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Riaz Khokhar Participated in a Stimson Center Workshop on Escalation Dynamics in South Asia
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Riaz Khokhar participated in a workshop on escalation dynamics and consequence management in the subcontinent involving table top exercises at the Stimson Center on June 21, 2019. The first exercise considered probabilities and routes of escalation to conventional and nuclear war. The second exercise was a resource allocation game that Stimson South Asia recently developed.
Washington’s and Beijing’s visions for the Indo-Pacific region are reflected in their reactions to the recent uptick in tensions between…
Reestablishing warm relations with Kabul could help Islamabad's trade situation. Pakistan’s expectations of substantial improvements in its security and trade relations with Afghanistan—and by extension with the United States—appear to be thin on the ground. For starters, Pakistan expects that its sincere efforts in facilitating the Afghan reconciliation process will bridge the trust deficit with
A fundamental point underlies the US-Pakistan relationship: Washington seeks Islamabad’s support in the honorable exit from Afghanistan. After 17-years of war, the interests of the United States and Pakistan seem to have aligned in pursuing a negotiated settlement of the Afghan conundrum. This reality presents to the new government in Islamabad with what Michael Kugelman
One of the key challenges to Pakistan’s foreign policy relates to how it navigates its policy in the volatile Middle East. In this regard, balancing its relations with Saudi Arabia and Iran would be thwarted by the bitter rivalry between the two bastions of the Muslim World. Saudi Arabia had offered $1.5 billion as a
by Riaz Khokhar.... THE $5 BILLION DEFENSE DEAL SIGNED BETWEEN INDIA AND RUSSIA COULD WREAK A SERIOUS BLOW TO AMERICA’S CONTAINMENT OF RUSSIA On Oct. 5, India signed a $5 billion deal with Russia to purchase the “S400 Long Range Surface to Air Missile System,” defying U.S. threats of sanctions on nations involved in large-scale
by Riaz Khokhar.... Pakistan got re-elected to the Board of Governors of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in the previous month owing to its contributions to the peaceful uses of nuclear energy. The board has an important role in considering membership in the IAEA, approving safeguard agreements, publishing nuclear safety standards and appointing the Director
by Riaz Khokhar.... PAKISTAN STANDS TO GAIN MUCH BY FOCUSING ON ITS ECONOMIC DIPLOMACY Pakistan’s economic diplomacy currently starts with, and ends at, seeking foreign loans and assistance from ‘friendly’ countries and multinational financial institutions. Much ink and energy has been spent on discussing the many ways through which Pakistan can improve its domestic economic
by Riaz Khokhar.... The US has not only failed in eliminating terrorism from Afghanistan but also has been unable to eradicate opium production, rid the country of ‘irredeemable corruption’ and inefficiency of Afghan officials. It has also ceded vast swathes of territory, especially in rural areas, to the Taliban, guided arguably by its ‘force protection’
by Riaz Khokhar.... By the calculus of madman theory of diplomacy, Donald Trump thinks he can use the tactics of diplomatic compellence to pressurize the opponents into adopting a behaviour that suits the U.S. interests. Let alone the U.S.’ vaunted opponents (North Korea and Iran), its trans-Atlantic partners in Europe are not expressing any pliancy