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School Massacre a Sign of Taliban's Desperation but also Violent Capability

Reza Jan December 16, 2014 ANALYSIS

At least 141 people have been killed in a Pakistani Taliban attack on a school in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar. The attack cl...

Islamic State Threat Grows in South Asia at Pakistani Taliban's Expense

Reza Jan November 10, 2014 ANALYSIS

Several senior members of the premier al Qaeda-allied Pakistani Taliban umbrella group declared on October 10 that they were defecting an...

Pakistani Government's Survival in Question Following Violent Clashes with Protesters

Reza Jan August 31, 2014 ANALYSIS

Pakistan's political crisis finally boiled over and clashes between riot police and anti-government protesters turned the capital, Islama...

Pakistan's March Madness: The Opposition Attempts to Topple the Government

Reza Jan August 14, 2014 ANALYSIS

Although events in Pakistan sometimes have a blink-and-you'll-miss-it feeling to them, today's protests have been months in the making an...

Gauging the Success of Pakistan's North Waziristan Operation

Reza Jan July 25, 2014 ANALYSIS

The ground phase of the operation in North Waziristan is progressing at a cautious pace, and whether Pakistan has learned from the lesson...

What You Need to Know About Pakistan's North Waziristan Operation

Reza Jan June 19, 2014 ANALYSIS

After many feints and false starts, the Pakistani military finally launched a long-awaited military operation in the main al Qaeda and Ta...

Pakistani Military Operation in North Waziristan: Knowing the Battlefield

Reza Jan June 16, 2014 ANALYSIS

The Pakistani military on June 15 declared that it had launched a "comprehensive" operation against militant safe havens in North Waziris...

Al Qaeda Isn't 'On Its Heels'

Reza Jan May 27, 2014 ANALYSIS

The Obama administration frequently touts the progress it has made in neutering al Qaeda's senior leadership in Pakistan -- but that is o...

When Two Sharifs Fight, Musharraf Gets Trampled

Reza Jan April 03, 2014 ANALYSIS

Pakistan finally indicted former president and army chief Gen. Pervez Musharraf for high treason for abrogating the country's constitutio...

A Good Year for al Qaeda in Pakistan

Reza Jan December 19, 2013 ANALYSIS

Al Qaeda’s network and associates in Pakistan got a free pass in 2013. For 2014, we dismiss it as a group of has-beens at our own peril.

Drone Kills Taliban Leader Hakimullah Mehsud: Ramifications for Pakistan, the Taliban and the U.S.

Reza Jan November 04, 2013 ANALYSIS

Hakimullah Mehsud's death will have important impacts on the TTP, Pakistan’s deadliest terrorist group, as well as on the Pakistani state...

The Future of Pakistan: What to Expect from Nawaz Sharif's New Government

Reza Jan July 31, 2013 ANALYSIS

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's party, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), made history on May 11, 2013 when it won Pakista...

Drone Kills Top Taliban Leader and al Qaeda Ally Wali-ur-Rehman

Reza Jan May 30, 2013 ANALYSIS

Wali-ur-Rehman, top Pakistani Taliban leader and al Qaeda ally, was reportedly killed on May 29 in a U.S. drone strike. His death is a se...

Karachi Violence Emblematic of Pakistan's Instability

Reza Jan May 20, 2013 ANALYSIS

All is not well in the City of Lights, as Pakistan's major metropolis, Karachi, is known. The murder of a senior political party worker o...

Taliban Violence Mars Pakistan's Elections

Reza Jan May 17, 2013 ANALYSIS

The Taliban's impact on elections in Pakistan has already been clearly visible. Its attacks have, intentionally or otherwise, helped ampl...

Pakistan Votes: The View from Karachi

Reza Jan May 13, 2013 ANALYSIS

Pakistan voted on May 11, 2013 in general elections that saw former two-time prime minister Nawaz Sharif emerge victorious. The polls are...

Pakistan Security Brief - May 10, 2013

Reza Jan May 10, 2013 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - May 9, 2013

Reza Jan May 09, 2013 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - May 8, 2013

Reza Jan May 08, 2013 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - May 7, 2013

Reza Jan May 07, 2013 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - May 6, 2013

Reza Jan May 06, 2013 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - May 3, 2013

Reza Jan May 03, 2013 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - May 2, 2013

Reza Jan May 02, 2013 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - February 8, 2013

Reza Jan February 08, 2013 BRIEF

Iran-Pakistan Pipeline Moves Forward Despite U.S. Opposition

Reza Jan Will Fulton February 05, 2013 ANALYSIS

Iran on Saturday pledged to forge ahead on a new gas pipeline project with Pakistan despite U.S. urgings to Pakistan to quash the deal. T...

