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Embedded below is my research study on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, published by the United States Institute of Peace.
The report is based on interviews with federal and provincial government officials in Pakistan, subject-matter experts, a diverse spectrum of civil society activists, politicians, and business community leaders. It puts CPEC in a historical and economic context, identifies challenges to it, and assesses its implications.
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Embedded below is my policy brief for the Center for Global Policy on the state of jihadist networks in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
The report argues that Afghanistan and Pakistan are on divergent tracks, with insurgent movements and terrorist networks ascendent in Afghanistan and in a state of decline in Pakistan. It proposes measures the United States can take to help stabilize the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan, where political consensus is notably lacking, and to continue strengthening the hand of the Pakistani government against anti-state jihadists.
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Embedded below is my latest research publication, a PeaceBrief published by the United States Institute of Peace examining the resurgence in sectarian violence between Sunni Deobandi and Shia Muslims in Pakistan.
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Embedded below is my full report (109 pages + endnotes) on the resurgence of sectarian violence between Sunni Deobandis and Shias in Pakistan.
The report aims to explore the causes of the surge in sectarian violence between Sunni Deobandi and Shi‘i Muslims in Pakistan since 2007, identify the networks behind it, and offer solutions for rolling back the surging tide. It focuses on the most active zones of conflict between the two groups since 2007: Punjab, Baluchistan, the Kurram Agency and nearby regions, and Karachi.
The report then identifies five trend lines in Pakistan’s Sunni Deobandi-Shi‘i sectarian conflict, which, with the exception of one, are all negative. Finally, the report concludes with a series of recommendations, mainly for the Pakistani government, that will help it reduce and eventually eliminate the scourge of Sunni Deobandi-Shi‘i Muslim violence.
Sunni Deobandi-Shi`i Sectarian Violence in Pakistan: Explaining the Resurgence Since 2007
