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Where American policy meets Pakistan’s interests, organised by part of the world and by subject. Each hub gathers the issues we follow, explainers, research, live trackers and events in one place, and updates itself as we publish.
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Pakistan and the United States
The United States and Pakistan, the whole relationship in one place: trade and investment, security, energy, education, diplomacy and the ties…
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Topics
- Trade & Economy Trade, investment and economic policy between the United States and Pakistan: market access and tariffs, investment, lending and aid, and the reforms… 1 tracker
- Energy Energy, critical minerals and climate: Pakistan’s energy security, investment in power and mining, and the part American policy and finance play in… New hub, filling as we publish
- Public Health Public health cooperation, from disease control and vaccines to health systems, and the place of health in the US–Pakistan relationship. New hub, filling as we publish
- Migration & Protection Migration, human trafficking and the protection of refugees and workers: the policies of the United States, Pakistan and their partners, and the… New hub, filling as we publish
- Great-Power Competition Rivalry between the United States, China and Russia, and how Pakistan navigates it: investment, technology, security partnerships and diplomacy. New hub, filling as we publish
- Diplomacy Diplomacy between Washington and Islamabad, official and unofficial: dialogues, visits and agreements, and the Track II conversations that support… New hub, filling as we publish
- Security Security and counterterrorism cooperation, regional stability, arms control and defence ties, and what American security policy means for Pakistan. New hub, filling as we publish
Regions
Regions first- South Asia Pakistan’s own neighbourhood and the United States’ part in it: relations with India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and the rest of the region, crisis… New hub, filling as we publish
- Middle East & Gulf The Gulf and the wider Middle East, where American security partnerships shape conditions that matter to Pakistan: energy supplies, Pakistani workers… New hub, filling as we publish
- Central Asia & Afghanistan Afghanistan and the Central Asian republics: border security, refugees, trade and transit routes, energy links between Central and South Asia, and… New hub, filling as we publish
- East Asia & Indo-Pacific China, East and Southeast Asia and American strategy in the Indo-Pacific: great-power rivalry, Chinese investment in Pakistan, maritime security and… New hub, filling as we publish
- Europe & Russia Europe, Russia and the transatlantic relationship: trade with European markets, Russia’s ties with South Asia, energy, and how American and European… New hub, filling as we publish
- Africa Africa: trade and investment, peacekeeping, migration and the growing engagement of the major powers on the continent, and where US policy there… New hub, filling as we publish
- Americas The United States at home and across the Americas: how Washington makes policy, Congress, the Pakistani diaspora, and the trade and education links… New hub, filling as we publish
- Global / multilateral The multilateral system: the IMF, the World Bank, the United Nations, climate finance and global trade rules, where American influence and Pakistan’s… New hub, filling as we publish