Examining the historical and geopolitical factors driving increased extremism in Pakistan.

Conventional assessments of the Pashtunwali social code and the history of the Pashtun region tend to overlook the geopolitical and colonial factors that fueled the rise of terrorism in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Amid mounting economic and military pressure, Pakistan is staring down an existential crisis.

Pakistan’s Balochistan insurgency has become more lethal, widespread, and varied over the course of 2022.

Was the targeting of China’s ambassador a coincidence, or does it represent a change of tact on the part of the Pakistan Taliban?

What is behind the ongoing unrest in Pakistan’s Baluchistan region?

From its birth, the state of Pakistan has always been a work in process.

With a US pullout likely, regional players are scrambling to shore up their long-term interests in Afghanistan. This article examines the military and economic objectives driving Pakistan’s foreign policy there.

The attack in Karachi reflects animosity toward Chinese investment in Pakistan’s tribal regions. It may also be a sign of things to come.

Pakistan's state institutions have long nurtured religious fundamentalism, but sooner or later the chickens will come home to roost.