More Isn’t Necessarily Better With Pakistan’s “Nuclear Security Culture”
Pakistan plans to train over 8,000 personnel to augment its nuclear-security forces: extremist Islamists need not apply.
Dealing with the Haqqanis
The current U.S. strategy to confront its antagonists reflects a decade of missteps and misunderstandings.
Escaping Haqqanistan
To Washington, hospitality shown by the Haqqani network toward al Qaeda is probably another reason for the U.S. to remain in Afghanistan.
Probing for Soft Spots in a Terrorist’s Irrational Armor
Terrorists may not be able to reasoned with. But those who put them up to it can be.
Did the U.S. Capitalize on the Murder of Pakistani Journalist Shahzad?
The C.I.A. may have obtained information on a key militant’s whereabouts from the I.S.I.’s interrogation of Syed Saleem Shahzad.
10 Years after 9/11, Phyllis Bennis says, “September 11th Didn’t Change the World. September 12th Did.”
“The horrific attacks killed 3,000 people, left hundreds of thousands mourning. But that enormous crime did not – could not – threaten U.S. survival, and it did not destroy U.S. democracy,” said Phyllis Bennis.
Afghanistan: U.S. and Pakistan Seek to Reinforce a Border That Was Arbitrary to Begin With
If there are general rules of war, certainly one of them is: “Do not fight in places that the Rand McNally three-dimensional map puts lots of bumps.”
The Dual Failure of Night Raids and Drones
The military thinks it has a winning combination, but night raids and drones are actually helping to lose the war in Afghanistan.
The Courtship of Iran and Pakistan
Will U.S. miscalculations drive these two occasional adversaries closer together?
Reduce Corruption, Defeat the Taliban
The United States wants to negotiate with the Taliban from a position of strength. But reining in Afghan government corruption, not applying ever more military pressure, is the key to gaining a strong hand.
Reorienting U.S. Security Strategy in South Asia
The Obama administration’s approach to the Afghan war is too narrowly focused. Instead, the administration should focus on India-Pakistan rapprochement as the hallmark of a cohesive South Asia strategy.
As Taliban Tactics Grow More Sophisticated, Why Does It Still Use Suicide Bombers?
In the long run, the use of suicide bombing is self-defeating for the Taliban.
Obama Preps Afghanistan Drawdown, but Debate Lingers on End Goals
PBS NewsHour: President Obama will announce plans for the initial U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan Wednesday. Jeffrey Brown discusses what the president’s options are with retired Army Lt. Col. John Nagl of the Center for a New American Security, author Phyllis Bennis and Brian Katoolis of the Center for American Progess.
Washington Still Refuses to Learn an Obvious Lesson
With Osama bin Laden’s demise, it’s high time that our leaders realize that short-term gains from alliances with tyrannical regimes aren’t worth the long-term problems they foster.
The Death of Shahzad: Leave It to the ISI to Make al Qaeda Look Tame in Comparison
Though he reported al Qaeda and the Taliban’s innermost machinations, Syed Saleem Shahzad was most likely killed by his own country.