeton University.

This is a very special U.S. elections podcast, in cooperation with the Trocadéro Forum and Mediterranean Sustainability Partners. with experts weighing in from their regions . Here are their biographies : Nurşin Ateşoğlu Güney graduated in Political Science from State University College in 1979 and earned her MA (1985) and PhD (1992) in International Relations from Istanbul University. She has held various academic roles at Marmara University and is now affiliated with the National Intelligence Academy. Additionally, she is a security and nuclear energy expert at the Bilge Adamlar Center for Strategic Studies. Prof. Güney has authored numerous works on the Middle East, U.S. foreign policy, security studies, and more. Rebel Hanna is the Chairman of Mantra Tourus Group (OOO, Holding), Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Dexter Capital Risk Management Services L.L.C., BoD member of JHT SARL, entrepreneur with 35+ years of professional experience in the International Business Development, Commercial, Investment, Corporate and Private Banking industry. Dr. Rebel Hanna served as well as Deputy General Manager at a reputable Bank in the UAE, Managing Director of the unique Investment Bank in Lebanon specialized in Securitization; he was managing the First SPVs in the MENA region and the First ABCP Conduit. Prior to that, he occupied different Senior Managerial Positions in the banking industry. In addition to his professional profile, Dr. Rebel Hanna is Lecturer at different reputable universities and speaker in International Conferences. He is as well researcher in Management Sciences, Geopolitics and Geoeconomics. Omar Samad is a nonresident senior fellow with the Atlantic Council's South Asia Center. He is also the founder and president of Silkroad Consulting, LLC. Prior to joining the Atlantic Council, Samad was a senior Afghan expert in-residence with the Center for Conflict Management at the US Institute of Peace from January 2012 to January 2013. He also served as Ambassador of Afghanistan to France from 2009 to 2011 and Ambassador to Canada from 2004 to 2009.

For months, Iran and Israel have seemed to be on the brink of outright war. Although tensions are lower than in April—when the countries exchanged direct attacks—they remain dangerously high. Vali Nasr has tracked these dynamics since long before October 7. He is the Majid Khadduri professor of international affairs and Middle East studies at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies and a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council's South Asia Center. He served as the eighth dean of Johns Hopkins SAIS between 2012 and 2019. During the Obama administration, he served as senior adviser to the legendary diplomat Richard Holbrooke. He warns that as long as war rages in Gaza, the Middle East will remain on the verge of exploding. Yet it is not enough for Washington to focus just on ending that war. It must also put in place a regional order that can free the Middle East from these cycles of violence. You can find transcripts and more episodes of The Foreign Affairs Interview at https://www.foreignaffairs.com/podcasts/foreign-affairs-interview.

A political upheaval has left Pakistan reeling, with the party of Imran Khan, who is in jail, making unexpected gains and challenging long-standing party dominance. And all of this amidst economic collapse, international debt, inflation, and the aftermath of devastating floods. Today on Global Insights, we're revisiting a crucial conversation from last year with Mr. Shuja Nawaz, the first director of the South Asia Center at the Atlantic Council, diving deep into Pakistan's ongoing triple crisis. As Pakistan faces economic turmoil, political paralysis, and escalating security threats, how will these challenges shape its democratic future? Music by Sergii Pavkin, Musictown, and Yrii Semchyshyn from Pixabay.Follow us at:Network2020.orgTwitter: @Network2020LinkedIn: Network 20/20Facebook: @network2020Instagram: @network_2020

Uzair Younus comes back on The Pakistan Experience to discuss his visit to Karachi, Memon Culture, Gujrati Heritage, why India is thriving Economically and Pakistan is not, the Fitness issues of the Pakistani cricket team, stunted child growth in Pakistan, the Pakistani elites, 18th Amendment, Elections, PTI, PML-N, Smuggling, Chaliya and more. Uzair Younus is the director of the Pakistan Initiative at the Atlantic Council's South Asia Center. The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience To support the channel: Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912 Patreon.com/thepakistanexperience And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications. Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89 Chapters 0:00 Introduction and Uzair's popularity in India 3:00 Uzair's visit to Karachi 6:00 Language issue, Gujarati, Memons and Homogenization of cultures 18:00 Difference in Gujrati Memons and Pakistani Memons 22:00 Why is India thriving Economically and Pakistan is not? 27:30 Sports and Pakistan's rejection of the Scientific Method 32:00 Pakistani cricketers fitness issues and the Sports Board 42:00 Pakistan needs to focus on Education and Healthcare 46:00 The Pakistani elites don't care about the Pakistani public 55:00 Local Taxation and the 18th Amendment 1:03:00 Finance Minister won't be able to fix everything 1:05:30 Difference in Indian and Pakistani Finance Ministry 1:10:00 Elections: PTI vs PML-N 1:19:00 Propaganda in Pakistan and Political musical chairs 1:28:00 Riko Deq 1:33:00 Jehangir Tareen's seed policy and Smuggling on the borders 1:41:00 Audience Questions

