Pakistan’s New Role in the Difficult Iran­-US Dialogue

Valdai Discussion Club

Pakistan’s mediation may ultimately prove historically significant without becoming structurally transformative. That paradox is common to intermediary powers operating during periods of systemic transition, Javairyah Kulthum Aatif writes.

In diplomatic history, the naming of a process matters because it transforms geography into political infrastructure. Geneva, Oslo and Doha became more than venues; they evolved… Continue reading