Siegfried O. Wolf

South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF)

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1.

The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: An Assessment of its Feasibility and Impact on Regional Cooperation

SADF Comment, South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF), Brussels, Belgium, 2016
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 08 Sep 2016
Siegfried O. Wolf
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CPEC, China-Pakistan Economic Corridor; CPEC; Economic Corridors; Regional Cooperation; Pakistan-China Relations; Foreign Policy Pakistan

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China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, Civil-Military Relations and Democracy in Pakistan

SADF Working Paper Series, South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF), WP, No. 2, Brussels, Belgium. ISSN 2506-8199
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 14 Sep 2016
Siegfried O. Wolf
South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF)
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Pakistan, China, Civil-Military Relations, Civilian Control, China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, CPEC, Democracy

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The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC): Feasibility and the Need for an Assessment of India's Role

SADF Comment, South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF) No. 19
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 07 Sep 2016
Siegfried O. Wolf
South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF)
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South Asia, Regional Cooperation, China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, CPEC, India, Pakistan

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The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and Civil-Military Relations in Pakistan

IndraStra Global, Vol. 2, No. 4, 2016
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 24 Apr 2016
Siegfried O. Wolf
South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF)
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CPEC, China, Pakistan, Trade, Geopolitics, Silk Road

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Civil-Military Relations and Democracy in Bangladesh

Spotlight South Asia, Special Issue, Foundation for Applied Political Science of South Asia (APSA), Heidelberg.
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 01 May 2016
Siegfried O. Wolf
South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF)
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Bangladesh, Civil-Military Relations, Democracy, Caretaker Government

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Terrorism financing: Crypto-Taliban?

SADF Comment, No. 217, South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF), Brussels, Belgium. DOI: 10.48251/SADF.ISSN.2406-5617.C217
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 12 Oct 2021
Siegfried O. Wolf
South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF)
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Afghanistan, Anti-Money Laundering, Bitcoin, China, Countering the Financing of Terrorism, Crypto currencies, Digital space, Exchanges, Taliban, Terrorism, United Nations

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The Fallacy of State Rhetoric: Pakistan, Haqqani Network and Terror in Afghanistan

SADF Focus, No. 13, South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF), Brussels, Belgium.
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 08 Sep 2016
Siegfried O. Wolf
South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF)
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Pakistan, Haqqani Network, Cross-Border Terrorism, State Terrorism, Afghanistan-Pakistan relations, India-Pakistan relations, Civil-Military Relations

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BREXIT: What Does It Mean for Regional Integration and South Asia?

SADF Comment, South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF) No. 24
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 07 Sep 2016
Siegfried O. Wolf
South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF)
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BREXIT, European Union, SAARC, Regional Cooperation, Regional Integration

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Pakistan's new government challenges

Number of pages: 6 Posted: 27 Apr 2022
Siegfried O. Wolf
South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF)
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Pakistan, Government, Imran Khan, Shahbaz Sharif, Foreign Policy, US, China

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An Assessment of the Latest Premature End of Nawaz Sharif's Prime Ministership

SADF Comment No 97, ISSN 2406-5617, South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF), Brussels
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 03 Aug 2017 Last Revised: 08 May 2019
Siegfried O. Wolf
South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF)
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Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif, Civil-Military Relations, CMR, Democracy, China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, CPEC, Supreme Court, Disqualification, Prime Minister Coup, Military, Civilians

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Formal Institutionalization of Military Rule: The 21st Amendment in Pakistan

Pakistan Security Research Unit (PSRU) Briefing Paper No. 71
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 16 Sep 2016
Siegfried O. Wolf
South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF)
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Pakistan, Army, Constitution, Amendment, Civil-Military Relations

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Politics in South Asia. Culture, Rationality and Conceptual Flow. Introduction

Wolf, S.O., Schöttli, J., Frommherz, D., Fürstenberg, K., Gallenkamp, M., König, L. and Pauli, M. (eds.) 2016. Politics in South Asia. Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-09087-0
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 13 May 2020
Siegfried O. Wolf, Jivanta Schottli, Dominik Frommherz, Kai Fürstenberg, Marian Gallenkamp, Lionel König and Markus Pauli
South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF), Dublin City University, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg University and Dublin City University
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comparative politics, Southasian studies, political parties, violence, refugee studies, postcolonial studies, geopolitics, political science, international negotiation, Afghanistan, Pakistan, civil society, public sphere, Sri Lanka, democracy, Tanzania, neo-liberalism, citizenship, India, Gandhi