On Episode 5 of the D.C. Debrief, host John Stolnis recaps a busy week in Washington, with Hunter Biden's plea agreement and GOP reaction topping the headlines. Also, what does India's state visit to the White House mean for relations between the two countries and what signal does it send to China and Russia? Ifran Nooruddin, Senior Fellow in the South Asia Center at the Atlantic Council helps break it down for us. Also, the latest on the GOP race for the White House, what President Biden's campaign for re-election will look like, and why newspapers should stop publishing op-eds with Inside Election Editor and Faith Nation contributor Nathan Gonzales.

Dr Rabia Akhtar is the Director of the Centre for Security, Strategy and Policy Research at the University of Lahore in Pakistan. Dr Akhtar is a non-resident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council's South Asia Center. On her visit to Australia, she shared her opinion with SBS Urdu about changing geopolitical situation. - ڈاکٹر رابعہ اختر، سینٹر فار سیکیورٹی، اسٹریٹجی اینڈ پالیسی ریسرچ کی ڈائریکٹر ہیں، اور پاکستان میں یونیورسٹی آف لاہور میں اسکول آف انٹیگریٹڈ سوشل سائنسز کی سربراہ بھی ہیں۔آسٹریلین فارن افئیرز کے تعاون سے آسٹریلیا کے دورے پر انہوں نے ایس بی ایس اردو سے عالمی امور، ایشیا پیسیفک میں چین اور امریکہ کی بڑھتی مخاصمت ، جوہری اثاثوں کی حفاظت اور پاکستان اور آسٹریلیا جیسے ممالک کی خارجہ پالیسی کو درپیش چیلینجز پر بات چیت کی ہے۔

Uzair Younus comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss the Pakistani Economy, his recent trip across India, Ishaq Dar's Disasters, Rising Inflation, the Digitization of India, MIftah Ismail, Politics and Elite Capture. Uzair Younus is the director of the Pakistan Initiative at the Atlantic Council's South Asia Center. The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience To support the channel: Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912 Patreon.com/thepakistanexperience And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications. Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89 Chapters: 0:00 Intro 01:36 Rising inflation and Daronomics, Fake news 11:08 Import ban & Black Markets, Energy Management and Shortages 21:17 What if Uzair was in Dar's position 29:03 Was Miftah on the right track, dynastic politics and busting the “relief” myth 39:44 What now? is immigration the only way out? 48:03 Possible reform, taxation, food, and misprioritization 55:59 Uzair's India trip, fintech revolutions, Shehzad's going rate 1:06:39 Digitized & developed India, accessibility for women and comparisons to Pakistan 1:28:55 Audience Questions

In this episode, Uzair talks to Shuja Nawaz about 1971 and the events leading up to the birth of Bangladesh. Shuja talks about the political, military, and economic crisis in what was then East Pakistan, the missed opportunities to politically settle the issue, and the disastrous military strategy deployed by Yahya and his cabal. Shuja Nawaz, a native of Pakistan, was made the first director of the South Asia Center at the Atlantic Council in January 2009. He is currently a distinguished fellow at the Center. A political and strategic analyst, Mr. Nawaz writes for leading newspapers and websites and speaks on current topics before civic groups, at think tanks, and on radio and television worldwide. He was a newscaster and news and current affairs producer for Pakistan Television from 1967 to 1972 and covered the western front of the 1971 war between Pakistan and India. He is the author of The Battle for Pakistan: The Bitter US Friendship and a Tough Neighbourhood (Penguin Random House, 2019 and Rowman & Littlefield 2020), and Crossed Swords: Pakistan, its Army, and the Wars Within (Oxford University Press 2008 and 2017). Reading Recommendations: The Transformation of War by Martin van Creveld War from the Ground Up by Emile Simpson Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:20 Why is December 16 an important day? 6:20 Was 1971 the result of a political failure? 17:12 Bhutto, America, and Racism 36:50 Fallout of the surrender in Dhaka 44:16 Have we learnt anything from 1971? 48:27 What current crisis in Pakistan 57:38 Reading recommendations

