Pakistanis Pay Price for CIA Use of Doctor as Asset in bin Laden Raid
The price for using Dr. Shakil Afridi to gain access to the Abbottabad compound was the deaths of young women and citizens left unvaccinated.
Does Pakistan’s National Pride Hinge on India Considering It a Threat?
Pakistan’s perceived need for nuclear weapons may be vastly overstated.
U.S. Using Bad Info for Drone Strikes Like It Did for Detainees
Just as it did in Afghanistan and Iraq, the CIA and U.S. military act on bad intel when designating targets for drone attacks.
Down with Drone War Silence
A hole in the ground, stained in blood, where a family once lived peacefully–is this to be the calling card of America’s counterterrorism campaign in Pakistan?
Attacks on First Responders Transform Criminality of Drone Strikes to Sadism
The term “double tapping” fails to do justice to a military tactic that’s arguably sociopathic.
Once More Into the Breach for the “Savior of Pakistan”
Oblivious to his status as the greatest nuclear thief in history, A.Q. Khan has started his own political party in Pakistan.
Pakistan: The Real Swing State
Nearly half of Pakistanis believe they should have the right to vote in U.S. elections.
Six Global Issues The Foreign Policy Debates Won’t Touch
In the foreign policy debates between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, expect these issues to get short thrift.
If Drone Strikes Are “Surgical,” the U.S. Is Guilty of Military Malpractice
The U.S. use of drones in Pakistan is not only illegitimate, but less precise than advertised.
Plain Old Murder
The Pakistani government loudly protests that many of the casualties of drone strikes are civilian.
Our Own Worst Enemy
Militarization is no substitute for development when it comes to combating radicalism in the AfPak region.
Washington’s Dangerous New Military Strategy
Drones may seem like a way to wage war on the cheap, but the moral cost of this kind of warfare is too high.
Environmental Internationalism: Cuba’s New Mission?
Necessity forced Cuban leaders to adopt an environmentally friendly, self-reliant strategy that can aid the Earth’s well being and humanity’s survival.
Endless War
Uncle Sam thinks he’s starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
The Fading U.S.-Pakistan Alliance
Unless there is a decisive turn in events, Washington might be getting closer to losing a powerful ally in a much-troubled and highly strategic region.