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Paul Staniland

The Shadow of the Military in Modern South Asia

In the News
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Paul Staniland

"Militaries are taking on a renewed, often decisive, role in shaping political outcomes," Council Senior Nonresident Fellow Paul Staniland writes.

Bangladeshi military force soldiers patrol a street during a nationwide curfew
Rajib Dhar / AP
Defense and Security

Why Pakistan is Mediating Between the United States and Iran

Analysis
by Paul Staniland

Thinking about Pakistan as a South Asian power misses the fact that it has regional connections to the Middle East—and global power connections it can leverage.

 President Donald Trump listens as Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif speaks at a podium
Evan Vucci / AP
Global Politics

Clarity, Not Volatility, Should Define America's Posture in the World

Analysis
by Paul Staniland

The unipolar moment is over. In its 250th year, the United States must establish a more workable balance between stability and flexibility to safeguard its global position.

A crowd of protestors holding signs with various messages
Jose Luis Magana / AP
US Foreign Policy

Predictions and Reflections on America at 250

Analysis
by Coauthors

Experts share how changes in American leadership, alliances, and global engagement shaped the nation’s first 250 years—and what the current moment reveals about the next.

The US Capitol with its reflection in water
J. Scott Applewhite / AP
Global Politics

India Was Optimistic About Its Relationship with the US. Trump Changed Things

Analysis
by Paul Staniland

Since taking office, Trump has increased tariffs, restricted H-1B visas, and made a deal with China. What does that mean for India’s future?

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump arrive for a news conference in the East Room of the White House.
Ben Curtis / AP
US Foreign Policy

Why South Asia's Regimes Keep Falling

In the News
Journal of Democracy
Paul Staniland

"Mass citizen protests have driven the region’s most dramatic political changes in recent years," Paul Staniland writes.

Protesters outside of the Singha Durbar in Nepal
Niranjan Shrestha / AP
Global Politics

Which Side Will India Take in US-China Rivalry?

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Sushant Singh, deputy editor of the Indian Express newspaper, and the University of Chicago’s Paul Staniland discuss New Delhi’s perceptions about the “Indo-Pacific” strategy.

President Xi, right, and Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi Defense and Security

Kashmir Is the 72-Year 'Wound' between India and Pakistan

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Bloomberg's Nisid Hajari and Paul Staniland of the University of Chicago join Deep Dish to discuss how the decision to revoke Kashmir's special autonomy has once again torn open tensions between India and Pakistan.

Demonstrators protest the scrapping of the special constitutional status in Kashmir by the Indian government, outside the Indian High Commission in London
Reuters
Global Politics