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Pakistan Floods: Hope from Tragedy
August 23, 2010
As Pakistan struggles to recover from the worst natural disaster in its history, the international community has stepped up to provide aid. But is Pakistan getting the help it needs to recover from the floods? Plus what opportunities does the disaster offer for the U.S. to improve relations with one of its most vital Muslim allies?
Led by director Shuja Nawaz of the South Asia Center, the Atlantic Council's foreign policy experts have written articles, made media appearances, and hosted an event to discuss the situation in Pakistan, and possibilities for hope amidst the tragedy.
Listed below are links to Atlantic Council coverage of the Pakistan floods (items are listed chronologically in each section, starting with the earliest).
Pakistan Floods: Hope from Tragedy
Articles:
- Pakistan: Turmoil to Upheaval - Arnaud de Borchgrave
- NATO Responds to Pakistani request for relief assistance - Jorge Benitez
- Hope Amid Pakistan's Tragedy (Washington Post editorial) - Shuja Nawaz
- Helping Pakistan Helps Ourselves - James Joyner
- Flood Gives Pakistan, U.S. Chance to Build Bridges - Shuja Nawaz
- What Battle for Hearts and Minds? - Raymond Pritchett
- Pakistani SOS - Harlan Ullman
- Pakistan Unrest to Become Growing Issue for White House - Scott Conroy (with comments from Shuja Nawaz)
- NATO to airlift aid to Pakistan - Jorge Benitez
- Pakistan Flood Recovery: Can Zardari Deliver Aid? - Shuja Nawaz
- Pakistan Flooding of Biblical Proportions - Arnaud de Borchgrave
- Pakistan At Risk: Rains or Guns of August? - Harlan Ullman
- Pakistan: Assessing the Tragedy - Mohsin Khan & Shuja Nawaz
Atlantic Council in the Media:
- Shuja Nawaz Discusses Pakistan Floods on NPR
- Shuja Nawaz on PBS NewsHour (includes video)
- Shuja Nawaz on Pakistan Aid Gap
- Shuja Nawaz Talks Pakistan on Australian Radio
- Shuja Nawaz Discusses Pakistan's Pleas
- Nawaz Featured on CNN, Commenting on Pakistan Floods
- Nawaz Offers Views on Changing Pakistani Perceptions of U.S.
Event:
- Pakistan Student Exchange Roundtable Discussion (hosted by Shuja Nawaz and South Asia Center)
Additional Resources:
- MAP: Pakistan - Administrative Divisions and Flood Affected Districts [PDF] (26/08/2010)
- Daanish Mustafa of King's College London on the Indus River and Floods from an Environmental Angle
- MAP: Pakistan Floods: Agricultural Implications (ReliefWeb)
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