Amira Jadoon

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💡 Regional Crisis Management: The Israel-Iran escalation provides a fascinating case study in South Asian strategic responses - from Pakistan's border closures to India's calculated ambiguity. 📄 Access/Subscribe for the full analysis: www.duranddispatch.com

🗺️ Border Paradoxes: Despite ambassador-level diplomatic upgrades, Durand Line tensions persist. Our research explores how security imperatives consistently override economic integration initiatives.

📈 Afghan Isolation Dynamics: Critical analysis of compounding challenges - U.S. travel restrictions, UN gender apartheid warnings, and the Taliban's Chinese contract cancellation - revealing deepening international disengagement.

🌐 Strategic Realignments: COAS Munir's unprecedented White House visit, China's $3.4B financial package coupled with J-35 fighter offerings, and Pakistan's elevation to UN Counter-Terrorism Committee vice-chair - suggesting a recalibration of regional partnerships.

🚨 New issue is out! June 2025 Durand Dispatch Perspectives. duranddispatch.com
Insights on Militancy & Security Dynamics from the AfPak region, and South-Central Asia.

📊 We break down responses by:
🔹 Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS)
🔹 Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)
🔹 Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM)
🔹 Baloch separatist groups
🔹 Islamic State Khorasan Province supporters (ISKP)

Durand Dispatch Infographic: Strategic Opportunism: Militant Organizations' Exploitation of the India-Pakistan Crisis. Following the April Pahalgam attack and military escalation, several groups seized the moment.

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Who Are the Terrorism Researchers? A Study of Scholars in an Evolving Field, 1970–2019 Debates rage about diversity and representation. How diverse is terrorism studies? How has it changed over time? This article analyzes data on the nearly 2,000 terrorism scholars in the Web of Scie...

New research by @brianjphillips.bsky.social: "Who Are the Terrorism Researchers? A Study of Scholars in an Evolving Field, 1970–2019" www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

🚨Future Monitor: Emerging Threats - Strategic reorganization of militant groups continues with the notable merger of Lashkar-e-Islam, Hafiz Gul Bahadur Group

📌 Miscellaneous - Recent research, governmental statements, and expert analyses

📣Evolving Propaganda Strategies: Militant groups continue refining their strategic messaging with TTP escalating operations while targeting urban centers; ISKP delegitimizing rivals through sophisticated media campaigns; AQIS weaves together glob

🚨 Security Vulnerabilities: Proliferation of sophisticated American weapons left behind in Afghanistan amongst militant groups; increasingly favors non-state actors and complicates counterterrorism efforts.

🌐 Shifting Global Alignments: evidence of strategic realignment, with Russia removing the Taliban from its terrorist list 🇷🇺 & China deepening economic involvement in Afghanistan 🇨🇳 Central Asian states hosted an summit of security chiefs.

🚨Regional Tensions Escalate : India-Pakistan relations reached a dangerous inflection point following the deadly Pahalgam attack in Indian-administered Kashmir..

The Durand Dispatch Newsletter April - May 2025

🌐🌏 The Durand Dispatch Monthly Newsletter April-May 2025 is out today!
The latest issue examines critical security dynamics across Afghanistan-Pakistan and South-Central Asia during April 2025. 📬 Subscribe for free: www.duranddispatch.com/p/the-durand...

FirstView articles | European Journal of International Security | Cambridge Core European Journal of International Security - Professor Andrew Mumford

🎉There have been several new @ejisbisa.bsky.social articles published on FirstView this week!🎉
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Between Borders and Politics: The Woes of Afghan Refugees in Pakistan Feature Article

🌍 Between Borders and Politics: The Woes of Afghan Refugees in Pakistan: New Feature Article by Qambar Ali for the @Durand_Dispatch on the timely issue of Afghan Refugee Deportations. 📰 Read/Subscribe here: www.duranddispatch.com/p/between-bo...

🌐 The Durand Dispatch: March/April 2025 Monthly Newsletter is now out! A concise review of recent security and militancy developments across the Afghanistan-Pakistan region.
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Decoding Pakistan's 2024 Airstrikes in Afghanistan - War on the Rocks Was Pakistan’s military gambit across the Durand Line a clever maneuver or a spectacular miscalculation? The question hangs heavy over the volatile and

Very good overview of current tensions & issues between #Pakistan & the #Taliban in #Afghanistan by @amirajadoon.bsky.social in today's @warontherocks.bsky.social 👇

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ISKP’s Evolving Role: Regional Stronghold, Global Reach? | Program on Extremism | The George Washington University Featuring Amira Jadoon and Atal Ahmadzai; moderated by Senior Research Fellow Sergio Altuna.

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Join us for a discussion on ISKP’s evolution from regional stronghold to global threat!

Experts Dr. @amirajadoon.bsky.social & Dr. Ahmadzai dive deep into its impact. Moderated by Senior Research Fellow @altuna.bsky.social.

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🗓️27 March | 🕙10am ET
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