Many Europeans see the war in Ukraine as an attack on the ‘rules-based order'. But to many people in other parts of the world, there is no consensus on a set of rules to govern global affairs – and no sense of order. In this mini-series, Mark Leonard will go on an intellectual tour of the world, talking to key thinkers about how order is being defined by different powers. He explores how the clash between these different notions plays into the big shocks facing the world – from climate change and future pandemics to geopolitical struggles and technological disasters – and what this means for national and global politics. --- In this fifth episode, Leonard is joined by Vali Nasr – Majid Khadduri professor of International Affairs and Middle East Studies at the Johns Hopkins -SAIS, and a non-resident senior fellow at Atlantic Council's South Asia Center – to learn more about the Iranian perspective on global order. What role does anti-Americanism play in advancing Iran's interest in the Middle East? How are notions of power, freedom, and justice between Iranian leaders and the population different? And finally, to what extent do the Iran-Iraq War and Western sanctions shape understandings about “order” today in Iran? Bookshelf: •“The Dispensable Nation: American Foreign Policy in Retreat” by Vali Nasr • “Forces of Fortune: The Rise of a New Muslim Middle Class and How it Will Change Our World” by Vali Nasr • “The Shia Revival: How Conflicts within Islam will Shape the Future” by Vali Nasr • “Persians: The Age of the Great Kings” by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones

The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience Uzair Younus comes back on the podcast to discuss Arshad Sharif's murder, the question marks surrounding it, the DG ISPR Press Conference, the Long March, Imran Khan, PTI and the current political climate. Who killed Arshad Sharif? Will Imran Khan's Long March Fail? Is the Demand for Elections Legitimate? Find out this and more on this week's episode of the Pakistan Experience. Uzair Younus is the director of the Pakistan Initiative at the Atlantic Council's South Asia Center. He also is the Vice President at The Asia Group, where he advises global companies on developing and executing strategies to align their business strategy with public good needs across South Asia. He also supports companies develop strategic initiatives and communications strategies to credibly increase their reputation in key markets. And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications. Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89 Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:00 Who killed Arshad Sharif? 8:00 Punjabi Privilege 10:00 Evolution of 5th Generation Warriors 13:30 DG ISPR/ISI Press Conference 16:00 Zardari 17:55 Politicization of Arshad Sharif's murder 20:00 How was Arshad Sharif murdered? 27:00 Dispute between Individuals 30:00 Arresting Imran Khan and Salman Iqbal 33:20 Elite Circus and the race to be Selected 36:00 The demand for Elections is not legitimate 38:00 Acknowledgement of Interference 40:00 Long March Prediction

Uzair Younus comes back on The Pakistan Experience for a detailed discussion on the Pakistani political economy. Did Imran Khan sabotage the Pakistani ecnomy? Will Pakistan ever recover from the Floods? Why does the Pakistani economy keep crashing? Find out this and more on this week's episode of The Pakistan Experience. Uzair Younus is the director of the Pakistan Initiative at the Atlantic Council's South Asia Center. He is also manager for engagement and strategy at Dhamiri, an innovation firm helping companies align their business competencies with public good needs. Younus was a director at Albright Stonebridge Group's South Asia practice. In this role, he helped clients develop strategies for long-term growth in the region, assess political and economic developments, and engage with government and non-government stakeholders on policy issues in various sectors, including the energy and technology sectors. The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications. Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89 Chapters: 0:00 Imran Khan and political narratives 10:35 Economic programs and policies 19:47 Flood damages, reparations and recovery 30:48 Infrastructure and education 40:24 Cynicism, depoliticisation, and radicalisation 48:38 The danger of Khan 1:00:05 Economic and political decline and instability 1:17:06 Financial inclusivity and government intervention 1:29:06 MMT and the dollar rate 1:36:47 QnA