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Sri Lanka looks back to India

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 03 Feb 2022
Siegfried O. Wolf
South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF)
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Sri Lanka, China, Belt and Road Initiative, BRI, Authoritarian regimes, Foreign Policy, India, Rajapaksa dynasty

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Gwadar Protests and the Peculiar Role of Jamaat-e-Islami in Pakistan

Number of pages: 6 Posted: 14 Jan 2022
Siegfried O. Wolf
South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF)
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Balochistan, China, China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, CPEC, Gwadar, Gwadar Protest, Islamism, Jamaat-e-Islami, Maulana Hidayat-ur-Rehman, Mir Yousuf Masti Khan, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Labbaik, Pakistan, TLP

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Civilian Control and Democratic Transition: Pakistan's Unequal Equation

Pakistan Security Research Unit (PSRU), Research Report No. 2
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 16 Sep 2016
Siegfried O. Wolf
South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF)
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Pakistan, Military, Constitution, Amendment, Civil-Military Relations, Democracy, Civilian-Control

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The end for Khan?

Number of pages: 6 Posted: 18 Apr 2022
Siegfried O. Wolf
South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF)
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Imran Khan, No-Confidence Vote, Pakistan, Political Crisis, PTI, Tehreek-e-Insaf

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From Dhaka to Singapore: The Growing Involvement of Bangladesh in the 'World of Global Jihad'

IndraStra Global | ISSN 2381-3652 | AIDN0020120160083
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 03 May 2016
Siegfried O. Wolf
South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF)
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Bangladesh, Terrorism, Islam, Counter-Terrorism, South Asia

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Intra-Afghan-Peace Talks (I): Pakistan’s growing influence in Afghanistan

SADF Comment, No. 199, South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF), Brussels, Belgium. DOI: 10.48251/SADF.ISSN.2406-5617.C199
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 12 Oct 2021
Siegfried O. Wolf
South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF)
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Pakistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan-Afghanistan relations, IAN, GIROA, Taliban, US, NATO, RSM, Afghan peace process, Afghan-Pakistani relations, cooperation, Reconciliation Process,

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The Latest Attempt for a Roadmap for Peace in Afghanistan - A Lost Cause?

IndraStra Global | ISSN 2381-3652 | AIDN0020220160029
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 03 May 2016
Siegfried O. Wolf
South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF)
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Afghanistan, South Asia, Pakistan, Conflict Studies, Terrorism

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The threat of the Taliban’s rising to power in Afghanistan – Where will Pakistan stand?

SADF Comment, No. 211, South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF), Brussels, Belgium. DOI: 10.48251/SADF.ISSN.2406-5617.C211
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 12 Oct 2021
Siegfried O. Wolf
South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF)
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Afghanistan, Central Asia, Connectivity, CPEC, Pakistan, Taliban, Taliban regime, Terrorism, US, Uzbekistan, Withdrawal

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Out of sight, out of mind? Biden’s calamitous decision on Afghanistan

SADF Comment, No. 210, South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF), Brussels, Belgium. DOI: 10.48251/SADF.ISSN.2406-5617.C210
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 12 Oct 2021
Siegfried O. Wolf
South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF)
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Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, ANDSF, Biden, Counter-insurgency, Counter-terrorism, Government of Afghanistan, NATO, RSM, Taliban, US, US-Taliban agreement, Withdrawal

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Just Another Carte Blanche? EU GSP Plus Status and Human Rights in Pakistan

Pakistan Security Research Unit (PSRU), Briefing Paper No. 69
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 16 Sep 2016
Siegfried O. Wolf
South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF)
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Pakistan, EU, Europäische Union, GSP Plus, Trade, Human Rights, Labour Rights, Generalised Scheme of Preferences, Minorities

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The 50th Death Anniversary of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar: It's Time for a New Assessment

IndraStra Global | ISSN 2381 - 3652 | AIDN0020220160069
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 25 Apr 2016
Siegfried O. Wolf
South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF)
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India, Politics, South Asia, Savarkar

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From Taliban 2.0 to EU DisInfolab – The outreach of Global Jihadism

SADF Comment, No. 218, South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF), Brussels, Belgium. DOI: 10.48251/SADF.ISSN.2406-5617.C218
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 12 Oct 2021
Siegfried O. Wolf
South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF)
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Afghan troop withdrawal, Afghanistan, Disinformation, EU DisInfolab, Jihadism, Massouda Jalal, Media, SADF, Taliban, Taliban 2.0, US

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Tottering Taliban – leverage to improve the plight of the Afghan people?