Pakistan Security Brief - January 30, 2013

Reza Jan January 30, 2013 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - January 29, 2013

Reza Jan January 29, 2013 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - January 28, 2013

Reza Jan January 28, 2013 BRIEF

U.S. forces now targeting TTP Swat leader in Afghanistan; Intense clashes between TTP and rival group in Khyber, dozens dead; Pakistan Ar...

Pakistan Security Brief - January 25, 2013

Reza Jan January 25, 2013 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - January 24, 2013

Reza Jan January 24, 2013 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - January 23, 2013

Reza Jan January 23, 2013 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - January 22, 2013

Reza Jan January 22, 2013 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - January 18, 2013

Reza Jan January 18, 2013 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - January 17, 2013

Reza Jan January 17, 2013 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - January 16, 2013

Reza Jan January 16, 2013 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - January 15, 2013

Reza Jan January 15, 2013 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - January 14, 2013

Reza Jan January 14, 2013 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - January 11, 2013

Reza Jan January 11, 2013 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - January 10, 2013

Reza Jan January 10, 2013 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - January 9, 2013

Reza Jan January 09, 2013 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - January 8, 2013

Reza Jan January 08, 2013 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - January 7, 2013

Reza Jan January 07, 2013 BRIEF

Drone Kills Top Taliban Commander Maulvi Nazir

Reza Jan January 04, 2013 ANALYSIS

A U.S. drone strike in Pakistan’s South Waziristan agency killed senior Taliban commander Maulvi Nazir on January 2, 2013. Nazir’s death...

Pakistan Security Brief - January 4, 2013

Reza Jan January 04, 2013 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - January 3, 2013

Reza Jan January 03, 2013 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - January 2, 2013

Reza Jan January 02, 2013 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - December 28, 2012

Reza Jan December 28, 2012 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - December 27, 2012

Reza Jan December 27, 2012 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - December 21, 2012

Reza Jan December 21, 2012 BRIEF

Warning in Libya: The Rise of an Imminent Threat

Christopher Harmer Jeffrey Dressler Spencer Butts Reza Jan October 19, 2012 ANALYSIS

On September 11, 2012, armed Salafists attacked the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, killing four U.S. personnel including U.S. Ambassa...

Violence in Pakistan: Mapping the Protests Following the Anti-Islam Film

Reza Jan September 25, 2012 ANALYSIS

The eruption of protests in the Muslim world over the anti-Islam film spread to Pakistan on September 14. Nowhere has the violence been a...

Pakistan Security Brief - September 13, 2012

Reza Jan September 13, 2012 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - September 11, 2012

Reza Jan September 11, 2012 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - September 10, 2012

Reza Jan September 10, 2012 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - September 7, 2012

Reza Jan September 07, 2012 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - September 6, 2012

Reza Jan September 06, 2012 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - September 5, 2012

Reza Jan September 05, 2012 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - September 4, 2012

Reza Jan September 04, 2012 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - August 31, 2012

Reza Jan August 31, 2012 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - August 29, 2012

Reza Jan August 29, 2012 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - August 27, 2012

Reza Jan August 27, 2012 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - August 24, 2012

Reza Jan August 24, 2012 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - August 23, 2012

Reza Jan August 23, 2012 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - August 22, 2012

Reza Jan August 22, 2012 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - August 21, 2012

Reza Jan August 21, 2012 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - August 20, 2012

Reza Jan August 20, 2012 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - August 17, 2012

Reza Jan August 17, 2012 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - August 16, 2012

Reza Jan August 16, 2012 BRIEF

Designating the Haqqani Network: New Constraints Moderating Pakistan's Relationship with the U.S.

Reza Jan August 08, 2012 ANALYSIS

The U.S. State Department has yet to list the Pakistan-based Haqqani Network as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, a key first step toward...

Courtroom Chaos: Pakistan's Supreme Court Sacks Prime Minister Gilani

Reza Jan June 19, 2012 ANALYSIS

On June 19, 2012, Pakistan’s Supreme Court ruled to disqualify Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani from office for contempt of court, a cha...

Failure in Chicago: No U.S.-Pakistan Deal on NATO Supply Lines

Reza Jan May 22, 2012 ANALYSIS

At the NATO summit in Chicago, the much hoped-for deal between the United States and Pakistan to reopen NATO supply routes through Pakist...

Pakistan's Federal Felon

Reza Jan May 01, 2012 ANALYSIS

Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani became a convicted felon last week, sparking loud cries from opposition leaders for his resig...