In 1947, free from British control, India and Pakistan split based on religious majorities – Hindu and Muslim. Soon thereafter, the two countries went to war over control of the Jammu and Kashmir provinces. Since then, the conflict escalated into confrontations on multiple fronts, with global implications. After all, both countries are nuclear powers. What is on the horizon with shifting global alliances (think: the US and China)? After Ukraine and Taiwan, is this region the world's third tripwire?     Altamar hosts Peter Schechter and Muni Jensen are joined by Shamila Chaudhary, Nonresident Senior Fellow at the South Asia Center at the Atlantic Council. Altamar's ‘Téa's Take' by Téa Ivanovic examines young militants in the Kashmir region.    ----- Produced by Simpler Media

Here are the 3 Segments of the interview : 1) Past lessons learned or not in Afghanistan 2) Rough transition period and what's at stake. 3) Way forward and choices/opportunities & region/great powers role. Bio of Ambassador Samad: Omar Samad is a nonresident senior fellow with the Atlantic Council's South Asia Center. He is also the founder and president of Silkroad Consulting, LLC. Prior to joining the Atlantic Council, Samad was a senior Afghan expert in-residence with the Center for Conflict Management at the US Institute of Peace from January 2012 to January 2013. He also served as Ambassador of Afghanistan to France from 2009 to 2011 and Ambassador to Canada from 2004 to 2009. Samad was the former spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kabul and Director General, Information and Media Divisions from 2001 to 2004. He also served as an advisor and speech-writer to the foreign minister, and as a member of the ministry's reform committee. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s he advocated for freedom and democracy in Afghanistan. As founder of the Afghanistan Information Center, in 1996 he launched Azadi Afghan Radio and its website based in Virginia. He has been a contributor to Afghan and international media since the 1980s and has published in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Afghanistan. He is a founding member and advisor to the online platform Afghan Analytica, a member of the US-Afghan Women's Council, on the advisory boards of The Kitson, the Fletcher School's MENASA advisory group, the Afghan Higher Education Student e-Mentoring Program, and Initiative to Educate Afghan Women. Samad holds an MA in International Affairs from Tufts University. He is fluent in English, French, and Dari-Farsi, and proficient in Pashto. Source : Atlantic Council --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mediterranean-sustainable/message

Here are the 3 Segments of the interview : 1) Past lessons learned or not in Afghanistan 2) Rough transition period and what's at stake. 3) Way forward and choices/opportunities & region/great powers role. Bio of Ambassador Samad: Omar Samad is a nonresident senior fellow with the Atlantic Council's South Asia Center. He is also the founder and president of Silkroad Consulting, LLC. Prior to joining the Atlantic Council, Samad was a senior Afghan expert in-residence with the Center for Conflict Management at the US Institute of Peace from January 2012 to January 2013. He also served as Ambassador of Afghanistan to France from 2009 to 2011 and Ambassador to Canada from 2004 to 2009. Samad was the former spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kabul and Director General, Information and Media Divisions from 2001 to 2004. He also served as an advisor and speech-writer to the foreign minister, and as a member of the ministry's reform committee. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s he advocated for freedom and democracy in Afghanistan. As founder of the Afghanistan Information Center, in 1996 he launched Azadi Afghan Radio and its website based in Virginia. He has been a contributor to Afghan and international media since the 1980s and has published in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Afghanistan. He is a founding member and advisor to the online platform Afghan Analytica, a member of the US-Afghan Women's Council, on the advisory boards of The Kitson, the Fletcher School's MENASA advisory group, the Afghan Higher Education Student e-Mentoring Program, and Initiative to Educate Afghan Women. Samad holds an MA in International Affairs from Tufts University. He is fluent in English, French, and Dari-Farsi, and proficient in Pashto. Source : Atlantic Council --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mediterranean-sustainable/message

