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Grand TamashaWhy Washington Is Wooing PakistanOne of the most surprising developments in Washington, if you’re a South Asia-watcher, is the surprising turn in U.S.-Pakistan relations. Having largely sidelined Pakistan over the past decade or more, the current U.S. administration has courted Pakistan with an enthusiasm that has caught many analysts off-guard.In June, Trump hosted Pakistan’s army chief, Asim Munir, in the White House. A few weeks later, the White House struck a trade deal with Pakistan that kept the tariff rate at 19 percent, lower even than the 25 percent rate slapped on India. Finally, officials from both side...
2025-10-0148 min
Grand TamashaWhy Washington Is Wooing PakistanOne of the most surprising developments in Washington, if you’re a South Asia-watcher, is the surprising turn in U.S.-Pakistan relations. Having largely sidelined Pakistan over the past decade or more, the current U.S. administration has courted Pakistan with an enthusiasm that has caught many analysts off-guard.In June, Trump hosted Pakistan’s army chief, Asim Munir, in the White House. A few weeks later, the White House struck a trade deal with Pakistan that kept the tariff rate at 19 percent, lower even than the 25 percent rate slapped on India. Finally, officials from both sides have been...
2025-10-0149 min
@WARElite Capture in Pakistan and the IMF with Dr. Moeed YusufIn this episode, we spoke to Dr. Moeed Yusuf, Vice Chancellor of Beaconhouse National University and former National Security Advisor, about the Indian elections, Pakistan's foreign policy, elite capture and the IMF.
2024-07-0221 min
2022-06-0323 min
The InterviewMoeed Yusuf: What will a Taliban-controlled Afghanistan mean for Pakistan?Stephen Sackur speaks with Moeed Yusuf, National Security Adviser of Pakistan. The Taliban is back in power in neighbouring Afghanistan. US and Nato forces are gone. Pakistan sees opportunities in this new reality but are there grave dangers too?(Photo: Moeed Yusuf appears via videolink on Hardtalk)
2021-12-0822 min
PR UnmaskedThe Fall of Afghanistan – How Pakistan should Navigate the Shift in GeopoliticsIn August the Taliban forces seized Kabul, taking control of Afghanistan nearly two decades after they were driven out of the capital city by US troops – a takeover that triggered geo-political uncertainty and a major humanitarian crisis.
With an escalation of violence in Afghanistan, the region is faced with new realities and challenges, Pakistan being on the front line of the unfolding chaos with Afghans seeking refuge across the border.
In this PR Unmasked exclusive, Muddassar Ahmed sits down with, Moeed Yusuf, the National Security advisor to the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, to dis...
2021-10-1548 min
Events at USIPPakistan’s National Security Outlook: A Conversation with Pakistani National Security Advisor Moeed YusufWith escalating violence in Afghanistan, intensifying competition between the United States and China, limited hopes for rapprochement with India, and the COVID-19 pandemic, Pakistan’s neighborhood is evolving — and Pakistan’s national security approach will have to evolve with it. On August 5, USIP hosted a conversation with Pakistan’s National Security Advisor Moeed Yusuf. The discussion looked at what these developments mean for Pakistan’s national security outlook towards its neighbors and its relationship with the United States, as well as how the pandemic impacts Pakistan’s security and economic policy.
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Lise Grande, opening remarks
President and CEO, U.S...
2021-08-061h 03
The Daily VanillaIndian influence inside Pakistan at an all time high claim Pakistani officialsPakistan has been working hard to contain the spread of the COVID19 virus in the country with government and health officials trying desperately to get the bulk of rural Pakistan to ditch the dogmas and superstitions and vaccinate themselves. These efforts are being done against the backdrop of multiple political tensions both externally and internally.A series of bomb blasts outside the house of international terrorist Hafiz Saeed had left 3 people dead and over 20 people injured near the Board of Revenue Housing Colony in Lahore. This is just the latest of the various similar incidents around Pakistan for which...
