Institute for Policy Studies and the Middle East Research and Information Project
What would a U.S./NATO withdrawal mean for the region and for the future of Pakistan? Join IPS and MERIP to hear two of Pakistan's best analysts on the wars and the region discuss the present crisis in Pakistan regarding the Taliban and other Islamist forces; Pakistan's policy in Afghanistan, and Pakistan's concerns about the role of India; and perceptions in the region regarding U.S. policy towards Afghanistan and Pakistan as well as India, and anticipation of U.S. withdrawal.
Pervez Hoodbhoy is a leading Pakistani physicist and public figure. He is a widely published commentator on Pakistani current affairs and appears frequently on television. He has been on the faculty of Quaid-i-Azam University in Islamabad, Pakistan's leading public university, for over thirty years. He is currently a visiting scholar at the University of Maryland.
Zia Mian directs the Project on Peace and Security in South Asia at Princeton University's Program on Science and Global Security. He serves on the Editorial Board of the Middle East Research and Information Project (MERIP).