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Please take a look at Asia Society's landmark Pakistan 2020 report, which says preventing Pakistan from further deterioration will require a long-term commitment from the government of Pakistan, the United States, and other international stakeholders to promote genuine reform.

'Regime Change' and the Nuclear Question in Iran
Regional expert discusses the possible outcome of the present impasse between the United States and Iran on the latter's nuclear aspirations.
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Interview with Asma Jahangir
Asma Jahangir has worked both in Pakistan and abroad to prevent the exploitation of religious minorities, women, and children.
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Interview with Sabiha Sumar
Pakistani filmmaker: "How did we change from a liberal, secular society to a more conservative, religious people?"
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Seymour Hersh: A Life in Investigative Journalism
"With embedded journalists, you only see what the government wants you to see."
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America and the Imperial Project: A Talk with Anatol Lieven
Veteran journalist and historian pulls no punches in his assessment of US foreign policy.
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Interview with Strobe Talbott
The president of the Brookings Institution discusses the US-India negotiations following India's 1998 nuclear tests.
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Economic Growth in Pakistan
An interview with Pakistan Minister of Finance Shaukat Aziz.
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Sharmeen Obaid: 'Terror's Children,' and Everyone's
"I realized that people in the West really have no concept about life in Pakistan or in Afghanistan," documentarian tells Asia Society.
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Barnett Rubin: In Afghanistan, A 'Vicious Cycle'
Two years after the American invasion, a leading expert assesses the prospects for security in the region.
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Visible Work, Invisible Women
A panel discussion with a photo display on women and work in rural Asia.
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