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August 8, 2007

Pakistan
Schaffer: Pakistan Facing Question on How to Handle Extremists

Teresita C. Schaffer, a former State Department official with extensive experience in South Asia, says the violence that has spread in Pakistan since President Pervez Musharraf ordered a crackdown on…

Interview by Teresita C. Schaffer and Bernard Gwertzman

June 25, 2008

Pakistan
Pakistan and United States: Two Different Priorities

South Asia expert Teresita Schaffer says Washington and Islamabad have different priorities in the fight against militancy.

Interview by Teresita C. Schaffer and Bernard Gwertzman

March 29, 2024

United States
Election 2024: Are Republicans Turning Isolationist?

Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This Week: Many Republicans have lost faith in their party’s traditional embrace of internationalism.

Sunset
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

September 10, 2008

Religion
U.S. Should Pay Greater Attention to Pakistani-Indian Rift Over Kashmir

Howard B. Schaffer, a former top State Department official on South Asia, says Washington should seek to prevent tensions in Kashmir from complicating U.S. security interests in Pakistan and Afghanis…

Interview by Howard B. Schaffer and Bernard Gwertzman

July 13, 2009

Race and Ethnicity
How the Kashmir Dispute Affects Security in South Asia

Five South Asia experts assess the importance of solving the Kashmir dispute in relation to U.S. security interests in the region and what policies the Obama administration should pursue.

Expert Roundup by Jayshree Bajoria, Daniel S. Markey, C. Raja Mohan, Hasan-Askari Rizvi, Howard B. Schaffer, and M. Farooq Kathwari