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Umer FarooqAnalysis, stories, and insights on politics, security, and international affairs, with a focus on South Asia and the wider geopolitical landscape. Reporting from the frontlines and the corridors of power, exploring how events shape societies & strategies
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 60 | Founded | 8 months ago | Last Issue | 3 days ago |
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Missing Persons in Pakistan: A Human Rights Issue Turned into a Battle for State Legitimacy
The post-9/11 period in Pakistan’s political history is an era when the country’s foreign and security policies increasingly came under western influence. The Musharraf government aligned Pakistan with the US-led war against terror. This le...
HOW HAVE US LEFTOVER WEAPONS IN AFGHANISTAN ENABLED TERRORISM IN PAKISTAN?
The United States withdrew from Afghanistan in August 2021, ending two decades of occupation. But the weapons they supplied to Afghanistan are still shaping the security environment of the region.
An estimated $7.1 billion worth of militar...
Western Civilization Beyond American Power
When early this week the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio drew the historical parallels from the founders, philosophers and conquerors from Greek antiquity to the modern American spirit, he, according to some American media commentators, w...
Afghanistan’s Unresolved Question of Political Authority
Taliban control the Afghan state. United States has withdrawn its military forces from Afghan society. The large-scale war has ended. Apparently, it is stable on the surface. But the underlying question about the distribution of political a...
Afghanistan Has Disappeared. The War Hasn’t.
Umer Farooq
Afghanistan as a news story has disappeared from the international news cycle. Taliban control Kabul. The United States military has withdrawn from Afghanistan. A large foreign military presence is not there as Afghanistan no l...
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A newsletter on geopolitics, history, and strategy through the lens of South Asia. I write about foreign policy, regional security, and the ideas and historical traditions—Indian and Islamic—that shape contemporary global politics.
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