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In this analysis, Ali Y. Adili breaks down why Pakistan's compellence strategy has failed to produce results and what it reveals about the limits of coercing a movement that has little to lose and much to gain from defiance.

In this analysis, Fawzia Ehsani traces how Pakistan's relationship with the Taliban has shifted from strategic asset to strategic liability, and what the consequences of that shift mean for regional security across South Asia.

By: Fatemeh Aman In this insightful analysis by Fatemeh Aman, the recent January 2026 crackdown on Iranian protests is examined through a lens that extends far beyond domestic security. Aman argues that the regime's use of mass violence is not merely an internal instrument of control, but a deliberate geostrategic signal aimed at both the Iranian public and foreign adversaries.