Number of pages: 7 Posted: 18 Nov 2021
Siegfried O. Wolf
South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF)
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Afghanistan, Taliban, IS-K, Recognition, NATO, US, EU, European Parliament, Taliban government, EU-Taliban relations

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Pakistan’s Failure in Afghanistan

Number of pages: 6 Posted: 11 Jan 2023
Siegfried O. Wolf
South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF)
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Pakistan, Afghanistan, TTP, Afghan Taliban, Pakistan Taliban, Foreign Policy

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Pakistan – Friend or Foe?

SADF Comment, South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF), No. 23
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 07 Sep 2016
Siegfried O. Wolf
South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF)
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Pakistan, European Union, General Raheel Sharif, Terrorism, Cross-Border Terrorism, State-Sponsered Terrorism, Pakistan Security Sector

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The Hefazat-e-Islam and the Islamist Challenge in Bangladesh

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 03 Jan 2023
Siegfried O. Wolf
South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF)
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BaNgladesh, Hefazat-e-Islam, Islamisation, Awami League, Bangladesh National Party, Jamaat-e-Islami, Political Violence, Terrorism, Secularism, Democracy

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The Battle Over Kunduz and its Implications

IndraStra Global, ISSN 2381-3652, AIDN0011020150299
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 03 May 2016
Siegfried O. Wolf
South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF)
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Afghanistan, South Asia, Pakistan, Conflict Studies, Terrorism

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Pakistan’s new civilian-military cordiality in perspective

SADF Comment, No. 206, South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF), Brussels, Belgium. DOI: 10.48251/SADF.ISSN.2406-5617.C206
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 12 Oct 2021
Siegfried O. Wolf
South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF)
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Army, China, China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, Civil-Military Relations, Civilian Control, Pakistan, CMR, Consultation mechanism, CPEC, Imran Khan, India, Inter-Services Intelligence, ISI

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Crackdown on Islamists: Bangladesh's New Campaign Against Jihadi Terror in Perspective

SADF Focus, South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF) No. 17
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 07 Sep 2016
Siegfried O. Wolf
South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF)
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Bangladesh, Jihadism, GoB, Killings, AL, BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh

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India-Pakistan relations and the upcoming Ankara conference on Afghanistan

SADF Comment, No. 209, South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF), Brussels, Belgium. DOI: 10.48251/SADF.ISSN.2406-5617.C209
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 12 Oct 2021
Siegfried O. Wolf
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Afghan government, Afghanistan, Afghanistan-Pakistan relations, Biden, ceasefire, GIROA, India, India-Pakistan relations, Joint Statement, Kashmir, LoC, PakistanTaliban, Terrorism, UN, US

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Pakistan’s vision to reset its ties with the U.S. and the implications for the Afghan peace negotiations

SADF Comment, No. 207, South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF), Brussels, Belgium. DOI: 10.48251/SADF.ISSN.2406-5617.C207
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 12 Oct 2021
Siegfried O. Wolf
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Afghan Peace Negotiations, Afghanistan, APN, Foreign Policy, Pakistan, U.S.

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From Kabul to Kyiv, Pakistan’s persistent diplomatic course

Number of pages: 5 Posted: 18 Apr 2022
Siegfried O. Wolf
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Afghanistan, EU, Foreign Policy, Imran Khan, Pakistan-Russia relations, Russia, Sanctions, Ukraine war, United Nations General Assembly, US

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A window of opportunity in IndiaPakistan relations?

Number of pages: 7 Posted: 13 May 2022
Siegfried O. Wolf
South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF)
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Pakistan, Foreign Policy, India-Pakistan relations, Taliban, Internal security, Imran Khan, Qamar Javed Bajwa, Shehbaz Sharif, Pakistan Army, Strategic thinking

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Intra-Afghan-Peace Talks (III): Pakistan’s Push for an Interim Government in Afghanistan

SADF Comment, No. 202, South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF), Brussels, Belgium. DOI: 10.48251/SADF.ISSN.2406-5617.C202
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 12 Oct 2021
Siegfried O. Wolf
South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF)
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Afghan Peace Negotiation, Afghanistan, Constitution, Doha process, GIROA, Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Interim Government, NATO, Pakistan, Political System, Taliban, US, RSM

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Is Pakistan’s PM Khan losing his political grip?

