The Diaspora Fetish
Dr Usman W. Chohan October 10, 2020
It has been a longstanding observation that the Pakistani diaspora is a vital national asset and a core ingredient of the country’s potential for prosperity.
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While FATF Sleeps
Dr Usman W. Chohan September 24, 2020
The world was yet again left aghast by the scale of global money laundering when the recent FinCEN leaks were brought to public attention. The
Coronavirus vs. Pakistan: Early Successes in the Epidemiological Battle
Dr Usman W. Chohan September 22, 2020
Why was Covid-19’s toll comparatively mild in Pakistan? This Working Paper seeks to tease out possible causal factors for Pakistan’s early success against Covid-19
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A Tale of Two Lockdowns
Dr Usman W. Chohan September 17, 2020
The Modi government is culpable for two separate lockdowns over the past two years, one in the occupied territory of Kashmir and one on the
New Laws and the FATF
Dr Usman W. Chohan August 6, 2020
Despite its glaring inconsistencies and extreme politicisation, the FATF has managed to deflect attention from its own partisan scheming as a tool for certain world
The Bread and the Circus
Dr Usman W. Chohan July 27, 2020
At the apogee of their empire, it was argued that the Romans adhered to a simple point objective in governance: the bread and the circus.
