Dr. Yusuf will present his research on US role in India-Pakistan crisis management captured in his latest book Brokering Peace in Nuclear Environments: U.S. Crisis Management in South Asia (Stanford University Press, May 2018). The book proposes an original theory, brokered bargaining, to study regional nuclear crises and specifically US role in crisis management. Drawing upon India-Pakistan crises since their nuclear tests in 1998 (Kargil, 2001-02 standoff, Mumbai, surgical strikes episode 2016, etc.), he will explain the risks of India-Pakistan crises and how they intersect with US and other great power interests and for India and Pakistan’s ability to make strategically independent decisions in times of crises. He will also discuss the prospects of dispute resolution between these two South Asian nuclear rivals. Dr. Yusuf’s book also derives key lessons for the Korean peninsula, the Middle East, and the Sino-Indian equation.
Speakers Included:
Kriti M. Shah- Junior Fellow, ORF
Moeed W. Yusuf, Associate Vice President, Asia Center, US Institute of Peace
Arun K. Singh, Senior Fellow, Asia Program, German Marshall Fund of the United States
Sushant Sareen, Senior Fellow, ORF
