Arif Rafiq

Arif Rafiq is president of Vizier Consulting, which provides strategic guidance on Middle East and South Asian political and security issues. He is the author of a report on the resurgence of sectarian violence in Pakistan. Follow him on Twitter: @ArifCRafiq.

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A Pakistan Army personnel looks on during the opening of a trade route project at the Gwadar port in Pakistan on Nov. 13, 2016.

The Pakistan Army’s Belt and Road Putsch
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A soldier atop an armored personal vehicle smiles as Soviet troops stop in Kabul prior to their withdrawal from Afghanistan on May 16, 1988.

In Afghanistan and Kashmir, It’s the 1980s All Over Again
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Modi’s Sacred Cows
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LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 30: Prime Minister of Pakistan Muhammad Nawaz Sharif holds a meeting with British Prime Minister David Cameron in the White Room of Number 10 Downing Street on April 30, 2014 in London, England. During his visit to the UK, Mr Sharif is scheduled to meet with David Cameron, address an Investment Conference and meet members of the Pakistani Diaspora. (Photo by Oli Scarff - WPA Pool /Getty Images)

The Dangerous, Delicate Saudi-Pakistan Alliance
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The Death Throes of the Pakistani Taliban
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