There is a widely-held belief that strong governments deliver reforms and sustainable growth. Research, however, shows otherwise. In this episode, Uzair talks to Dr. Irfan Nooruddin about his research on this topic, based on his must-read book Coalition Politics and Economic Development: Credibility and the Strength of Weak Governments. Dr. Nooruddin is is the senior director of the Atlantic Council's South Asia Center and the Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani Professor of Indian Politics in the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. Irfan conducts research in the political economy of development, trade, and investment, and the challenges of democratization in the 21st century. He is the author of The Everyday Crusade (Cambridge University Press, 2022), Elections in Hard Times (Cambridge University Press, 2016), Coalition Politics and Economic Development (Cambridge University Press, 2011) and more than thirty scholarly articles and book chapters. In 2012, he was a Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, DC., and is a Team Member of Lokniti: Programme in Comparative Democracy in New Delhi, India. He has a PhD in Political Science from the University of Michigan and a BA in Economics from Ohio Wesleyan University. He was born and raised in Bombay, India. You can download his book from this link: https://www.coalitionpoliticsandeconomicdevelopment.com/chapters.html Reading recommendations: - Political Order in Changing Societies by Samuel Huntington - Democracy and Development by Adam Jaworski - Scientist: E. O. Wilson: A Life in Nature by Richard Rhodes

Shuja Nawaz, a South Asia Policy analyst, was made the first director of the South Asia Center at the Atlantic Council in January 2009. Shuja Nawaz comes on the podcast to discuss his book, "The Battle for Pakistan: The Bitter US Friendship and a Tough Neighbourhood" Is the US not interested in Pakistan anymore? What happened at Salala in 2011? What is the current state of Civil-Military relations in Pakistan? Find out this and more on this week's episode of The Pakistan Experience. The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications. Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89 Chapters: 0:00 Lettergate: Conspiracy and US-Pak Relations 6:00 US-Pak Relations: History and the Future 22:00 Pakistan's investment in Taliban 24:30 Ex-Intelligence Officers 27:00 American Military Aid 31:00 Salala 42:30 Perception of General Kiyani 51:30 Thoughts on Qamar Javed Bajwa and Neutrality 57:30 Did Nawaz Sharif kill General Asif Nawaz Janjua? 59:00 Current Civil-Military Relationsips 1:07:00 Thoughts on Balochistan 1:10:00 Peoples Question and Answers

Uzair Younus is the Director of the Pakistan Initiative at the South Asia Center. He also hosts the Pakistonomy podcast, which focuses on Pakistan's issues through an economic and political economy lens. Uzair and Ismail discuss problems with Pakistan's political system, and how they have impacted the country's economic system. They also talk about the magnitude of the economic crisis facing us right now, and what needs to be done regarding the IMF and other policies. Lastly, they have a broad discussion about populist policies versus "effective" policies, and what structural reforms are needed for Pakistan to grow and prosper in the future. Books/Articles Mentioned: "Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty" by Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson "The Use of Knowledge in Society" by Friedrich Hayek Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 1:50 - Pakistan's political/economic history & structure 9:15 - Why haven't there been political/economic reforms? 14:30 - Pakistan's recent political & economic situation (PPP, PML-N, PTI) 30:30 - Pakistan's current economic crisis 35:20 - What should the current government do? 38:40 - Populist vs "effective" decisions 44:20 - How can Pak move forward (with structural reforms) + does Pak have a free-market system? 55:27 - Outro Follow us on: FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/onthemicoffi... INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/onthemic_of... TWITTER https://twitter.com/on_themic Connect with us: INSTAGRAM Umer Fasie Bashir (Editor): https://www.instagram.com/umerfasieb/ Ismail Farooq (Host): https://www.instagram.com/ismail_farooq TWITTER Ismail Farooq (Host): https://twitter.com/thehalfspaces #IMF #Pakistan #ImranKhan #PakistanEconomy #PTI #PPP #PMLN #Economy #Politics

