Spoiler Alert: What Does President Ghani Want?
President Ashraf Ghani has rejected a key postulate of the signed US-Taliban peace agreement, which would help kickstart the implementation of the accord.…
Kashif Hussain is a Research Associate at Strategic Studies Institute Islamabad (SSII). He has previously worked as an intern at Center for International Strategic Studies Islamabad (CISS). He was one of Pakistan’s youth ambassadors to Turkey under Turkey-Pakistan Youth Bridge Programme in March 2015. He completed his B.A from Pakistan Military Academy, Kakul followed by M.Sc and Masters of Philosophy (M.Phil) degrees in International Relations from Quaid-e-Azam University Islamabad. He has keen interest in geopolitics of South Asia.
Email: hussainkashif05@gmail.com
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Afghan Election Conundrum and the Peace Process
After delaying for months due to irregularities in the election process and shortcomings within electoral institutions, the results of the…
Why the Taliban Won’t Cut Ties with Iran
Iran and the Taliban share interests and see common threats in the wider region, they won’t split so easily.
Kashmir and Afghanistan: Pakistan’s Choices and Options
by Kashif Hussain India’s unilateral and illegal decision to annex Kashmir has immediate, medium and long term motives, and interestingly,…
The Geopolitics of Sri Lanka’s Crisis
On October 26, 2018, Sri Lankan President, Maithripala Sirisena sacked Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe and replaced him with Mahinda Rajapaksa.…
What’s Wrong With the US Afghanistan Strategy?
By Kashif Hussain The United States’ Afghanistan-centric South Asia strategy aimed at outlining a plan for victory in its more…
Russia-Pakistan Strategic Convergence: Countering Daesh In Afghanistan
By Kashif Hussain Daesh’s transnational threat of establishing an Islamic State spanning the Middle East and Africa all the way to Southeast Asia…
What Russia’s Changing Role in South Asia Means for Pakistan
By Kashif Hussain Traditionally, Russia has maintained cordial relations with India, with an overwhelming focus on the defense sector. Both nations…
