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Why Germany abstained
A vote to move beyond trans-Atlantic unity While NATO attacks on Libyan forces continue intermittently, another debate rages alongside. This one concerns why Germany...
The democratic dividend in counter-insurgency
In a recent interview with the BBC, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev — an icon of liberal democracy for his introduction of glasnost and perestroika...
A case for co-operation
Media reports have suggested that the United States and India plan to establish a bilateral technical group for further consultations on the issue of surmounting...
Alif
Erdogen in Pakistan In his October 18 column, Hamid Mir contrasts Turkey’s Prime Minister, Recep Erdogan, with Pakistan’s own leaders. Unlike many Pakistani...
Putting India on the Atlantic
On February 1st, 2010, the United States Department of Defense released the 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR). The expiration of the Soviet Union had left the...
China eyes its Afghanistan moves
When prestigious groups feeding into the Obama administration—from the Center for American Progress to the Center for a New American Security—write about China’s...
Battling strategic irrelevance
In the early 1970s, desperate to pull out of Vietnam, the Nixon administration made a dramatic diplomatic opening to China—and preserved US influence in Asia....
Dealing with the Taliban insurgency
Ayesha Saeed In the middle of the political circus of Pakistan, the war in the country’s backyard continues to be ignored. No, Pakistan is still fighting the...
Send troops to Afghanistan
Sushant K Singh A significant Indian military presence in Afghanistan will alter the geo-strategic landscape in the extended neighbourhood, by expanding India’s...
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