2021-07-1405 min
SAMAA TV Headlines | Top of the Hour News from Pakistan, your fix for quick updates in UrduSAMAA TV 03 pm Headlines: Moeed Yusuf appointed national security advisor (Tue 18 May, 2021)• Karachi policeman killed in Bhains Colony shootout
• HEC announces postgraduate scholarships for Balochistan, merged districts
• Coronavirus claimed another 135 deaths in Pakistan in the last 24 hours
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2021-05-1805 min
Anticipating the Unintended#78 Radically Nefarious OutrageThis newsletter is really a weekly public policy thought-letter. While excellent newsletters on specific themes within public policy already exist, this thought-letter is about frameworks, mental models, and key ideas that will hopefully help you think about any public policy problem in imaginative ways. It seeks to answer just one question: how do I think about a particular public policy problem/solution?PS: If you enjoy listening instead of reading, we have this edition available as an audio narration courtesy the good folks at Ad-Auris. If you have any feedback, please send it to us.Mat...
2020-10-1821 min
Security Walk With FJPODCAST | October 17th, 2020 (PDM and Moeed Yusuf interview) Ep # 109 (Urdu)PODCAST | October 17th, 2020 (PDM and Moeed Yusuf interview) Ep # 109 (Urdu)
2020-10-1750 min
On PeaceMoeed Yusuf on Imran Khan’s Visit to WashingtonFollowing Khan’s visit with President Trump, Moeed Yusuf says that the two leaders appear to have a chemistry that could improve U.S.-Pakistan relations. Although the two countries have been at odds over the Afghan conflict, Yusuf says Trump and Khan indicated they would “work together to find ways to break the impasse on Afghanistan.”
2019-07-2507 min
??????? NOW?Pakistani Ambassador to U.S. Dr. Asad Majeed Khan on Pakistan's PrioritiesOver the past several months, the United States and Pakistan have increased their diplomatic engagement in order to advance prospects for Afghan peace and reconciliation.
Recently arrived Pakistani Ambassador to the U.S., Dr. Asad Majeed Khan, discussed Pakistan’s policy responses to recent developments and his priorities for the U.S.-Pakistan relationship.
Speakers: Dr. Asad Majeed KhanAmbassador to the U.S., Pakistan
Moeed Yusuf, moderatorAssociate Vice President, Asia Center, U.S. Institute of Peace
2019-03-041h 23Events at USIPPakistani Ambassador to U.S. Dr. Asad Majeed Khan on Pakistan's PrioritiesOver the past several months, the United States and Pakistan have increased their diplomatic engagement in order to advance prospects for Afghan peace and reconciliation.
Recently arrived Pakistani Ambassador to the U.S., Dr. Asad Majeed Khan, discussed Pakistan’s policy responses to recent developments and his priorities for the U.S.-Pakistan relationship.
Speakers:
Dr. Asad Majeed Khan
Ambassador to the U.S., Pakistan
Moeed Yusuf, moderator
Associate Vice President, Asia Center, U.S. Institute of Peace
2019-03-041h 23
SE Cupp's Weekend WarriorsNuclear Showdown?: De-escalating India & Pakistan's Military Face-Off In KashmirIs the current standoff between India and Pakistan the closest the world has come to a nuclear conflict since the Cuban Missile Crisis? SE is joined by USIP's Moeed Yusuf, Author of "Brokering Peace in Nuclear Environments," to analyze the long-standing tensions and current conflict over the disputed Kashmir state, and they discuss whether there's a role for the Trump administration to play to de-escalate the conflict and how upcoming regional elections are making a messy situation even messier.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about...