Uzair talks to Dr. Vali Nasr about ongoing developments in the Middle East, where tensions between Iran and Gulf countries, especially the UAE and Saudi Arabia, continue to escalate. This podcast also touches on how the US should engage with the region and the ways in which Pakistan ought to navigate this quagmire. Vali Nasr is the Majid Khadduri Professor of International Affairs and Middle East Studies at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), and a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at Atlantic Council's South Asia Center. He served as the eighth Dean of Johns Hopkins SAIS between 2012 and 2019 and served as Senior Advisor to U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Ambassador Richard Holbrooke between 2009 and 2011. Nasr is the author of The Dispensable Nation: American Foreign Policy in Retreat; Forces of Fortune: The Rise of a New Middle Class and How it Will Change Our World; The Shia Revival: How Conflicts within Islam will Shape the Future; Democracy in Iran: History and the Quest for Liberty; Islamic Leviathan, Islam and the Making of State Power; Mawdudi and the Making of Islamic Revivalism; and Vanguard of Islamic Revolution: Jama'at-i Islami of Pakistan; and numerous articles in scholarly journals. He has advised senior American policymakers, world leaders, and businesses, including the President, Secretary of State, senior members of the Congress, and presidential campaigns. He has written for New York Times, Foreign Affairs, Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post, among others. Reading Recommendations: - The Shia Revival - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000U0O9FC/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 - The Dispensable Nation: American Foreign Policy in Retreat - https://www.amazon.com/Dispensable-Nation-American-Foreign-Retreat-ebook/dp/B009Y4I9EM/ref=sr_1_1? - All Against All - https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/middle-east/2021-12-02/iran-middle-east-all-against-all

Today on "Hot Wash," host John Sorensen and RealClearDefense Editor David Craig speak with Kamal Alam, a nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council's South Asia Center and advisor to Ahmad Massoud who is opposing the Taliban from the Panjshir valley. In 1992, following the defeat of the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan, a loose alliance of mujahideen militias assaulted Kabul, toppling the Communist government. One of those militias was led by the charismatic commander Ahmad Shah Massoud, the “lion of the Panjshir.” Massoud's Tajik forces joined with Uzbek and Hazara factions to form the Northern Alliance. Massoud's home and nearly impenetrable fortress was the Panjshir valley, roughly 70 miles north of Kabul, from which he defied repeated assaults by the Soviets and then later the Taliban in the Civil War that followed the Communist collapse. During the rise of the Taliban in the 1990s, Massoud became the eyes and ears for western intelligence, prophetically warning about the rise of foreign fighters that became Al Qaeda. Ultimately, he was assassinated by Al Qaeda just two days before the September 11 attacks on the US. But, Massoud's Northern Alliance proved essential in early US victories over the Taliban. 20 years later, in the wake of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan and the rapid collapse of the Afghan National Army, some Afghans are still resisting the Taliban takeover. One of those groups is led by Massoud's 32-year old son Ahmed Massoud, who has returned to the Panjshir valley that proved so defensible for his father. Calling themselves the National Resistance Front or NRF, the small group of Tajiks and former ANA commandos, have vowed to oppose the Taliban and even claim to have recently secured three districts neighboring the Panjshir. Subscribe to the Morning Recon newsletter at https://www.realcleardefense.com/daily_newsletters/ for a daily roundup of news and opinion on the issues that matter for military, defense, veteran affairs, and national security. Be sure to subscribe to Hot Wash on iTunes or wherever you listen to podcasts. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/realclear-defense-presents-hot-wash/id1575373700

Today in another special episode from the RealClearDefense podcast, "Hot Wash," host John Sorensen and RealClearDefense Editor David Craig speak with Kamal Alam, a nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council's South Asia Center and advisor to Ahmad Massoud who is opposing the Taliban from the Panjshir valley. In 1992, following the defeat of the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan, a loose alliance of mujahideen militias assaulted Kabul, toppling the Communist government. One of those militias was led by the charismatic commander Ahmad Shah Massoud, the “lion of the Panjshir.” Massoud's Tajik forces joined with Uzbek and Hazara factions to form the Northern Alliance. Massoud's home and nearly impenetrable fortress was the Panjshir valley, roughly 70 miles north of Kabul, from which he defied repeated assaults by the Soviets and then later the Taliban in the Civil War that followed the Communist collapse. During the rise of the Taliban in the 1990s, Massoud became the eyes and ears for western intelligence, prophetically warning about the rise of foreign fighters that became Al Qaeda. Ultimately, he was assassinated by Al Qaeda just two days before the September 11 attacks on the US. But, Massoud's Northern Alliance proved essential in early US victories over the Taliban. 20 years later, in the wake of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan and the rapid collapse of the Afghan National Army, some Afghans are still resisting the Taliban takeover. One of those groups is led by Massoud's 32-year old son Ahmed Massoud, who has returned to the Panjshir valley that proved so defensible for his father. Calling themselves the National Resistance Front or NRF, the small group of Tajiks and former ANA commandos, have vowed to oppose the Taliban and even claim to have recently secured three districts neighboring the Panjshir. Subscribe to the Morning Recon newsletter at https://www.realcleardefense.com/daily_newsletters/ for a daily roundup of news and opinion on the issues that matter for military, defense, veteran affairs, and national security. Be sure to subscribe to Hot Wash on iTunes or wherever you listen to podcasts. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/realclear-defense-presents-hot-wash/id1575373700

