Yasir Masood
Yasir Masood, PhD, is a Pakistani political and security analyst, academic, and broadcast journalist specializing in strategic communication. He holds a Ph.D. in International Relations, with a focus on conflict transformation in Balochistan. His work spans South Asian geopolitics, Pakistan’s foreign policy, U.S.-Pakistan relations, China’s Foreign Policy, the Belt and Road Initiative, and the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. He frequently provides commentary to global media outlets and think tanks
By Yasir Masood As the 20th century drew to a close, Samuel Huntington’s 1996 book, The Clash of Civilizations, predicted that humanity’s future would be shaped by cultural and religious realpolitik, reinforcing a Western-dominated world order. In contrast, by the dawn of the…
World Geostratetegic Insights interview with Yasir Masood about past and current events in Afghanistan and on the foreseeable developments in Afghan Chinese relations. Yasir Masood is an Academic, Foreign and Regional Affairs Expert and a broadcast journalist based in Islamabad. He frequently contributes…
The Indo-Pakistani conflict as a result of the New Delhi initiative to abolish the special status of the state of Kashmir risks escalating into a full-scale war. According to experts, hostilities may resume in the very near future. Of particular concern is that various…