Pakistan Security Brief - April 3, 2012

Reza Jan April 03, 2012 BRIEF

Continuity Amidst Change: Pakistan's New Intelligence Chief

Reza Jan March 19, 2012 ANALYSIS

CTP analyzes the change of command at Pakistan's premier intelligence agency, and comments on the ISI's new Director General, the challen...

Pakistan Security Brief - February 27, 2012

Reza Jan February 27, 2012 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - January 31, 2012

Reza Jan January 31, 2012 BRIEF

Taliban Reconciliation in Pakistan: Much Less Than Meets the Eye

Reza Jan January 30, 2012 ANALYSIS

Despite grand announcements, gestures, and claims of reconciliation among warring Taliban factions, little is likely to change on the gro...

Pakistan Security Brief - January 9, 2012

Reza Jan January 09, 2012 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - January 6, 2012

Reza Jan January 06, 2012 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - January 5, 2012

Reza Jan January 05, 2012 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - January 4, 2012

Reza Jan January 04, 2012 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - January 3, 2012

Reza Jan January 03, 2012 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - December 30, 2011

Reza Jan December 30, 2011 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - December 29, 2011

Reza Jan December 29, 2011 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - December 28, 2011

Reza Jan December 28, 2011 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - December 27, 2011

Reza Jan December 27, 2011 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - December 23, 2011

Reza Jan December 23, 2011 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - December 22, 2011

Reza Jan December 22, 2011 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - December 21, 2011

Reza Jan December 21, 2011 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - December 20, 2011

Reza Jan December 20, 2011 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - December 19, 2011

Reza Jan December 19, 2011 BRIEF

Military Still Pulls Strings in Pakistan

Reza Jan December 14, 2011 ANALYSIS

It will take brave politicians and a change in the way the US and others engage with Pakistan before the military's grip on the country i...

Turbulent North Waziristan: Gul Bahadur Threatens to End the Peace

Reza Jan November 30, 2011 ANALYSIS

CTP looks at the fallout of recent violence in North Waziristan and examines how threats to end a peace deal with the government by Hafiz...

Hope and Change and Imran Khan

Reza Jan November 07, 2011 ANALYSIS

Pakistani cricketing hero-turned politician Imran Khan made a splash on October 30 with a rally that attracted hundreds of thousands of P...

Sic Semper Tyrannis: The Death of Colonel Qaddafi and the Future of a Free Libya

Reza Jan October 20, 2011 ANALYSIS

On October 20, Libyan Colonel Muammar Qaddafi was killed while reportedly fleeing Sirte. His death is the capstone of the Libyan revoluti...

Pakistan Is Wrong to Think It Can Replace the United States With China

Reza Jan October 03, 2011 ANALYSIS

While Pakistan hopes to have China replace the United States as its long-term strategic partner in the region, the Chinese are unenthusia...

Diversified, Not Diminished: Al Qaeda in Pakistan Since 9/11

Reza Jan September 21, 2011 ANALYSIS

While al Qaeda in Pakistan no longer poses the same menace it did on 9/11, it has successfully unified and internationalized regional ter...

Pakistan Security Brief - September 7, 2011

Reza Jan September 07, 2011 BRIEF

Limited Goals, Limited Gains: The Pakistan Army's Operation in Kurram

Sam Worby Reza Jan September 06, 2011 ANALYSIS

Was Pakistan's military operation in Kurram this summer a success? While tactically successful, the offensive only targeted a small part ...

Pakistan Security Brief - August 31, 2011

Reza Jan August 31, 2011 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - August 30, 2011

Reza Jan August 30, 2011 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - August 29, 2011

Reza Jan August 29, 2011 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - August 26, 2011

Reza Jan August 26, 2011 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - August 25, 2011

Reza Jan August 25, 2011 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - August 24, 2011

Reza Jan August 24, 2011 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - August 23, 2011

Reza Jan August 23, 2011 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - August 22, 2011

Reza Jan August 22, 2011 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - August 19, 2011

Reza Jan August 19, 2011 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - August 18, 2011

Reza Jan August 18, 2011 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - August 17, 2011

Reza Jan August 17, 2011 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - August 16, 2011

Reza Jan August 16, 2011 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - August 15, 2011

Reza Jan August 15, 2011 BRIEF

Indo-Pak Talks Survive Mumbai Attack

Reza Jan July 28, 2011 ANALYSIS

Yesterday the Pakistani and Indian foreign ministers met for talks five months after the two countries officially resumed bilateral dialo...

