Stories by Michael Kugelman
Michael Kugelman is deputy director of the Asia Program and senior associate for South Asia at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, DC. He can be reached at michael.kugelman@wilsoncenter.org or on Twitter @michaelkugelman
There are real opportunities to strengthen even a limited partnership.
Updated 08 Apr, 2025 08:54am
The omission is likely more of an unfortunate oversight, attributable to how Washington orients its relationship with Islamabad.
Published 01 Apr, 2021 01:50pm
This is an American tragedy like no other.
Published 15 Jan, 2021 07:29am
No US president has taken office with as much knowledge of Pakistan as Joe Biden.
Updated 23 Nov, 2020 09:31am
Khan has energised Washington in ways not seen for more than a decade.
Updated 16 Aug, 2019 05:19pm
It’s hard to identify any country that benefits from relentless US efforts to tighten the screws on Iran.
Updated 22 May, 2019 04:15pm
The answer is likely rooted in both US foreign policy goals and domestic political considerations in America.
Updated 21 May, 2019 12:48pm
Securing the necessary funding to build the dam does not mean that the country will proceed to construct it.
Updated 15 Sep, 2018 12:59pm
Imran has a golden opportunity to cooperate with US to help bring the war in Afghanistan to a merciful end.
Updated 24 Jul, 2019 03:15pm
Building new dams won’t make damaging policies go away.
Published 19 Jun, 2018 07:20am
Your death has inverted the lens through which Americans view Pakistan and shown a reality many are unwilling to admit.
Updated 23 May, 2018 12:39pm
Young people suffering great tragedies are being subjected to hate campaigns simply for being well-known advocates.
Updated 04 Apr, 2018 06:28pm
Pakistani and US look on the bright side. “Twitter-based ties shall promote democracy.”
Updated 04 Jan, 2018 05:09pm
Pakistan is often down but never out.
Published 21 Jun, 2017 07:05am
We shouldn't underestimate China’s leverage including its ability to get Pakistan to do things it often resists.
Updated 01 Feb, 2017 02:25pm
The Trump-Sharif schoomzefest is a reminder that Trump is nothing if not unpredictable.
Updated 02 Dec, 2016 03:32pm
IN 2015, a UNDP assessment described Pakistan as “one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to climate change”.
Published 26 Sep, 2016 06:45am
Let’s face it: Naya Pakistan may be naïve, but it is neither nasty nor nefarious.
Published 21 Sep, 2015 01:03pm
Fewer cooks are needed in the kitchen of energy policy.
Updated 06 Aug, 2015 12:37pm
A new IMF report throws the severity of Pakistan’s water crisis into sharp relief.
Published 29 Jun, 2015 03:24am
