What We're Reading
Global affairs, the wider conversation.
Beyond our own analysis, these are pieces from across the field that we rate — on the global issues that shape Pakistan and the region. Updated regularly.
- Great-Power Competition
In the Eye of the Storm: Pakistan’s Balancing Act in the Evolving Geopolitical Order
A careful read of how Pakistan navigates between Washington and Beijing as great-power competition intensifies.
- Great-Power Competition
An unsettled world in 2026
A wide-angle look at the year ahead in global affairs and where middle powers fit.
- Global Economy & Trade
A national agenda for 2026
On the domestic priorities that will shape Pakistan’s room to maneuver abroad.
- Global Economy & Trade
Pakistan and the Economics of Diplomacy
How Islamabad is trying to convert geopolitical relevance into economic relief.
- Great-Power Competition
Pakistan and the Trump-Xi Summit in Beijing
What a thaw — or freeze — between Washington and Beijing means for states caught in between.
- Pakistan–China & CPEC
Are China and Pakistan Rebranding CPEC Through B2B Conferences?
A useful companion to our own CPEC 2.0 coverage — the shift from megaprojects to business-to-business.
- Middle East & Energy
Why the Pakistani President’s Visit to China Amid the West Asia Crisis Is Important
Reading Pakistan’s China ties against the backdrop of Middle East instability.
- Climate & Security
The Gulf conflict shows climate finance must evolve to withstand geopolitics
On how regional conflict exposes the fragility of climate finance for vulnerable economies.
- Great-Power Competition
Taking No Sides: How Pakistan’s Balanced Foreign Policy Is Shaping Global Peace
A Pakistani think-tank case for strategic neutrality — worth reading alongside the critiques.
- Great-Power Competition
Pakistan: Analysis, Research & Events (standing hub)
A useful standing collection of Washington-based analysis on Pakistan to track over time.
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