Pakistan

The Burke Chair in Strategy and the Project on Prosperity and Development lead CSIS research on Pakistan, a critically important nation facing myriad challenges in the twenty-first century.

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Photo: ABDUL MAJEED/AFP/Getty Images

Photo: ABDUL MAJEED/AFP/Getty Images

The Islamic State Threat in Pakistan: Trends and Scenarios

Recent Islamic State attacks in Pakistan suggest that the terrorist group remains willing and able to conduct high-casualty attacks on civilian targets but will probably remain a localized threat.

Commentary by Alexander Palmer and Mackenzie Holtz — August 3, 2023

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Seth G. Jones
President, Defense and Security Department; Harold Brown Chair
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Daniel F. Runde
Senior Vice President; William A. Schreyer Chair; Director, Project on Prosperity and Development