Pakistan Solution Begins in India
Bernard Finel | April 24, 2009
Coming on the heels of the imposition of Sharia rule in the Swat Valley in Pakistan comes news that the Pakistani Taliban has seized a foothold in the Buner district, a mere 70 miles from the capital Islamabad. Worse, the Pakistani military seems largely unwilling to confront this rising Islamist tide.
Tactical Options for Fighting Somali Pirates
Raymond Pritchett | April 24, 2009
There have been a number of ideas floated regarding options for dealing with the pirate activity around the coast of Somalia.
Mixed Signals in New Turkey-Armenia Framework
Valerie Nichols | April 24, 2009
The almost century-old dispute between Turkey and Armenia over the mass killings of Armenians in 1915 has reached a symbolic breakthrough. A “framework” for normalizing bilateral relations was agreed upon under Swiss mediation, but exactly how it will work to resolve tensions remains unclear.
Pakistan Nearing Collapse
James Joyner | April 23, 2009
"The move by Taliban-backed militants into the Buna district of northwestern Pakistan, closer than ever to Pakistan's capital of Islamabad, have prompted concerns both within the country and abroad that the nuclear-armed nation of 165 million is on the verge of inexorable collapse." So begins a report from TIME's Aryn Baker.
Optimism on Afghanistan
James Joyner | April 23, 2009
This afternoon, Ashraf Ghani, former Afghan finance minister and member of the Atlantic Council International Advisory Board and Strategic Advisors Group, unveiled his report "A Ten-Year Framework for Afghanistan: Executing the Obama Plan and Beyond."
Torture a Looming Crisis in Transatlantic Relations
Bernard Finel | April 22, 2009
Blogger Andrew Sullivan has likened torture to a cancer on America’s democracy, that “metastasizes quickly and poisons everything it touches.”
UN Conference on Racism: Another Wasted Opportunity
Valerie Nichols | April 22, 2009
Monday’s opening of the UN Conference on Racism met low expectations, fueling criticism that it was simply a rerun of the notorious Durban Conference in 2001.
India's Fragile Democracy
Habeeb Noor | April 22, 2009
Elections are now underway in India and will be for the next month. While the particular method employed in the world's largest parliamentary democracy may strike American as unusual, the system has largely worked. If underlying social schisms are not addressed, however, that may soon change.
Nonpolar World: Or Just Messy and Complex?
Robert Manning | April 22, 2009
In the nearly two decades since the end of the Cold War, various ideas have been offered up to define the structure of the international system.
Georgia Has a Republic. Can She Keep It?
David J. Smith | April 22, 2009
Since April 9, some Georgians have taken to the streets of Tbilisi calling upon President Mikheil Saakashvili to resign. Their numbers have dwindled, but a dedicated few still block major thoroughfares, populate tents outside the presidential residence and rally bigger crowds in front of Parliament.
