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Oct 2018
17m 2s

An Update on Pakistan, with Ahmed Rashid

CARNEGIE COUNCIL FOR ETHICS IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
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Acclaimed journalist Ahmed Rashid discusses Pakistan's new populist prime minister, Imran Khan, whom he considers woefully unprepared. He also examines Pakistan's debt-ridden economy and Pakistan's complex relationships with China, India, the U.S., Afghanistan, and the Taliban. "I think the key thing to understand is the need to follow Afghanistan," he says. ... Show More
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