Sup y'all, on this episode of The Bhangra Podcast we talk to Dr. Irfan Nooruddin, Director of the https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/programs/south-asia-center/ (South Asia Center) at the https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/ (Atlantic Council) and Professor of Indian Politics in the http://sfs.georgetown.edu/ (Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service) at http://www.georgetown.edu/ (Georgetown University) 02:28 - Quick tldr about what's going on in India 03:30 - Explanation of the background behind the bills and how they will damage the farmers 14:27 - How and why did these bills come to be? 20:40 - The Green Revolution and relevant history 33:47 - The water crisis and farmer suicide crisis 39:12 - What can we do? Intro Music by https://soundcloud.com/first-class-beats (First Class Beats) (Ram Mahalingam) Outro Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNJiVuPmh9A&ab_channel=ShreeBrar (Kisaan Anthem) If you liked this podcast be sure to rate and review on https://rebrand.ly/TBPApple (Apple Podcasts) and https://link.thebhangrapodcast.com/podchaser (Podchaser) and subscribe in your podcast player so that you get the next episode as soon as it hits the feed! https://link.thebhangrapodcast.com/subscribe (Subscribe to the podcast) https://link.thebhangrapodcast.com/newsletter (Join the podcast newsletter) Follow us on https://link.thebhangrapodcast.com/discord (Discord) https://link.thebhangrapodcast.com/Instagram (Instagram) https://link.thebhangrapodcast.com/facebook (Facebook) https://link.thebhangrapodcast.com/twitter (Twitter )https://link.thebhangrapodcast.com/youtube (Youtube) Links https://www.irfannooruddin.org/ (Dr. Irfan Nooruddin's website) https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials (Who's your US representative ) https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/programs/south-asia-center/ (The Atlantic Council) https://www.saveindianfarmers.org/ (Save Indian Farmers)

Lalita du Perron welcomes Emera Bridger Wilson, Associate Director at the South Asia Center at the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, at Syracuse University. They discuss the South Asia National Outreach Consortium and the South Asia Book Award, known as SABA. For more information on SABA as well as upcoming talks on November 19 and December 5th, please visit southasiabookaward.wisc.edu. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On June 11, 2020, the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center and the United States Institute of Peace hosted a conversation with H.E. President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Afghanistan’s vision for peace and how to sustain progress towards stability and prosperity. Keynote speaker: H.E. Mohammad Ashraf GhaniPresidentIslamic Republic of Afghanistan Featuring: Frederick KempePresident and CEOAtlantic Council Stephen HeintzPresident and CEORockefeller Brothers Fund Stephen J. Hadley (moderating)Chair, Board of DirectorsUnited States Institute of Peace Nancy LindborgPresident and CEOUnited States Institute of Peace

Monday, March 16 at 2:00 pm Speaking in Maine takes us next to Rockport, and the Mid-Coast Forum on Foreign Relations, for a talk on Pakistan, Afghanistan and South Asia. Mr. Shuja Nawaz, Distinguished Fellow at the South Asia Center at the Atlantic Council in Washington DC, talks about the US role in the region and the recent agreement between the US and the Taliban.

Happymon Jacob discusses the performance and implications of Washington's South Asia Policy 2017 with Bharath Gopalaswamy (Director, South Asia Center at the Atlantic Council).

Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi wins a landslide victory in India’s recent parliamentary elections, earning a second term in office. As the leader of the Hindu Nationalist BJP, what does his victory mean for India’s Muslims and other minorities? How will India and the region change under his continued leadership? Michael Kugelman, Deputy Director of the Asia Program at the Wilson Center, and Nidhi Upadhyaya, Associate Director of the South Asia Center at the Atlantic Council talk with host 

Happymon Jacob discusses the performance and implications of Washington's South Asia Policy 2017 with Bharath Gopalaswamy, Director, South Asia Center at the Atlantic Council.

