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July 18, 2019

Pakistan
Pakistan, Terrorism, and Meeting Trump

Yesterday news broke that Pakistani police had arrested Hafiz Saeed, founder of the UN- and U.S.-designated terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba.

File photo: Supporters shower Hafiz Saeed with flower petals as he walks to court in Lahore, Pakistan, in November 2017. The court released him from house arrest.

November 26, 2018

India
A Decade On, Will There Ever Be Justice for the Mumbai Attacks?

Ten years ago today, terrorists laid siege to Mumbai over a period of three days. Images of the iconic Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in flames shocked the world, but terrorists also attacked the Oberoi Hote…

A policeman pays his respects at a memorial to mark the tenth anniversary of the November 26, 2008 attacks, in Mumbai, India, November 26, 2018. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas

July 22, 2019

Pakistan
Trouble With the Facts When Trump Meets Imran Khan

Tough issues in diplomacy can't be solved on the fly, and require careful attention to the facts and to history.

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan shakes hands with U.S. President Donald J. Trump at the start of their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., on July 22, 2019.

July 23, 2018

Pakistan
Pakistan’s General Election 2018: So Far, No Cause for Celebration

Ahead of national elections in Pakistan this week, allegations of pre-poll rigging, press intimidation, and the mainstreaming of militant groups are all cause for concern.

Pakistan elections 7.23.2018

May 9, 2011

Iran
Unholy Alliance on TheAtlantic.Com

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad walk past the guard of honour in Damascus (Khaled al Hariri/Courtesy Reuters) Below is a piece I wrote for The Atlant…

Unholy Alliance on TheAtlantic.Com