2019-02-2815 min
National Security Conversations with Happymon JacobNSC: Understanding And Responding to Pulwama: India’s Options #PulwamaTerrorAttack | Episode 38Happymon Jacob speaks with Siddharth Varadarajan (Founding Editor, The Wire), Col. Ajai Shukla (Defence Editor, Business Standard) and Moeed Yusuf (U.S. Institute of Peace) in order to analyse the Pulwama attack and to assess the menu of options India has, to respond. The conversation also discusses the indigenous nature of this attack, the degree to which it can be attributed to agents in Pakistan, the diplomatic and military options India has vis-à-vis Pakistan and the causes of rise in number of youths joining militancy in J and K as well as increasing hostilities between armed forces and c...
2019-02-1543 minNational Security Conversations with Happymon JacobNSC: How Sincere Is Imran Khan's Peace Offer To India? | Episode 32Dr Happymon Jacob speaks with Moeed W. Yusuf (Associate Vice President, Asia Center at the U.S. Institute of Peace) about lack of India-Pak crisis management measures in the context of Imran Khan’s peace offers. The conversation tries to answer: What drives the Bajwa doctrine? What are the chances of escalation of crisis given that China and US may not work together for a third party intervention? What is the least common denominator India and Pakistan must agree on to better relations? Should normalising relations with Pakistan be a priority for India?
2018-12-2932 minOn PeaceMoeed Yusuf on the 10th Anniversary of the Mumbai AttacksTen years ago this week, 10 members of Lashkar-e-Taiba—a Pakistan-based terrorist organization—carried out a series of coordinated attacks in Mumbai. Moeed Yusuf explains how the attacks derailed the most promising peace process India and Pakistan had ever managed and how U.S. mediation was critical to averting war in South Asia in the aftermath of “India’s 9/11.”
2018-11-2309 min??????? NOW?Pakistan Elections– What Now?Pakistan's national elections on July 25 ushered in a new government, with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) party now set to head a new governing coalition and former cricket star Imran Khan expected to become prime minister. After a controversial campaign period, the incumbent Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)—whose former leader Nawaz Sharif was imprisoned just days before the elections—has alleged rigging, military manipulation, and media censorship. Several political parties have also challenged the results of the elections.
To discuss the outcome of the elections, the shape of the next government, and the complaints and challenges to the outcome, USIP held a co...
2018-08-082h 05Events at USIPPakistan Elections-- What Now?Pakistan's national elections on July 25 ushered in a new government, with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) party now set to head a new governing coalition and former cricket star Imran Khan expected to become prime minister. After a controversial campaign period, the incumbent Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)—whose former leader Nawaz Sharif was imprisoned just days before the elections—has alleged rigging, military manipulation, and media censorship. Several political parties have also challenged the results of the elections.
To discuss the outcome of the elections, the shape of the next government, and the complaints and challenges to the outc...
2018-08-082h 05On PeaceMoeed Yusuf on Pakistan’s Elections On Pakistan’s Election Day, Moeed Yusuf analyzes the significance of the country holding its third democratic election in a row amid a persistent power imbalance between the military and civilian spheres. Concerning U.S. interests, Yusuf says American engagement with Pakistan must go beyond Afghanistan issues, which Islamabad does not view as a top priority.
2018-07-2508 minOn PeaceMoeed Yusuf on the Nuclear Stalemate in South AsiaWhile Iran and North Korea dominate Western headlines, tensions between Pakistan and India—two nuclear states that have grown unpredictable—are at the highest levels in over a decade, threatening a potential catastrophic outcome, says Moeed Yusuf. He explains why India and Pakistan depend upon the United States, China, and other powers to work in concert to de-escalate the long running Kashmir conflict. However, the resurgence of great power competition has left Pakistan and India to solve the crisis on their own.
2018-05-2411 minOn PeaceMoeed Yusuf on U.S./Pakistan RelationsMoeed Yusuf argues that U.S.-Pakistan relations that are approaching a breaking point where the two countries seem to be acting more as adversaries than partners given the heightened sense of mistrust. Yusuf shares observations from his recent Pakistan trip, and describes the contingency planning and unpredictability Pakistan may exhibit with continued U.S. pressure.
2018-02-1408 min