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Feature Articles

Feature Articles are independent, in-depth analyses of key regional security issues, written by external contributors. We prioritise work from local scholars, field researchers, and regional specialists, whose close engagement with these environments brings nuanced, experience-driven insight to complex security dynamics.

New Analysis: Inside Balochistan's Escalating Insurgency

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New Analysis: Inside Balochistan's Escalating Insurgency

Published in The Conversation, 14 May 2026

Amira Jadoon, +1

Why Insurgents Attack Americans: What the Data Tells Us and What to do About it

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Why Insurgents Attack Americans: What the Data Tells Us and What to do About it

Review

Understanding Pakistan’s Security Crisis: The Research Behind the Headlines (2017–2026)

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Understanding Pakistan’s Security Crisis: The Research Behind the Headlines (2017–2026)

Pakistan Security Crisis

The Fractured Emirate: How Hibatullah Akhundzada is Reshaping the Taliban

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The Fractured Emirate: How Hibatullah Akhundzada is Reshaping the Taliban

Muhammad Mudassir, +1

Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan's Footprints in Bangladesh: The Emergence of a Transnational Recruitment Pipeline

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Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan's Footprints in Bangladesh: The Emergence of a Transnational Recruitment Pipeline

Not Your Father's Afghanistan: The West's Blind Spot on al-Qaeda's Resurgence

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Not Your Father's Afghanistan: The West's Blind Spot on al-Qaeda's Resurgence

Has the West taken its eye off the al-Qaeda ball?