With one of the most important cross-border water-sharing treaties ever signed still on hold, what are the chances that Islamabad and New Delhi open talks on the Indus Waters Treaty, and what forum could help bring about a new diplomatic dialogue?

The evident growth of terrorist networks and financing in Pakistan since 2022 suggests that the country’s removal from the FATF ‘grey list’ was premature.

Operation Sindoor changed the game for proxy terrorist attacks within India, and Pakistan-based groups are starting to adapt their tactics.

The rapid dissemination and targeted nature of disinformation surrounding the recent four-day Kashmir war marks a dangerous new normal in information warfare, and one that will surely reverberate in future conflicts.

A shift toward soft targets and increasing reliance on outside recruitment both suggest a declining trend in terrorist groups operating in Jammu & Kashmir.

Examining the geopolitical stakes and wider ramifications of the latest border war between India and Pakistan.

Assessing limited strikes, geographic constraints, and the nuclear ceiling amid rising tensions following the Kashmir attack of April 22.

Examining the causes of and potential solutions to a rash of political protest and state repression in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir.

But peace cannot be imposed by force forever.

After 70 years of failed initiatives, Kashmir remains one of the world’s most dangerous flashpoints. Peace talks remain the only hope for change.

President Trump appears to have backed off on Kashmir in order to insulate a deepening bilateral relationship with India.

A sudden string of escalations in Kashmir risks a dangerous new conflict between South Asia’s two nuclear-armed states.

Some of the world’s more intractable conflicts demand a legal rather than a political solution.