Chris Sell

Principal Research Analyst @ Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, South Asia and Afghanistan. Retweets do not imply endorsement. T1D since 1994. COYI ⚒

[Asfandyar Mir @asfandyarmir]

On May 14th @USIP will release senior study group report on CT in Afghanistan & Pakistan. This Q&A, featuring study group members @tricbacon, @BCFinucane, Amb Michael P. McKinley, Amb Anne Patterson & @joshuatwhite, previews some of the group’s findings. https://t.co/7a57ZXOJe0

[Asfandyar Mir @asfandyarmir]

Our latest on the election in Pakistan:

[Asfandyar Mir @asfandyarmir]

My latest on the Iran-Pakistan clash. https://t.co/5ljHNnwrjm

[Chris Sell @Chris_Sell03]

Christmas holiday off to a good start. COYI ⚒️

[Asfandyar Mir @asfandyarmir]

My latest on Pakistan-Taliban tensions: https://t.co/ucUc1bOqrZ

[Daniel Markey @MarkeyDaniel]

"Pakistan has set in place a broader pressure campaign to coerce the Taliban into reviewing and revoking its support for the TTP" from @asfandyarmir:
https://t.co/veiC8sDOde

[Uzair Younus عُزیر یُونس @UzairYounus]

The IMF report on Pakistan is out and its has some interesting pointers on where things are and where they are headed.

Some key points in the 🧵.

TLDR -- Pakistan's economy expected to be in flux for the next 2-3 years, at least, and faces significant risks.

[Chris Sell @Chris_Sell03]

@DiabeticDadUK @katieestevenson Definitely a thing, although mine is mildly annoyed, rather than angry!

[Abubakar Siddique @sid_abu]

Pakistani Taliban Relocation In Afghanistan - A Thread

Afghanistan's Taliban rulers are reportedly relocating some Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Hafiz Gul Bahadur Group (GBG) fighters and their families to northern Afghanistan. 1/8

[Chris Sell @Chris_Sell03]

West Ham are massive…⚒️

[Chris Sell @Chris_Sell03]

They’ve only gone and done it! 🏆⚒️🎉

[Abd. Sayed ترمذی سادات @abdsayedd]

I am glad to share my latest article with @ToreRHamming for @CTCWP a deep dive into Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan’s (TTP) growing strength over the past two years. It assesses the TTP’s potential future trajectory & outlines its recent & more localized focus. https://t.co/TfK2qaz6oW

[Asfandyar Mir @asfandyarmir]

My latest for @USIP on Pakistan’s eruption into a deeper political crisis. https://t.co/V7b5UfAj4X

[Yasser Kureshi @Y2Kureshi]

Pak Judicial Crisis: it’s not abt elections/law. An incumbent faction of the SC (CJP+allies) seeks to prevent the rise of an ascendant faction of the SC (J. Isa etc.), by aligning with the ascendant political party (PTI), whose rise the incumbent party (PDM)seeks to prevent. 1/7

[Daud Khattak @DaudKhattak1]

Military operation not going to happen, rest assured: Existing security, political, economic situation + expanded & complex militancy landscape does not allow military operation the way conducted in 2007/8, 2009 & 2014 in Swat, Waziristan 1/3

[Abd. Sayed ترمذی سادات @abdsayedd]

My latest w/ @AmiraJadoon for @HudsonInstitute on the pre & post-9/11 evolution of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), with a focus on its links to some of the most prominent & resilient militant outfits in the region, most notably AQ, TTP, AfghanTaliban, & now ISKP. https://t.co/AM7hK5zDve

[Asfandyar Mir @asfandyarmir]

Pakistan is drifting toward an economic collapse amid a surging TTP terror threat. In @ForeignAffairs I argue Washington, which vividly remembers the choices driving the crises, should attend, including by steering Pakistan toward debt-restructuring. https://t.co/yYh4hZVBDP

[Daniel Haines @DanielHaines1]

Why are India and Pakistan contesting the Indus Waters Treaty again, and what does it mean for regional geopolitics? Find out in my first blog for @USIP
https://t.co/FrvXmA1n7u
@MarkeyDaniel @Kate_SdE @PaliwalAvi @ConstantinoX