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Pakistan

Miller Publishes Column on Influence of BRI Recipient Countries

in In the Media

“Recipient countries matter tremendously and have agency because their geopolitical concerns and domestic interests can intersect to affect how well or poorly BRI functions in their country.”

Tagged: 2022, Belt and Road Initiative, China, Hindustan Times, India, Manjari Chatterjee Miller, Op-Ed, Pakistan

Najam Interviewed on Political Turmoil in Pakistan

in In the Media

Dean Najam argued that the divided country desperately needs a narrative of healing; however, none seems to be available at this time.  

Tagged: 2022, Adil Najam, GNN, Imran Khan, Interview, Pakistan, politics

Najam Comments on the Future of Philanthropy Among Pakistanis

in In the Media

Dean Najam finds that the older diaspora tend to have direct connections to these people and give to them rather than donate through organizations; however, younger generations tend to favor institutional giving. 

Tagged: 2022, Adil Najam, Charity, Dawn, Pakistan, Philanthropy

Najam Discusses Fallout of Imran Khan’s Ousting

in In the Media

“A country where the many wounds of division were already deep and deeply felt has now become even more divided with new lines of polarizations having emerged.”

Tagged: 2022, Adil Najam, Imran Khan, New York Times, Pakistan, politics, The New York Times

Najam Discusses Future of Politics in Pakistan

in In the Media

Dean Najam argues that April 9, 2022, in Pakistan – the day in which Prime Minister Imran Khan was ousted in a no-confidence vote – is akin to the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot in the United States in that it signifies a fundamental sea change in political conduct and the impacts are going to be pervasive and long-term.

Tagged: 2022, Adil Najam, Dawn TV, Imran Khan, Interview, Newswise Dawn, Pakistan, politics

Najam Comments on Imran Khan’s Ouster as Prime Minister

in In the Media

“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.”

Tagged: 2022, Adil Najam, Imran Khan, Pakistan, Prime Minister, The New York Times

Najam Discusses Human Security Issues at Islamabad Security Dialogue

in Events News

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.

Tagged: 2022, Adil Najam, Climate Change, conference, COVID-19, Human Development, Human Security, national security, Pakistan

Najam Offers Thoughts on OIC Council of Foreign Ministers Meeting

in In the Media, Videos

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.

Tagged: 2022, Adil Najam, Dawn TV, Geopolitics, Interview, Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Pakistan, PTV, Ukraine

Najam Keynotes 17th Youth Parliament Pakistan

in Events News

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.

Tagged: 2022, Adil Najam, Education, Keynote, Pakistan, youth

Najam Offers Insights Into Today’s World Order

in In the Media, Videos

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. 

Tagged: 2022, Adil Najam, Climate Change, COVID-19, India, Interview, Multilateralism, Pakistan, PakistanNow

Najam Leads Series of Consultations on Indus River Basin’s Climate Readiness

in Events News

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.

Tagged: 2022, Adil Najam, Age of Adaptation, Climate Change, Pakistan

Miller Publishes Op-ed on Geopolitical Challenges Facing India

in In the Media

Whether 2022 proves to be just a “going on” for India will be determined by its ability to balance its interconnected and complicated relationships with China, Russia, the U.S., Pakistan and others.

Tagged: 2022, China, Geopolitics, Hindustan Times, India, Manjari Chatterjee Miller, Op-Ed, Pakistan, russia, United States

Najam Discusses Youth in Pakistan and Drivers of Youth Empowerment

in Events News, Videos

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.

Tagged: 2022, Adil Najam, lecture, Pakistan, youth

Najam Discusses Pakistan’s Climate Diplomacy at ISSI Lecture

in Events News, Videos

Dean Najam states that countries like Pakistan will have to bear the maximum cost of climate change, hence, Pakistan has to change its efforts both nationally and internationally to address the issue diplomatically and make it a diplomatic cause.

Tagged: 2021, Adil Najam, Climate Change, COVID-19, diplomacy, lecture, Multilateralism, Pakistan

Najam Keynote Explores Issues of Human Security and Development

in Events News, Videos

“This is the age of adaptability. Climate change is no longer a future issue. Anyone who talks about it as if it is a future issue is lying.”

Tagged: 2021, Adil Najam, Age of Adaptation, Climate Change, Environment, Environmental Policy, global climate change, Pakistan

Najam Keynote Addresses Population Challenges in an Ever-Changing World

in Events News

Dean Najam’s remarks highlighted three areas that population experts, demographers, and social scientists will have to confront.

Tagged: 2021, Adil Najam, Climate Change, COVID-19, Development, Pakistan, Population

Najam Discusses Future of Pakistan’s Climate Policy on “Climate Mahaul”

in In the Media

Najam and host Huma Yusuf reflect on the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) and offer thoughts on how Pakistan – a country that emits less than 1% of global greenhouse gases but counts among the most climate-vulnerable – should craft its climate policy.

Tagged: 2021, Adil Najam, Age of Adaptation, Climate Change, COP26, global climate change, Pakistan, Podcast

Najam Quoted on U.S. Relationship with Pakistan

in In the Media

“I’ve argued for a very long time that it isn’t even a relationship…The U.S. doesn’t trust Pakistan, and there is no one in Pakistan who trusts the U.S. But there is a sense that they need each other.”

Tagged: 2021, Adil Najam, Afghanistan, National Journal, Pakistan, Taliban, United States, US-Pakistan Relations

Najam Discusses Power Vacuum in Afghanistan

in In the Media, Videos

When asked if Pakistan might be able to influence the balance of power in Afghanistan following a U.S. departure, Dean Najam adamantly said it could not.

Tagged: 2021, Adil Najam, Afghanistan, Indus News, Pakistan, United States

Najam Discusses Lessons & Opportunities of COVID

in Events News, Videos

In his remarks, Najam commented on the lack of a multilateral response during the pandemic, the environmental impacts of COVID-19, as well as what the post-COVID future might look like. 

Tagged: 2021, Adil Najam, Climate Change, COVID-19, Multilateralism, Pakistan, Webinar

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