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Pakistan's Identity Crisis & 5 Ways Technology Has Changed Intelligence

May 4, 2016 | 00:00 GMT

A Pakistani ranger unfurls the Pakistani national flag next to a banner with face of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, on the anniversary of the country's independence.

A Pakistani ranger unfurls the Pakistani national flag next to a banner with face of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, on the anniversary of the country's independence.

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South Asia analyst Faisel Pervaiz explains the battle between secularism and religious law that has shaped Pakistan's past and now impacts its present. Also, Chief Intelligence Officer Jon Sather discusses five ways that technology has changed the field of intelligence work since 1996 — another installment in Stratfor's 20th anniversary occasional series. And Vice President of Global Analysis Reva Goujon explains Russia's strategy in Syria, in response to a reader request.