SADF Comment, No. 208, South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF), Brussels, Belgium. DOI: 10.48251/SADF.ISSN.2406-5617.C208
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 12 Oct 2021
Siegfried O. Wolf
South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF)
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Civil-Military Relations, Defection, Domestic Politics, Elections, FATF, Financial Action Task Force, Horse-Trading, Imran Khan, National Assembly, Pakistan, Pakistan Army, Pakistan Democratic Movement, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, PDM, PTI, Senate, Vote of Confidence

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Beijing’s Expansionism in the Himalayas

SADF Comment, No. 219, South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF), Brussels, Belgium, 2021 DOI: 10.48251/SADF.ISSN.2406-5617.C219
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 12 Oct 2021 Last Revised: 13 Oct 2021
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South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF)
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Bhutan, borders, China, Expansionism, Gyalaphug, Himalaya India, Land-grabbing, South China Sea, Territorial claims, Tibet, Village constructions

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Remember Mumbai! Europe Must Not Appease the Sponsorship of Terrorism

SADF Comment N.222 (2021)
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 25 Jan 2022
Siegfried O. Wolf
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2008 Mumbai Terror Attack, Pakistan, Afghanistan, US, US Senate, EU, European Parliament, GSP+, Terrorisms, Taliban, LeT

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After Kabul – What next for Pakistan?

SADF Comment, No. 220, South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF), Brussels, Belgium. DOI: 10.48251/SADF.ISSN.2406-5617.C220
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 12 Oct 2021
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Afghanistan, Pakistan Taliban, Pakistan-Taliban relations, Taliban factionalism, Haqqani Network, Kandahari Taliban, Eastern Taliban, Southern Taliban, Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, Pakistan Taliban, TTP

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Pakistan’s Latest Change of Command – What to Expect?

Number of pages: 7 Posted: 13 Jan 2023
Siegfried O. Wolf
South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF)
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Pakistan Army, COAS, Imran Khan, India, Pakistan, political stability, Nawaz Sharif

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Intra-Afghan-Peace Talks (II): Pakistan and the puzzle over the future of foreign military presence in Afghanistan

SADF Comment, No. 201, South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF), Brussels, Belgium. DOI: 10.48251/SADF.ISSN.2406-5617.C201
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US, ANDSF, Afghan Peace Negotiation, Afghanistan, Counter-insurgency, Counter-terrorism, Doha process, Foreign Military Presence, GIROA, Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, ISI, Intra-Afghan-Peace Talks, Iran, Mission Extension, RSM, NATO, Pakistan, Taliban, Withdrawal

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Escalating Jihadist Terror in Bangladesh – What Next?

SADF Comment, No. 25 , South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF), Brussels, Belgium.
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 08 Sep 2016 Last Revised: 22 Oct 2016
Siegfried O. Wolf
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Bangladesh, GoB, Jihadism, Terrorism, Islamic Fundamentalism, International Terrorism

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Rising Islamism in Bangladesh is a European Concern Too

SADF Focus, No. 16, South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF), Brussels, Belgium.
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 08 Sep 2016 Last Revised: 22 Oct 2016
Siegfried O. Wolf
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Bangladesh, Jihadism, European Parliament, Islamism, Awami League

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Why the ‘Five Eyes’ Should Not Turn Blind: A Decisive Moment for Counter-Terrorism in Bangladesh

IndraStra Global 01, no. 11 (2015):0414
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 22 Apr 2016 Last Revised: 22 Oct 2016
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Bangladesh, Terrorism, Islam, Counter-Terrorism

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New Civilian Cheekiness or Back to Old Patterns? Cyril Almeida Case and Civil-Military Relations in Pakistan

SADF Comment No. 42, South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF), Brussels, Belgium.
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 24 Oct 2016 Last Revised: 14 Dec 2016
Siegfried O. Wolf
South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF)
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Pakistan, Freedom of Press, Civil-Military Relations, CMR, Democacy, Nawaz Sharif, Raheel Sharif