Perspectives

Timely analysis on security, militancy, and other regional developments. 

Perspectives is our core article series covering timely developments across security, militancy, and regional relations. We analyse trends in regional militant threats, counterterrorism, regional relations, internal Taliban dynamics, and civil unrest, connecting events to broader strategic and policy developments through accessible, standalone articles.

Perspectives

The War Without Bullets: Pakistan’s Non-Military Coercion of Afghanistan

The Durand Line in 2026

Joey Moran · Jul 14, 2026
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The Women at the Front of Balochistan’s Protest Movement

Women, Human Rights in Balochistan

Zainab Biabani · Jul 1, 2026
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A Force on the Fault Line – How Pakistan’s Provincial Police Became the Deliberate Target

How Pakistan’s Provincial Police Became the Deliberate Target

Amira Jadoon · May 21, 2026
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Open War, Stalled Peace

The Durand Line in 2026

Joey Moran · May 19, 2026
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Realignment, Rivalry and the Limits of Engagement

United States, Afghanistan and Pakistan Relations

John Elliot · Apr 1, 2026
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Encircled and Entangled: What the Iran War Means for Afghanistan and Pakistan

Implications of the Iran War

Amira Jadoon · Mar 30, 2026
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Ruling by Decree: Akhundzada’s Architecture of Control on the Eve of Open War on the Durand Line

Afghanistan Internal Politics

Ameera Moinuddin · Mar 23, 2026
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Balochistan: Between Security and Community

Civil Unrest, Security & Political Mobilization

Zainab Biabani · Feb 27, 2026
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Islamabad Under Fire Again: Suicide Bombing Signals Urban Reach

The Afghanistan-Pakistan Militant Landscape

Amira Jadoon · Feb 6, 2026
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Pakistan’s Militancy Crisis: 5 Key Realities

Militancy Crisis

Amira Jadoon · Dec 15, 2025
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An Intractable Border: Barriers to Afghanistan–Pakistan Reconciliation

Why Afghanistan–Pakistan Relations Remain Locked in Crisis

Amira Jadoon · Dec 12, 2025
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Different Paths to Violence: The Afghan Evacuee Cases Driving Policy

Afghan Refugees

Amira Jadoon · Dec 5, 2025
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Washington’s Selective Engagement: United States, Pakistan & Afghanistan October-November 2025

October/November 2025 marked a period of intensified border hostilities between Pakistan and Afghanistan, raising questions about…

Amira Jadoon · Nov 19, 2025
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Perspectives: Militancy, Security & Afghanistan-Pakistan Relations

October-November 2025

Amira Jadoon and Joey Moran · Nov 11, 2025
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South-Central Asia: Diplomacy, Economics & Security

September-October 2025

Amira Jadoon · Oct 14, 2025
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Perspectives: Pakistan: Civil Unrest & Political Mobilization

September-October 2025

Amira Jadoon · Oct 10, 2025
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Perspectives: Militancy, Security & Afghanistan-Pakistan Relations

September-October 2025

Amira Jadoon · Oct 9, 2025
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Durand Dispatch Perspectives: Security & Militancy Analysis

August - September 2025

Amira Jadoon · Sep 12, 2025
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Durand Dispatch Perspectives: Monthly Newsletter

July-August 2025

Amira Jadoon · Aug 5, 2025
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Durand Dispatch Perspectives: Monthly Newsletter

June-July 2025

Amira Jadoon · Jul 1, 2025
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Durand Dispatch Newsletter: Perspectives

May-June 2025

Amira Jadoon · Jun 2, 2025
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The Durand Dispatch Newsletter

April - May 2025

Amira Jadoon · May 6, 2025
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The Durand Dispatch Newsletter

March - April 2025

Amira Jadoon · Apr 2, 2025
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The Durand Dispatch Newsletter

February - March 2025

Amira Jadoon · Mar 3, 2025