Opinion Articles
People of the Whip
The combination of an ongoing economic crisis in Pakistan and its strident negotiations with the IMF have led many to a dispiriting conclusion: national decision-makers
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February 16, 2023
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Opinion Articles
The Empire of Two Capitals
Whereas most great nations have built singular capitals whose ethos has guided national narratives and designed national strategy, some powers
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November 7, 2022
Opinion Articles
Goodbye FATF?
It was with a sense of jubilation that the media and public discourse in Pakistan announced the country’s exit from the so-called “gray list” of
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November 2, 2022
Opinion Articles
A Sober Look at the FATF
The scope of money laundering is tiny in Pakistan compared to that of its eastern neighbor, but India’s dirty money is also dwarfed by the amount of illicit funding that passes through
July 6, 2021
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Anti-Money Laundering and Global Security
The global economy of today exists in two parallel realms: the surface economy that is circumscribed by international and domestic regulation and oversight; and the shadowy economy that is large, amorphous, and
December 30, 2020
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The US & Pakistan: Politics, Diplomacy and Economics under the Next Administration
Objectives Abstract As the US elections approach, there is a need to take stock of US-Pakistan relations through the Pakistani perspective using three lenses: politics, diplomacy, and economics. Whether Democrats or Republicans
October 3, 2020
Opinion Articles
While FATF Sleeps
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 litany of files, assiduously studied and revealed
September 24, 2020
Opinion Articles
New Laws and the FATF
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 capitals, and instead inflicted damage and consistent
August 6, 2020
Opinion Articles
India in the FATF: A Fox in the Henhouse
Pakistan has been in the crosshairs of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), which put the country on its ‘grey list’ and now threatens it with outright blacklisting. The decision to proceed
September 30, 2019
Opinion Articles
Has the FATF Failed?
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is an inter-ministerial body that aims to curtail international money laundering and terrorist financing by setting standards for national financial architectures. It is a voluntary body
September 30, 2019
