Najam Comments on Imran Khan’s Ouster as Prime Minister
“This rhetoric of extreme personal attack, visceral hatred for the other and both sides calling each other traitors is going to define the structure of politics for many months and years to come.”
Najam Discusses Human Security Issues at Islamabad Security Dialogue
Dean Najam discusses the importance of putting citizens at the center of national security considerations, noting that it is important to remember that not all issues of human development are issues of human security.
Najam Outlines Five Fundamental, Structural Changes in the World
Echoing his keynote at the Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Dean Najam outlines global fundamental changes that are happening in five key areas: global power, climate change, the nature of work, intelligence and information, as well as democracy.
Najam Delivers Distinguished Lecture at Sustainable Development Policy Institute
In his remarks, Dean Najam suggests that the world is experiencing multiple fundamental and structural shifts in the areas of global power, climate, the nature of work, information, and democracy.
Najam Offers Thoughts on OIC Council of Foreign Ministers Meeting
The OIC meeting covered pressing issues including Afghanistan, Yemen, Islamaphobia, as well as the changing shape of geopolitics, the last of which Dean Najam says has led many countries to reevaluate their existing alliances.
Najam Attends Antalya Diplomacy Forum
Najam joined over 2,000 high-level diplomatic professionals – Heads of State and Governments, Ministers of Foreign Affairs, high-level representatives of international organizations, academics, and more – to address a wide range of topics in international relations under the overarching theme of “Recoding Diplomacy.”
Najam Comments on New IPCC Climate Report
“The new IPCC report is only one more piece in a series of evidence that highlights the fact that for a very large number of people climate change is a challenge that is here and now.”
Najam Discusses Crisis in Ukraine with Global Media Outlets
In interviews with NEO TV, Geo News, Dawn News, and HUM News, Dean Najam talked about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the ensuring global fallout, and what this means for the world order.
Najam Discusses Impact Russian Invasion of Ukraine Has on Global Order
“My sort of sense is what we are seeing is a rearrangement of the world order. I don’t know where it is going, but I do know, I’m fairly convinced, that the world order is shifting before our eyes.”
Najam Keynotes 17th Youth Parliament Pakistan
Dean Najam highlights how the youth of Pakistan should harness its power, as they will be the deciding factor in all future elections until 2045, and the correlation between youth and human development.
Najam Offers Insights Into Today’s World Order
Dean Najam’s wide-ranging interview addresses questions on the United States’ relationship with Pakistan and India, tools of international power diplomacy, multilateralism’s decline due to COVID, climate security, and much more.
Najam Discusses Great Power Tensions Over Ukraine
Both President Joe Biden and President Vladimir Putin are products of the Cold War, and as Dean Najam notes, this shared heritage of Cold War calculations is at the heart of the current tensions over Ukraine.
Najam Leads Series of Consultations on Indus River Basin’s Climate Readiness
The Indus River has sustained civilization for nearly 8,000 years, and according to Najam the challenge now is to ensure that it continues to do so despite the challenges of climate change.
Najam Interviewed on the Changing Face of Geopolitics
Dean Najam argues that modern geopolitics is driven not as much by spheres of influence but by balance of power politics. This implies that a larger number of major powers are more comfortable with shifting alliances rather than the emergence of permanent blocks.
Najam Elected Trustee of The Asia Foundation
Najam previously served on TAF’s Board from 2013-2020 and was re-elected for a third term by the Board of the Foundation. In his role, he will help guide the organization’s mission of improving lives across a dynamic and developing Asia.
Najam Interviewed on Ukraine Crisis and U.S. Response
“This conflict comes when for Biden’s domestic problems are much more important than international ones. The country is divided, the pandemic is not over yet, and high levels of inflation are worrying.”
Najam Keynotes Save the Children’s Asia-Pacific Regional Humanitarian Summit
Dean Najam emphasizes that climate change is no longer just an emissions problem; climate change is very much a human issue. In fact, for at least two billion people, climate change is an existential problem happening now.
Najam Discusses Rising US-Russia Tensions and Conflict Over Ukraine
Dean Najam argues that demands over Ukraine should not be seen simply as a US-Russia issue. How the situation plays out depends in large part on how the rest of Europe reacts to Russian encroachment, especially for countries where Russia is a direct neighbor and security threat.
Najam Interviewed on Greatest Challenges Facing the World
Dean Najam explores the biggest issues of our time – the great power conflict between the U.S. and China, COVID-19, climate change, etc. – as well as how these are shaping geostrategy and creating a sense of trepidation in the global community.
Najam Discusses Youth in Pakistan and Drivers of Youth Empowerment
Dean Najam talks about the youth in Pakistan, their ambitions and dreams, their immense potential, and the human development challenges that keep holding them back.