Last month, Pakistani fighter jets carried out airstrikes against Kabul and other Afghan cities, and soldiers from both sides engaged in fierce cross-border clashes over several weeks. The armed conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan has deep, intractable roots. Its persistent flare-ups not only hinder the long-term political and economic stability of both countries but threaten the stability of the wider region as well. Additionally, the intensified dispute complicates the United States’ regional security policy, including the recent US investment in Pakistan’s mineral sector, efforts to encourage counter-terrorism cooperation, and the US’s strategic competition with China.
How close are Pakistan and Afghanistan to full-scale war? What effects would such a conflict have on the broader region? Was last month’s air campaign a sign Pakistan is interested in regime change in Kabul? And what can Washington do to tamper the situation in line with US strategic interests?
PoliTact is collaborating with the Middle East Institute for an expert discussion into these and related questions on November 12, 11:00 AM to 12:15 PM.
Watch the Event Recording below:
For more information contact: info@politact.com
Speaker Biographies
David Sedney
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia, Department of State
Dr. Joshua T. White
Non-Resident Fellow, Foreign Policy Program, Brookings
Dr. Marvin G. Weinbaum
Senior Fellow, Middle East Institute
Javid Ahmed
Associate Fellow, Middle East Institute
Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council
Craig Karp
Managing Director, Karpology Advisors
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