Recorded June 16, 2014 Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) is the effective understanding of anything associated with the maritime domain that could impact security, safety, economy, or environment. Space capabilities are an important element of MDA, including space-based radar imaging and surveillance, ocean temperature and sea ice monitoring, among others. A number of countries are developing space capabilities to support MDA, but there are still significant gaps in coordination and cooperation between these efforts, as well as integrating space-based information with other sources into a holistic MDA picture and getting it to those who need it on the ground in a usable manner. This panel session provided an overview of the importance of MDA and the various efforts to provide space-based capabilities to improve MDA. The session also offered a discussion on opportunities for enhancing international cooperation, both in space and on the ground, to improve MDA for all nations. For more information, including speaker presentations, please see the event page. Speakers: Dr. Bharath Gopalaswamy, Deputy Director, South Asia Center, Atlantic Council  Mr. Jon Huggins, Director of Ocean's Beyond Piracy, One Earth Future Foundation  Dr. John Mittleman, Engineer, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory  Prof. Guy Thomas, Co-Founder, C-SIGMA Centre  Major Charity Weeden, Assistant Attaché Air and Space Operations, Royal Canadian Air Force   

This week’s podcast features a panel discussion and lecture series on Middle Eastern comedy, sponsored by Levantine Cultural Center AND the Middle East Center at the University of Pennsylvania. (The talk took place in the context of “West Meets East: The Inauguration Tour of the Sultans of Satire” on the occasion of President Obama’s first days in office.) The conversation explores the landscape of American Middle Eastern ethnic comedy and its intricate relationship with Islamophobia. It was cosponsored by U Penn Jewish Studies, the South Asia Center, and African Studies. Panel members include Mucahit Bilici (Professor of Sociology at John Jay Colege- CUNY), Jordan Elgrably (Founder of Levantine Cultural Center and the Sultans of Satire: Middle East Comic Relief) and Dr. Rahim Armat (of Kodoom Cultural Events Search Engine). Also featuring the Sultans of Satire with Mike Batayeh, Elham Jazab, and Noel Elgrably, speaking before their shows in Philadelphia and Wahsington DC. The event took place on January 16, 2009 at UPenn.

Yemen Headlined: Contemporary Myths and Empirical Realities - Participating panelists include: > Ambassador Barbara Bodine, Director, Scholars in the Nation's Service Initiative, Princeton University, and former U.S. Ambassador to Yemen > Dr. Christopher Boucek, Associate in the Middle East Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace > Mr. Gregory Johnsen, Ph.D. Candidate, Princeton University; Co-Founder, Waq al-Waq: Islam and Insurgency in Yemen Blog; and former Fulbright and American Institute for Yemen Studies Fellow in Yemen > Ambassador James A. Larocco, Near East and South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, National Defense University, U.S. Department of Defense, and former U.S. Ambassador to Kuwait > Dr. Mustafa Alani, Senior Advisor and Research Program Director, Gulf Research Center, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Moderator: > Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President and CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations; former Fulbright Fellow in the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen; and one of two Americans to have served as an official observer for all four of Yemen's presidential and parliamentary elections Recorded December 10, 2009 in Washington, DC Visit www.ncusar.org for more information

Yemen Headlined: Contemporary Myths and Empirical Realities - Participating panelists include: > Ambassador Barbara Bodine, Director, Scholars in the Nation's Service Initiative, Princeton University, and former U.S. Ambassador to Yemen > Dr. Christopher Boucek, Associate in the Middle East Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace > Mr. Gregory Johnsen, Ph.D. Candidate, Princeton University; Co-Founder, Waq al-Waq: Islam and Insurgency in Yemen Blog; and former Fulbright and American Institute for Yemen Studies Fellow in Yemen > Ambassador James A. Larocco, Near East and South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, National Defense University, U.S. Department of Defense, and former U.S. Ambassador to Kuwait > Dr. Mustafa Alani, Senior Advisor and Research Program Director, Gulf Research Center, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Moderator: > Dr. John Duke Anthony, Founding President and CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations; former Fulbright Fellow in the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen; and one of two Americans to have served as an official observer for all four of Yemen's presidential and parliamentary elections Recorded December 10, 2009 in Washington, DC Visit www.ncusar.org for more information