War & Peace
An in-depth look at the critical zones of the world and the implications that go beyond their borders.
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Monday, 25 May, 2009
One way to begin to understand the depth of Pakistan’s troubles is to consider how diverse the challenges to its internal security really are. Let us suppose that all the suicide bombers disappeared. Let us also suppose that fighting between Pakistani troops and Al-Qaeda and Taliban in the tribal areas of FATA ended overnight. Finally, let’s suppose that Swat and nearby districts are all returned to the fragile authority of the Pakistani government. If all these things were to happen, it is...
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Monday, 25 May, 2009
The dangerous confrontations that took place in several areas in southern Yemen have revealed serious challenges that add to major problems facing this country which has a deep-rooted origin. These challenges include a struggle of differences, political rivalries and disputes over the distribution of oil revenues, in addition to the growth of radical Islamic movements and the conflict with the Houthis, as well as the increase of piracy activities, very close to the coasts of Yemen. Many have wa...
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Monday, 25 May, 2009
Washington and Tehran continue to lobby Moscow regarding the possible sale of Russia’s advanced S-300 surface-to-air missile system to Iran. Russian officials have been weighing...
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Afghanistan is probably near to a tipping point. The new US Strategy for AF-PAK (Afghanistan-Pakistan) launched by President Obama on March 27 means several positive steps in the ...
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The battle against Taliban militants in the tribal belt and North West Frontier province along the Afghan border has become a tipping-point for Pakistan’s internal security and ...
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Monday, 27 Apr, 2009
The EU bordering Iraq and Iran and the most populated EU member, though secular, with a Muslim majority. This was the ground breaking political scenario which seemed possible, if ...
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Monday, 27 Apr, 2009
After four years of isolation, Syria is back from the cold. Visitors from the US Congress and Western-aligned Arab states have all recently arrived in Damascus echoing President O...
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Saturday, 11 Apr, 2009
Egypt is one of the most sensitive countries in the region to surrounding developments, given its location and resources.Thus many Egyptian interests are determined outside it and...
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Saturday, 11 Apr, 2009
The administration correctly understands that lasting security in Afghanistan is an enormous challenge that cannot be achieved without the collective efforts and cooperation of ne...
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