The US and Pakistan are like star-crossed lovers that have great sex when they eventually get together but the path to pleasure is so strewn with geopolitical and strategic land mines, that sex is rare! Very rare! Yet like… Read More ›
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The Obama Doctrine – By David Rohde | Foreign Policy
The Obama Doctrine – By David Rohde | Foreign Policy. A great analysis of what has actually transpired during the 3+ years of the Obama rule. I highly recommend reading the entire FP “war issue” magazine; it is one of… Read More ›
My Drone War – By Pir Zubair Shah | Foreign Policy
My Drone War – By Pir Zubair Shah | Foreign Policy. This is a superb piece of insight that supports my blog post on Obama’s new war strategy written a month or more ago! Shah provides credible information in this… Read More ›
Women in Afghanistan: The Challenge of Converting Rights and Legal Norms into Action
One of the official side events of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) was scheduled today called “Implementing the Women, Peace and Security Agenda in Afghanistan” at the UN HQ. I was so struck by the contrast of… Read More ›