Joe Frederick
Joe Frederick is an Assistant Director and Senior Analyst for an international business risk consultancy firm based in the UK. He advises clients on political and security risk issues in South Asia and the Middle East. He holds an MA in International Relations from the War Studies Department, King’s College London and is currently pursuing another MA in South Asian strategic studies at the same institution.
Latest TSA
Pakistan’s Embassy in Brussels Holds Questionable Kashmir Exhibition (Siegfried O. Wolf on Substack)
A Kashmir exhibition in Brussels speaks to a wider struggle: who shapes Europe’s understanding of South Asia?
In Pakistan’s Embassy in Brussels Holds Questionable Kashmir Exhibition, Dr. Siegfried O. Wolf examines the embassy’s October 2026 event through his “Three Ds” framework: Delay, Distract and Discredit. He argues that the exhibition...
Pakistan’s “Three Ds” of Foreign Engagement (Dr. Siegfried O. Wolf on Substack)
An external confrontation can serve an internal purpose: keeping those in power beyond scrutiny.
Dr. Siegfried O. Wolf examines this connection through Pakistan’s “Three Ds” of foreign engagement: Delay India’s international advance, Distract from domestic governance failures and Discredit New Delhi abroad. His analysis links disputes over Kashmir and the...
Indus Water Treaty – Countering Pakistan’s War of Narratives (Siegfried O. Wolf on Substack)
Putting a water treaty on hold is not the same as stopping a river.
The dispute over the Indus Waters Treaty reveals how water, security and political narratives intersect in a changing South Asia. Understanding it requires looking beyond diplomatic accusations to the infrastructure that controls water—and the institutions that...