Ilyas Kashmiri: The Possible Death of an Al Qaeda Mastermind

Reza Jan July 22, 2011 ANALYSIS

Ilyas Kashmiri, one of al Qaeda's most operationally active senior leaders, was allegedly killed in a drone strike in Pakistan on June 3,...

Déjà Vu in Mumbai: Attack on India's Financial Hub

Reza Jan July 13, 2011 ANALYSIS

Three bomb blasts ripped through three separate locations in the Indian coastal city of Mumbai. No group has so far taken responsibility ...

Pakistan Security Brief - July 12, 2011

Reza Jan July 12, 2011 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - July 11, 2011

Reza Jan July 11, 2011 BRIEF

Trying to Win Ugly, Again: NATO Brings Incrementalism to Libya

Reza Jan June 30, 2011 ANALYSIS

The Libya campaign has been bogged down and unnecessarily prolonged as a result of excessive political limitations on NATO's use of force...

Militant Sympathies in Pakistani Army's Senior Ranks

Reza Jan June 22, 2011 ANALYSIS

It is unclear if Brig. Khan's arrest marks the beginning of a genuine crackdown on radicalism and militant links in the military. Until t...

North Waziristan Map

Reza Jan June 07, 2011 ANALYSIS

Pakistan Security Brief - June 6, 2011

Reza Jan June 06, 2011 BRIEF

Gearing Up for a Long-Awaited Offensive in North Waziristan

Reza Jan June 01, 2011 ANALYSIS

Pakistan Security Brief - May 31, 2011

Reza Jan May 31, 2011 BRIEF

Libya Conflict: Pro-Qaddafi Movements and Statements

Frederick W. Kagan Henry A. Ensher Alex Della Rocchetta Maseh Zarif Reza Jan May 27, 2011 ANALYSIS

Pakistan Security Brief - May 26, 2011

Reza Jan May 26, 2011 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - May 25, 2011

Reza Jan May 25, 2011 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - May 24, 2011

Reza Jan May 24, 2011 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - May 23, 2011

Reza Jan May 23, 2011 BRIEF

After Bin Laden: Confronting the Haqqani Network in Kurram

Reza Jan May 12, 2011 ANALYSIS

The Haqqani Network in Kurram

Jeffrey Dressler Reza Jan May 09, 2011 ANALYSIS

Al Qaeda Speaks: Statement Confirms Osama Bin Laden's Death

Reza Jan May 07, 2011 ANALYSIS

Killing Bin Laden

Reza Jan Frederick W. Kagan May 02, 2011 ANALYSIS

Al Qaeda and Affiliates Still Need to be Ruthlessly Dismantled

Reza Jan Frederick W. Kagan May 02, 2011 ANALYSIS

Pakistan Security Brief - March 28, 2011

Reza Jan March 28, 2011 BRIEF

North Waziristan Terror Links

Reza Jan Christina Mitsialis March 10, 2011 ANALYSIS

Pakistan Security Brief - March 10, 2011

Reza Jan March 10, 2011 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - February 23, 2011

Reza Jan February 23, 2011 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - January 10, 2011

Reza Jan January 10, 2011 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - January 5, 2011

Reza Jan January 05, 2011 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - January 3, 2011

Reza Jan January 03, 2011 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - December 29, 2010

Reza Jan December 29, 2010 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - December 27, 2010

Reza Jan December 27, 2010 BRIEF

Trickling Home to South Waziristan

Reza Jan December 10, 2010 ANALYSIS

Pakistan Security Brief - December 3, 2010

Reza Jan December 03, 2010 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - November 1, 2010

Reza Jan November 01, 2010 BRIEF

North Waziristan Tracker

Reza Jan October 29, 2010 BRIEF

Pakistan Security Brief - October 27, 2010

Reza Jan October 27, 2010 BRIEF

Floods in Pakistan - Maps, Graphs and Key Data

Reza Jan Nicholas Patella August 23, 2010 ANALYSIS

After the Flood, A Stream of Radical Islamists

Reza Jan August 10, 2010 ANALYSIS

Continuity in a Time of Flux: Pakistan Army Chief's Term Extended

Reza Jan August 09, 2010 ANALYSIS

Pakistan Security Brief - May 26, 2010

Reza Jan May 26, 2010 BRIEF

Paradise Regained: Swat One Year On

Reza Jan May 25, 2010 ANALYSIS

Pakistan Security Brief - May 25, 2010

Reza Jan May 25, 2010 BRIEF

Daily Tracker: Pakistani Military Operations in Orakzai

Reza Jan Nicholas Patella Benjamin Schultz May 13, 2010 ANALYSIS