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.