Daniel Markey, a former State Department specialist on South Asia, says the United States should be concerned about the truce talks between Pakistan’s army and tribal leaders.

South Asia expert Teresita Schaffer says Washington and Islamabad have different priorities in the fight against militancy.

Risk management expert Erwann Michel-Kerjan discusses how the terrorism insurance sector has evolved since September 11.

Despite facing territorial losses, the Islamic State shows no sign of relenting in its campaign to spread terror beyond Iraq and Syria, says journalist Rukmini Callimachi.

Yang Guang, director of the Institute of West Asian and African Studies, says that China and the United States “do not have strategic conflicts” in Africa.