Has Pakistan’s Zarb-e-Azb military operation failed?
02.09.2016
Written by Shamil Shams for Deutsche Welle
Interview with Dr. Siegfried O.Wolf
Two terror attacks in the northwestern region and the military's claim of averting "Islamic State" attacks have put a big question mark on the "success" of the Pakistani army's Zarb-e-Azb operation against Islamists.
A suicide bomber targeted a court in the...
Examining Saudi-Pakistani ties in changing geopolitics
30.08.2016
Written by Shamil Shams for Deutsche Welle
Interview with Dr. Siegfried O.Wolf
Suffering setbacks in Yemen, Saudi Arabia seeks closer ties and increased military cooperation with East and South Asian countries. Analysts say Pakistan provides a stepping stone for Riyadh's "look east" policy.
For the past 18 months, Saudi Arabia has been locked...
China’s economic corridor creating new conflicts in Pakistan
29.08.2016
Written by Shamil Shams for Deutsche Welle
Interview with Dr. Siegfried O.Wolf
Pakistani PM Sharif has inaugurated a two-day China-Pakistan Economic Corridor summit in Islamabad, hailing the project as a milestone for his country. But opposition to the project is increasing amid new conflicts.
Addressing the inaugural session of the two-day CPEC Summit...
Australia, India and the United States: The challenge of forging new alignments in the...
In the paper, Brewster looks to the relationships both the United States and Australia are building with India to consider how they complement each other and diverge. He makes recommendations as to how the three countries can progress trilateral initiatives, including through a shared system of maritime surveillance in...
Interviews and quotations of Siegfried O. Wolf, SADF Director of Research
Why Germany should be critical of Pakistan's military leadership, Interview with Deutsche Welle (DW), 22 June 2016. Available here
Bangladesh's crackdown on Islamists 'lacking political strategy', Interview with Deutsche Welle (DW), 20 June 2016. Available here
Second Hindu citizen killed in a week in Bangladesh, Interview with Deutsche Welle (DW), 10 June 2016. Available...
Death Showcases Afghan Taliban Leader’s Iran Connection
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Published in Gandhara
22 May 2016
The likely killing of Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansur in a U.S. drone strike in southwestern Pakistan has attracted attention to Islamabad and its longstanding covert alliance with the Afghan Taliban.
But less attention is being paid to budding relations between the...
Interviews and quotations of Dr. Siegfried O. Wolf, SADF Director of Research
Interviews and quotations of Siegfried O. Wolf, SADF Director of Research
Top Islamist leader Motiur Rahman Nizami hanged in Bangladesh. Interview with Deutsche Welle (DW), 10 May 2016. Available here: Interview
Bin Laden in the jihadist world of 'Islamic State'. Interview with Deutsche Welle (DW), 2 May 2016. Available here: Interview
The Pakistan-Haqqani nexus and Kabul's...
Pakistan and Terrorism: China-Pakistan Economic Corridor as Critical Juncture?
Pakistan and Terrorism: China-Pakistan Economic Corridor as Critical Juncture?
11 May 2016
in E-International Relations
By Dr. Siegfried O. Wolf
Regionalism in South Asia has entailed the search for collective efforts to overcome mostly weak, congeneric economies, political fragmentation, socio-religious cleavages and the consequent deep-rooted conflicts between different states, especially between Pakistan and India....
PRESS RELEASE – Regional Cooperation within and across South Asia
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“Regional Cooperation within and across South Asia”
Yesterday on May 4th, the South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF) and the European Regional Science Association (ERSA) promoted a conference in the European Parliament hosted by Vice-President Ryszard Czarnecki.
Vice-President Ryszard Czarnecki opened the conference emphasizing that South Asia continues...
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC): Feasibility and the need for an assessment of...
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC):
Feasibility and the need for an assessment of India’s role
By Dr Siegfried O. Wolf
Published in Ynetnews
1 May 2016
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor CPEC, a multi-billion dollar infrastructure investment project, is heralded as a game changer for Pakistan’s economy and regional cooperation. Being a crucial part of...