Christopher Clary

Christopher Clary is an associate professor of political science at the University at Albany, State University of New York and a Nonresident Fellow with the Stimson Center’s South Asia program. He is the author of The Difficult Politics of Peace: Rivalry in Modern South Asia (Oxford University Press, 2022).


What’s behind the escalating tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan?

A Good Chat with Asfandyar Mir on the latest strikes – and what to watch.

Will the U.S. intelligence community be politicized?

A Good Chat about the Trump administration’s Tren de Aragua assessment.

Why the Kashmir attack could start another India-Pakistan crisis

India seeks to punish Pakistan for separatist violence.

Pakistan faces a growing terrorism threat

Attacks from the Pakistan Taliban and Baloch separatists are escalating as relationships with Afghanistan and India are worsening.

Are we on the verge of a burst of nuclear proliferation?

Leaving allies unsure about U.S. security commitments could upend decades of nonproliferation efforts.

Trump’s push to exit the WHO could impact global disease control

A Good Chat on what you need to know about the potential U.S. withdrawal and its consequences.

How Michael Waltz might guide White House foreign policy

What Waltz’s 2014 memoir tells us about Trump’s next national security advisor.

How HTS toppled Assad’s regime and ended Syria’s 13-year civil war

A Good Chat on what brought down one of the most brutal regimes in modern history.

Can bureaucrats fix South Asia’s winter pollution problem?

A Good Chat with Saad Gulzar on the science and politics behind the seasonal high pollution levels.

What a Trump victory means for India

Many in India think the bilateral relationship may get a boost with Trump in the White House.